A real-time chatroom?

[Jezze]

What is used for making a real-time chatroom? ASP? Generator? If anyone has the answer please reply!

[FlashGuru]

PHP3 is the best option very quick!!!!!1that is what i used anyway!!!1111no generator involved!!!!!!!

[Jezze]

But is there anyway to do it using only ASP?

[FlashGuru]

Of course there is but it would be very slow to update!!

[Ilya]

Hi !

ASP will not be slower than PHP, but PHP have a lot of very useful functions like
sleep(time in seconds);
Using that function you may call Load Variables action from Flash once in 20-25 seconds and chat window still will have live updates, and seems that in ASP you have to call .asp script every 2-3 seconds and chat window will have forced once in that 2-3 seconds update. That is the main PHP advantage (i think)

[Jezze]

This has been very helpful, thank you all! One last question though: Is there any tutorials or downloadable examples of this? I guess I would be able to figure it out without help but it is always easier when given an easy start.

[FlashGuru]

ILYA i have cretaed a chatroom ain ASP And PHP3 and PHP3 is noticeably faster!!!

[soeshy]

yes Jezze,

take a look in the folder:"flash4/sample pages/chat.

This folder is automaticly installed with flash4.
It's very basic but it works.
The asp script is also inside the folder.

If u know to change the asp script or know something about asp please let me know.


soeshy

[Ilya]

Hi FlashGuru !

It is really strange ... I created both scripts too, and as i remeber that they were nearly equal
Yes, i hate ASP too, but still don't see why it may be _noticeably_ slower..

[Jezze]

soeshy: Well, me and my friend has this webdesignstudio together, I'm the artistic one (design, page-layout etc) and he is the man with the brain, which means that he knows about everything there is to know about ASP, so I could just ask him if there was something in perticular you where thinking about. I'm just doing a bit of research here...

Regarding this sample pages I'm really greatful, I can't belive I haven't noticed them before!!!

Cheers!

[soeshy]

hi Jezze,
i've posted a topic about it a few lines away from this one :-) called "asp& flash chat"

I want the script to send a list of all the chatters to all the other chatters in the same room.

I've only changed the design, not the funtionality.
(only 3 public (non editable variable) rooms and 1 private (editable variable) room)

Quite simple I guess, but i've no experience with asp.
Please ask your partner about it and let me know asap

thanx
Steven

[Jezze]

I'l ask my friend about it, problem is that he is away for a day or two but after he has return he will probebly be able to answer your question!