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[Jennifer Shanks]

With help from the incredible GeoClip website (http://www.geoclip.fr/an/), I recently figured out how to use PHP to read a MySQL spatial database and
generate a new SWF file. Now I am trying to create a
Flash interface that includes pan, zoom and query
options. I am having trouble learning how Flash and
PHP interact.

I would like to run the PHP script each time the user
pans, zooms or submits a query and return a new SWF
based on the new extent. Does anyone have suggestions
about how to call the PHP script from Flash and
display the resulting SWF?

I would appreciate any help or snippets of sample code that I can look over for ideas.

Regards,
Jennifer

[Kartograph]

I would like to run the PHP script each time the user
pans, zooms or submits a query and return a new SWF
based on the new extent.  Does anyone have suggestions
about how to call the PHP script from Flash and
display the resulting SWF?

I would appreciate any help or snippets of sample code that I can look over for ideas.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Welcome Jennifer!

Try out this link:

CartoNet

You´ll find loads of tutorials on PHP/MySQL/SVG map generation.
You should find interactive scripting under:

Tutorial Interactive

Look for the following tutorials by J. Williams and A. Neumann.

It´s mostly SVG stuff on this site, but should give you a godd idea of how to do it and what to look for in the SWF documentation.

Regards,

Andreas

[frax]

your main thing is to transfer data back and forth between the client (flash) and the server (php) -- so I guess you will be transfering xml, or accessing web services (SOAP, REST).

You might be interested in peeking at Macromedia ColdFusion (which I have experience with), it is supposed to have easier to talk to Flash (Flash remoting).