Polls System

[sadiesunglow]

Hello again,
I have successfully installed php on my local machine, and i have my poll.php in the same file as poll.xml and the swf file, and i still cant get it to work. When i vote it just says saving response, no errors, it seems that the php and xml files are not communicating with each other correctly. Is there any code I should change. Also how can i remove the cookie so i can vote continuously. Sorry if i appear stupid.
Thanks.

[Maldor]

yeah you gotta change two lines of the code ........sorry if you already did this.......

in the main.as file you have to change the private const PHP:String to reflect where your php file is located.....
i.e private const PHP: "http://www.flepstudio.com/poll.php"
you also have to alter the loadxml.as file to reflect where your xml resides....


its this line you have to alter...

private const url:String='http://www.flepstudio/prova/poll/poll.xml';

ill take a look at disabling the vote only once poll thign but this should at least get you going for now...


no stupid questions exist so dont worry about asking! its the only way to learn!!!!!!!!!!

[sadiesunglow]

Well i am well and truly stuck now, i had already made those changes, as they are all in the same folder i changed the file in main.as to:
private const PHP:String='poll.php';

and the file in loadingXML.as to:
private const url:String='poll.xml';

And it still doesnt work. I have set the permissions on the poll.php so i can read write & execute, and still the same problem.
Are there any other possibilities.
Thanks,
Sadiesunglow

[Maldor]

hi sadie...those are looking for URL strings...i.e. its looking for HTTP://www.soemthing.bla.xml ......so at this point one i would try to enter the FULL path because its not just looking for the name...im not sure how you have your hosting account set up but it is a matter of writing in C://programs/bla/bla/polls.xml and not simply the name of the file....i always use a server to do this type of testing as i find it to be easier.....

[sadiesunglow]

Hello,
I have tried that and no luck im afraid, all i get is a blank screen. I have noticed that if i use my browser to open the poll.php file ie http://localhost/poll/poll.php the browser window displays the word 'error'.
Could this be causing the problem or is this what should happen?
Thanks,
Sadiesunglow

[Flep]

Hi sadiesunglow

You must use absolute web url's for xml and php file.
When you change something into Main.as file you must re-publish the SWF too.

[cutmim]

The poll only permit one vote per ip adress...how to do to permit 1 vote per day? its possible to do that?

[Flep]

Hi cutmim,
the poll does not recognize IP address.
It works with SharedObjects class of Actionscript ( like cookies in PHP ).
You should customize the data you write in the shared object and check it when user clicks to vote.

[cutmim]

Originally Posted by Flep

Hi cutmim,
the poll does not recognize IP address.
It works with SharedObjects class of Actionscript ( like cookies in PHP ).
You should customize the data you write in the shared object and check it when user clicks to vote.

Thanks...but i don't konw how to do that...i'm basic in programming.

[Flep]

Have a look:

SharedObject with Actionscript 3.0