Passwording

[f1210]

I am trying to make a flash show where new users need to create a password to become a member. However, I don't know how to save the new password entered by a member and then retrieve it when a member logs in. Could Someone please help me if at all possible?

[annexion]

Do a search in your Flash help section for Shared Objects. These are kind of like cookies, which may sites use for passwords and such, including this forum...

[f1210]

OK, I looked at it like you suggested except I didn't really understand what they were trying to say. It said something about Flash MX however I have Flash 5. I don't know what I should do. The other thing I wanted to mention is that what I am trying to do will be on the interenet, and if I use cookies the users can only login if they are on the same computer they registered on.

[Ricod]

What would be the most rewarding would be with php or another scripting language like that. It kinda depends on the amount of members and how much you expect it to grow ...

[rlee]

it's much much easier to do it in ASP and / or the like...

[f1210]

So I Should Us PHP Instead Of Flash Or As A Database to store and retrieve data?

[JCMerlin]

use php to save the info to the database and then retrieve it from the database later when your users need it. Get this info into and out of flash using the loadVars object.

[xxlm]

To complete
FLASH (your Movie) --> PHP (script that take your var and work with them) --> MySQL (database holding the data)

Use loadVars as JCMerlin said.
send, load or sendAndLoad... Look the help and only use this method (Mx only) cause with this one var are holding by an object inside your MC (look in the help) and not in your Mc (when you use loadvariables).


Perhaps someone should do a tut on it... Why not me?
;)