On 6 Aug 2009, at 09:27, James Lin wrote:
[...]
keeps querrying the php/mysql server for message left for it with a
querry to php/mysql server inside a NSTimer (say querry once every
30 seconds).
[...]
Is this my best option given what I want to accomplish?
I'm afraid it isn't, polling a server is a pretty bad idea, on the
iPhone in particular; it will drain the battery quickly. It sounds
like you need some kind of messaging server, to which the clients
maintain a persistent connection.
Keith
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