PHP not working?

[Sybersnake]

HTTP POST variables: $_POST
Note: Introduced in 4.1.0. In earlier versions, use $HTTP_POST_VARS.

An associative array of variables passed to the current script via the HTTP POST method. Automatically global in any scope.

This is a 'superglobal', or automatic global, variable. This simply means that it is available in all scopes throughout a script. You don't need to do a global $_POST; to access it within functions or methods, as you do with $HTTP_POST_VARS.

$HTTP_POST_VARS contains the same initial information, but is not an autoglobal. (Note that $HTTP_POST_VARS and $_POST are different variables and that PHP handles them as such)

If the register_globals directive is set, then these variables will also be made available in the global scope of the script; i.e., separate from the $_POST and $HTTP_POST_VARS arrays. For related information, see the security chapter titled Using Register Globals. These individual globals are not autoglobals.

http://us2.php.net/reserved.variables

[Dolemite50]

Hi Musicman,
I hate to bother you but I've been following alot of your sound advice on this board (no pun intended) and have been unsuccesful in accomplishing what I am trying to do.
I bought a magazine that has a tutorial and a .fla for a php driven flash player. The problem is that the entire code is setup for a dynamic playlist, and in my situation I will only have one song per page. I am sending the variables to Flash like this:
...<param name="movie" value="player.swf<?php echo "?mp3_path=$mp3&stitle=$stitle" ?>">...
and
...<embed src="player.swf<?php echo "?mp3_path=$mp3&stitle=$stitle" ?>"...

What I need to know is how would I change the following code to reflect that? Their code is chuck full of functions for changing to the next track and prev track, etc and it's way over my head. I would like to keep the normal id3 and play type functions but lose all of the multiple track info. If anybody could help on this I would really appreciate it. I got in trouble right from the start because this code tries to call the mp3 path variable from a php file but it doesnt need to because I am assigning it with the above code. The nunomira page says that I can access the variables in Flash with this:

trace(_level0.mp3_path);

Do I need to trace the variable or can I just use
mp3=(_level0.mp3_path); ?

Here is the raw code that I need to somehow strip down to just a one song script. Thank you VERY MUCH for any advice or help.

lv = new LoadVars();
lv.onLoad = function()
{
mp3list = new Array();
var i = 0;
while (this["file" + i] != undefined)
{
mp3list[i] = this["file" + i];
i++;
}
}
lv.load("getmp3s.php");

volumeB.stop();

volumeB.onPress = function()
{
this.gotoAndStop(3);
this.startDrag(false, this._x, 29, this._x, 144);

volumeB.onMouseMove = function()
{
mp3Sound.setVolume(100 - ((this._y - 29) / 115) * 100);
}
}

volumeB.onRelease = volumeB.onReleaseOutside = function()
{
this.gotoAndStop(1);
this.stopDrag();
}

function loadTrack(fname)
{
mp3Sound = new Sound();
mp3Sound.loadSound(fname, true);

mp3Sound.onID3 = function()
{
textString = this.id3.track + ". " + this.id3.songname + " (c)" + this.id3.year + " - " + this.id3.artist + " - " + this.id3.album + " ";
tracktitle.text = textString;
}

mp3Sound.onSoundComplete = nextTrack;

tracktitle.text = fname;
tracktime.text = "0:00";
}

currentTrack = -1;
function nextTrack()
{
clearInterval(playback);
playback = setInterval(refreshDisplay, 250);

wrap = 0;
currentTrack++;
currentTrack%=mp3list.length;
loadTrack(mp3list[currentTrack]);
}

function prevTrack()
{
clearInterval(playback);
playback = setInterval(refreshDisplay, 250);

wrap = 0;
currentTrack--;
if (currentTrack < 0) currentTrack = mp3list.length-1;
loadTrack(mp3list[currentTrack]);
}

function stopTrack()
{
stoppos = mp3Sound.position;
mp3Sound.stop();
}

function resumeTrack()
{
if (stoppos == undefined)
{
nextTrack();
}
else
mp3Sound.start(stoppos / 1000);
}

function rewindTrack()
{
pos = mp3Sound.position;
pos -= 2000;
if (pos < 0) pos = 0;
mp3Sound.start(pos / 1000);
}

//nextTrack();

nextTrackButton.onRelease = nextTrack;
prevTrackButton.onRelease = prevTrack;
stopButton.onRelease = stopTrack;
playButton.onRelease = resumeTrack;
rewindButton.onRelease = rewindTrack;

progressb.inner._width = 0;

refreshDisplay = function()
{
tracktitle.text = textString.substr(wrap, textString.length) + textString;
wrap++;
wrap %= textString.length;

var pos = Math.floor(mp3Sound.position / 1000);
sec = (pos % 60).toString();
min = Math.floor(pos / 60).toString();
if (sec.length == 1) sec = "0" + sec;

tracktime.text = min + ":" + sec;
progressb.inner._width = (mp3Sound.position / mp3Sound.duration) * 250;
}

[Musicman]

Hi,

replacing this code

lv = new LoadVars();
lv.onLoad = function()
{
mp3list = new Array();
var i = 0;
while (this["file" + i] != undefined)
{
mp3list[i] = this["file" + i];
i++;
}
}
lv.load("getmp3s.php");

by

mp3list = [_level0.mp3_path];

should populate the playlist with one song, and hopefully disable next track, randomize, or anything else that makes sense only with multiple songs

Musicman

[Dolemite50]

Before I even try it I want to say thanks alot.
I'll let you know how it goes.
Thanks again, hope I can repay the favor someday.

[Dolemite50]

You are the man!!
Holy cow, what a great idea, I was pulverizing the thing. Its working like a champ except for one tiny thing. When I first loaded the song the id3 info scrolled across the screen. When I go back to the page it just says NAN and doesnt scroll. ?
I am completely grateful for you getting me this far and wont be crushed if you cant help with that minor bug.

Hats off, Musicman!

[slanglep]

I just have a simple PHP form and using Flash 5. It submits the info except for the last field - email address. I guess its this different syntax I have seen that causes a problem with just the last part of the script? Any PHP gurus tell me why it submits the info ok but not the email address box on the form inside the flash file?

PHP -


<?

$to = "[email protected]";
$msg = "$name\n\n";
$msg .= "$message\n\n";

mail($to, $subject, $msg, "From: Yourdomain.com\nReply-To: $email\n");

?>

FLASH FILE

on (release) {
if (name eq "" or subject eq "" or message eq "" or email eq "") {
stop ();
} else {
loadVariablesNum ("form.php", 0, "POST");
gotoAndStop (2);
}
}

[Musicman]

Hi,

if you post the url of your movie, I could check whether it is actually sending an email variable

Musicman

[slanglep]

I decided to go with formmail and everything submits.

Only problem is one of the hidden values in formmail is "redirect"

Is it possible for the redirect value to specify it to stay in the flash file instead of getting another url after it submits the form?

such as goto a certain frame and stop.

[Musicman]

Hi,

this depends very much on the actual formmail

Musicman

[cixe]

Is it me or does it seem like there is no clear cut way to get things to work. Like everyone has their own method, because all of the solutions to this problem that I have read are different.

[Musicman]

Hi,

the obvious solution is to identify all the vars that should be expected from the web, document them, and add code to actually pick them up. There are circumstances where just a general pattern is known (e.g. a variable del371 representing a checkbox with the meaning "delete id 371 from database"), and pickup code will use regex
However, if you are faced with the problem that your web host just upgraded, and you need your site up and running again as soon as possible, you would probably use one of the "collect all vars" methods

Also, not all servers are configured the same - so solutions might differ as well

Musicman

[cixe]

Originally posted by Musicman
you would probably use one of the "collect all vars" methods

Musicman [/B]

How do I collect all vars? I've never had any of my php scripts working 100% perfectly since the upgrade. The funny thing is the server company upgraded the server, but not to the specifications I asked for, and they work for me!

[mars@]

Had posted already a tread because of this problem. Should have read your
fine manual on dealing with te problem. Thanks, Musicman, you rock!?

[Tempesta]

This is my PHP-code

<?PHP

$to = "[email protected]";
$subject = "RockCity post";
$message = "Name: " . $theName;
$message .= "\nEmail: " . $theEmail;
$message .= "\n\n Message: " .$theMessage;
$headers = "From: $theEmail";
$headers .= "\nReply-To: $theEmail";

$sentOk = mail($to, $subject, $message, $headers);

echo "sentOk= " . $sentOk;

?>

And this is my Flash code

var senderLoad:LoadVars = new LoadVars();
var receiveLoad:LoadVars = new LoadVars();

sender.onRelease = function() {
senderLoad.theName = theName.text;
senderLoad.theEmail = theEmail.text;
senderLoad.theMessage = theMessage.text;
senderLoad.sendAndLoad("http://www.lillebo.org/send.php", receiveLoad);
}

receiveLoad.onLoad = function() {
if(this.sentOk) {
gotoAndStop("success");
}
else {
gotoAndStop("failed");
}
}

The problem is... I get the mail, but the mail contains none of the information it is supposed to contain :/ any suggestions?

Thank you!

[Musicman]

Hi,

you want to add something like
$theName = $_POST['theName'];
for all the vars you are sending.
You should further add the POST option to your sendandload call - sending mails via url parameters may make it appear in browser or server histories, and also is subject to size limits

Musicman

[Tempesta]

Ey thaaanks!
That actually worked perfectly I found a similar post by the maker of the tutorial I followed but he wrote;
$theName = $_POST[`theName`];
with some weird quotations and it didnt work.. imagine my frustration :P
but thanks, have a nice day!

[jAQUAN]

Didnt know if I should start a new thread but there was an upgrade to pHP releaseed on may 1st.

Im pretty sure my host has upgraded and Ive since been getting errors that my LoadVars cant find the php doc Im trying to sendAndLoad. Anyone else had any weird stuff happen?

[Metrov8]

New Server uses: PHP Version 4.4.1

1 -- Flash Form used to work fine with the following code in my 'submit' button:

on (release) {
/:recipient = "[email protected]";
/:subject = "feedback form from your site";
loadVariables ("formmail.php", "", "POST");
play ();
}

2 -- 'formmail.php' has been tested with another HTML form, and works fine.

Flash won't talk to the .php file. I am not getting the emails.

Tried a bunch of the other codes posted in this thread, can't get any of them to work either.

Is there a simple fix for the above button code?

Thanks very much

[Musicman]

Hi,

Could you post a link to the actual site?
is that your php so you could edit it?

Musicman

[Metrov8]

Actual site: www.mediashox.com

Button to Form Mail: EMPLOYMENT

Yes, the PHP is mine, I can edit it.

I can upload .fla and .php if you're willing to look at it. I'm very grateful for the help, been trying to fix this for days now with no luck.

Thanks, Musicman!