How to connect flex with mysql ?

Question

I want to connect flex with mysql

please help me

Answer 1

Go via a PHP script as explained here.

Answer 2

You can't connect directly. See:
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1256644/how-to-update-a-mysql-db-using-flex
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/400241/accessing-mysql-from-adobe-flex-air

Answer 3

This site (http://www.sephiroth.it/tutorials/flashPHP/as3flexdb/) has a swc and instructions on how to connect to a mysql database. I have used it before and its pretty easy to understand.

You can grab the latest code from here http://code.google.com/p/as3flexdb/

Answer 4

Hi,
You can either choose Flex remoting for PHP AMFPHP or use A HTTPService to connect to
php file hosted on your server with returns you Db rows.

try googling - Connecting Flex Mysql

http://www.sephiroth.it/tutorials/flashPHP/as3flexdb/

http://cookbooks.adobe.com/post_Simple_MySQL_to_Flex-5561.html

http://www.actionscript.org/resources/articles/53/1/Integrating-Flash-and-mySQL/Page1.html

thx
amitd