Flash calling a PHP function

Question

Hi guys, is it possible to call a PHP function from flash and have it execute right away?

If so how could I go about doing that, because I am trying to call a PHP function that will update a users facebook status, but thus far I have been unsuccessful, so I am kind of at the end f my rope.

Any help would be appreciated, thanx!

Answer 1

Have a look at AMF PHP!

Answer 2

The way I would do it is in the flash actionscript is call a javascript function using getURL("javascript:someFunction(var-1, var-2, var-n)") http://www.adobe.com/livedocs/flash/9.0/main/wwhelp/wwhimpl/common/html/wwhelp.htm?context=LiveDocs_Parts&file=00001180.html

That javascript function can then do an ajax request to a php script.

EDIT:

you could just post data directly without using AJAX:

var firstName:String = "Gus";
var lastName:String = "Richardson";
var age:Number = 92;
getURL("http://www.adobe.com", "_blank", "POST");

Answer 3

Why you are not using a Flash API for Facebook: http://code.google.com/p/facebook-actionscript-api/ ?

Answer 4

Save the PHP function in facebookFunction.php and call it using a URLLoader.

var urlLoader:URLLoader = new URLLoader();
var data:URLVariables = new URLVariables();
//you can use dot syntax and/or [] syntax to add data.
data.user = "kiele";
data["someThingElse"] = "something else";
var req:URLRequest = new URLRequest("facebookFunction.php");
req.data = data;
urlLoader.load(req);

At the php side, you can read the values from the global get variable.

$user = $_GET["user"]

Answer 5

My idea would be something similar to the following:

function updateFBStatus(newStatus)
{
    // create two new instances of LoadVars, one to send and one to receive data
    var dataOut:LoadVars = new LoadVars();
    var dataIn:LoadVars = new LoadVars();

    // define what should happen when the response is received,
    // using 'this' to refer to dataIn and get data from it
    dataIn.onLoad = onReturn;

    dataOut["newStatus"] = newStatus;

    dataOut.sendAndLoad(serverURL+"setFBStatus.php", dataIn, "POST");
}

You then define the setFBStatus.php file on your server to read $_POST['newStatus'] and do whatever you would normally do in php to set the facebook status. That php file can optionally echo some return values in url request format (i.e, paramName1=param1&paramName2=param2&) for your onReturn function to read, if you need to.