Off the top of my head, I'd say you would want to use it for an e-comm site because it is rather well suited for that, imho. The persistent state is perfect for this sort of thing, and allows for the entire checkout process to happen without browser refresh. As far as security goes, put it on an https server - done. With few exceptions, the flash player uses the browser for all of its communication with the server, so you can rest assured that all the data being posted is encrypted - it's the same solution as for security concerns with regular old html pages. Ok, some of the socket connections (XMLsocket, for example, I think) do not use the browser, but for the most part, using SSL is safe.
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ryan Potter Sent: Monday, April 03, 2006 9:45 AM To: Flashcoders mailing list Subject: RE: [Flashcoders] Flash e-commerce site Not sure why you would want to use flash for an e-comm site, and this is coming from a person that tries to use flash all the time even when it isn't necessarily appropriate. That being said, we used oscommerce and had a store up and running in less than a week. I was pretty impressed with it. If you absolutely need to use flash I would suggest using a hybrid approach of keeping track of the items in flash and passing the items to the php cart at checkout. I don't know how easy it is to make flash secure, and that would be my biggest worry. I haven't used it but here is a flash e-comm engine. http://www.flashcart.com/ Good Luck, Ryan _______________________________________________ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com