Re: server side games question

Hallo Daniel, Tuesday, November 13, 2001, 11:31:49 AM, you wrote: > Hi, > Right I'm still pretty new to server side programming and have a few > questions regarding the possible uses of existing technology in 'low-tech' > (not 3d FPS/RTS/RPGs) online games. As I understand it PHP is used to add > dynamic content to HTML (from MySQL database for example) and it is also > possible to write applications in C/C++ that run on server computer (SUSE > 7.2 + APACHE for example) that update databases at set time intervals. I am > a games programmer and was wondering if it would be possible to code the > following system which would run on an SUSE Apache server box: > An database containing client and game data (use MySQL?), > An HTML/PHP based front end (is PHP best choice for this?), > A Some form of application that process the game or turn info (in the DB) at > set time intervals and updates the game database with it (use C/C++?). > I am competent in C/C++, ok at php and ok at MySQL but not sure how to fit > it all together like how do I go about creating an application that > process's the database? Can any one suggest sites/books/people who I could > read/ask to find out more about this idea? Also are the languages I > specified the best languages to use for this? I am open to suggestions and > constructive criticism. Yes, i think php and mysql are the best languages for this. I have scripted something like you describe. unfortunately the game-server(tus/sphere) save its data in normal acsii-files and i have to prase them and put the content into the mysql-db. I cant say anything to C/C++ and mysql because i have never had the time to learn c/c++ :-( Your project sounds interesting. :-) -- Thargor mailto:Thargor@vergessene-welt.de http://www.vergessene-welt.de