Re: Please help!!! Trying to write some chat script!

You can use a flat file and work around problems like you described by using flock, for example. I do agree a DB is the best way to go 99.9% of the time though. I just wanted to give an overview of that covered most of the possible ways to write a chat room. Sheridan Saint-Michel Website Administrator FoxJet, an ITW Company www.foxjet.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "nico_oreka" <costes.nicolas@oreka.com> To: "Sheridan Saint-Michel" <webmaster@foxjet.com>; "Diadon" <diadon@dontek.ru>; <php-general@lists.php.net> Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2001 2:01 AM Subject: Re: [PHP] Please help!!! Trying to write some chat script! > I made a chatboard script that i use on two websites (http://nayco.free.fr , > http://luxregina.free.fr ) > One thing important to know is that you MUST NOT use a text file : When two > people write together, messages are scrambled and the script displays wierd > things .... > ----> use SQL, as it's faster, easier to use, and has got no 'lock' problem > ... > > If you want my script ..... tell me !! > > > (°- Nayco, > //\ Nayco@netcourrier.com > v_/_ http://nayco.free.fr