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Creating a guestbook in Flash using PHP script and a MySQL database

Setting up the database

You will need to have access to a server running PHP and MySQL. If you use another database, replace the MySQL database functions that I use in the PHP script with the database functions for the other database i.e. PostgresSQL, MSSQL.

First create two tables in the database:

# This table will hold the guestbook entries.
# Table structure for table `flashgb`
#

CREATE TABLE flashgb (
id int(4) NOT NULL auto_increment,
name varchar(20) NOT NULL default '',

Second steps in creating a Flash - PHP guestbook

Processing variables sent from Flash to PHP.

The guestbook script that process the variables is very simple. It checks to see if all the variables have a value. If one of the variables is empty, the script redirects the browser to the HTML page with the Flash movie, otherwise it prints the variables.

PHP Code:

See it in action. ¦ Get complete code.

First steps in creating a Flash - PHP guestbook

Sending variables from Flash to PHP.

I decided to try my hand at creating a Flash SWF (Flash 5) that would interact with PHP.

I created a very simple contact form in Flash:

The first frame of the Flash movie has a stop action on the frame, four input text fields and two buttons (send and clear) on the stage.

The input text fields:

The name, homepage and email input text fields should have the 'Single Line' and 'BorgerBg' options selected.