Flash & PHP Help!!!

[firewolf]

I'm making my website flash! But I'm using a free hosting website (Tripod), but they don't allow php. So I want to just put the .php file on a server that belongs to a friend that does support php.

I made a formmailer in the flash, and have it so that it links to the php on his server. But the problem is, it doesn't work. It will work when I put all the files on his server, but not when i just have the files on the tripod server and the php on his server.

http://www.hisserver.com/formmailer.php <<< let's pretend this is the location of the php file. If I use that or www.hisserver.com/formmailer.php it does not work. But if I upload (as i said above) all the files to his server and use formmailer.php it works. Why won't it work when I try and link it?

this is part of the code i used in flash for it (it's on a button) and all that i have tried...

on (press) {
loadVariables("http://www.hisserver.com/formmailer.php", "", "POST");
     gotoAndStop(2);
}

on (press) {
loadVariables("www.hisserver.com/formmailer.php", "", "POST");
     gotoAndStop(2);
}

Does anyone know how I can "link" the php so to speak?

-FireWolf

Hi firewolf

I don't have much experience with PHP, sorry.. but, read this about accessibility from other domains.. perhaps you have some clues there?

http://www.macromedia.com/support/fl...urity.htm#load

Here maybe a workaround: http://www.macromedia.com/support/fl...ad_xdomain.htm

If you can't find further help here, I'd recommend visiting either or both http://actionscripts.org/ or http://were-here.com/homepage/default.asp Both have very knowledgeable and helpful Flash experts.

GL and please post back if you find a solution

[firewolf]

Good News and bad news, I have found the answer, bad news is, it's an answer I don't like, LoL...

"For security reasons, a Macromedia Flash movie is not permitted to load data from a different Internet domain. Attempts to access cross-domain data or data returned to Macromedia Flash Player from another domain will be ignored by the Macromedia Flash Player"

"For security reasons, a Flash movie playing in a Web browser is not allowed to access data that resides outside the Web domain from which the SWF originated. This applies to any ActionScript command, or object, that can send or receive data, including loadVariables, the XMLSocket Object's methods and the XML Object's send and sendAndLoad commands."

I kind of figured that was the reason, but I didn't think they would do such a thing. Security reasons? Well, passwords are secure? Why could they set something up where it could be allowed? Lazy bums! LoL.

Anyway, thank you for the help Socalgal! And I will come back and post hier if I find a solution

-FireWolf

hmm.. So I guess that 'workaround' link didn't work either, eh.

Sorry to hear.. but yes, if you do find a solution, please let us know. And, YW.

Cheers