Ok, my first flash site - but need help with feedback form

[Allufrio]

Hi pps,

This is my first ever post in here.

Pretty cool that this is reference my first flash site too.

Ok, here's the URL - site still under construction though... (www.magemultimedia.com).

I've created many pages in html, xhtml..ect ect.... but I haven't a clue how to make a feedback form on flash. I am a novice when it comes to actionscript however I have been using flash for animation for around a year or so.

Currently using mx 2004 pro but also have flash 8 - would really apreciate any help with this. - I know how to create a simple button with 'getUrl' ect but i rather have a form online.

Thanking you all in advanced!

[Morg]

hey guy!

Welcome to the forums! :)

Did you try checking out the tutorial section? Im pretty sure I saw a tutorial on something like that in there...

Cheers

[Allufrio]

thx - will check it out!! :D

[goliatone]

welcome...
men, your site takes for ever to load!

[Allufrio]

yea...u must've tried accessing it whilst i was working on some things...

Shouldn't be a problem anymore.... sry bout that - currently under construction trying to do as much as possible every day! :)

[goliatone]

yes, now it works...
here, you will need to use some server side leng, php (http://www.actionscript.org/tutorials/intermediate/Introduction_to_Flash_and_PHP/index.shtml)is an option...
and here, a tut for simple mail form (http://www.actionscript.org/tutorials/intermediate/php_send_mail/index.shtml)...
enjoy as.org!
;)

[Allufrio]

I'm currently looking into the php introduction tutorial.

A couple of things I don't understand though. What does php offer a flash site? And, what do they mean by if i download software for php nobody will be able to see it on the web? Does this mean other people have to have some sort of php software in order to be able to see the feedback form on my website.

If this is the case it seems somehwat daunting since I want the site to be totally available to the entire public.

For now, i will go through the php introductory tutorial in order to learn the sheer basics of it. I hope someone can enlighten me as to what php offers to a noob flash web designer. :)

Thanks!

[goliatone]

And, what do they mean by if i download software for php nobody will be able to see it on the web? Does this mean other people have to have some sort of php software in order to be able to see the feedback form on my website.

php (http://es2.php.net/tut.php) is a server side language, which means that is executed in the host's side and the client only sees the results of it, not the process itself, opposed to html that is executed on the client side by the browser. Then, for a user, is a transparent service he does not see the code, only the output.
Then, your only concern about php is that your hosting provider has php installed in the server you are using.



A couple of things I don't understand though. What does php offer a flash site?
php has many utilities, but i think basically its able to process data and generate dynamic content. Its able to read and create files/directoires on your server/host...
if i think about flash and php, well...i use it to manipulate database from/to flash, or to dynamically create xml files...
example: A dynamic address book (http://www.macromedia.com/devnet/flash/articles/flashmx_php.html)