Thanks everyone My client will be hosting my Flex developed swf within Moodle which I believe uses PHP and MySQL so this appears to be the way forward. I will start looking for a carefully developed example to follow. If anyone can recommend any good reference material/videos for developing a Flex swf integrating PHP/MySQL I would be grateful.
On 27 August 2014 15:34, Kessler CTR Mark J [via Apache Flex Users] < ml-node+s2333346n7768...@n4.nabble.com> wrote: > I agree with using the follow. > > MySQL/MariaDB with php serverside > Or > MS SQL with ASP.Net serverside. > > > Concept being running a webserver that has php/asp.net as the > scripted middle man. Your application makes a http/https call to the web > page. The php/asp.net deals with any user security and then retrieves > the requested info from the database. It returns the data as part of the > server response. > > > There are also other solutions such as running other server side apps > java/cf/... > > > -Mark > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Tintin [mailto:[hidden email] > <http://user/SendEmail.jtp?type=node&node=7768&i=0>] > Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2014 2:44 AM > To: [hidden email] <http://user/SendEmail.jtp?type=node&node=7768&i=1> > Subject: Re: Simple Database Architecture Suggestions Please > > Thanks Scott for your thoughts. > > Searching the web I am surprised how little there is on connecting a Flex > application to a database. I thought it would be a very well trodden path. > There are plenty of articles from 6 years ago or so but very little > contemporary support. > > One option appears to be to create a relational XML database and keep it > very simple with no server requirements at all. > > PHP and MySQL appears to be an option and possibly MongoDB which you > suggest. > > Can anyone else suggest a really good relational database for connecting a > Flex application to? > > > > -- > View this message in context: > http://apache-flex-users.2333346.n4.nabble.com/Simple-Database-Architecture-Suggestions-Please-tp7726p7764.html > > Sent from the Apache Flex Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > > > ------------------------------ > If you reply to this email, your message will be added to the discussion > below: > > http://apache-flex-users.2333346.n4.nabble.com/Simple-Database-Architecture-Suggestions-Please-tp7726p7768.html > To unsubscribe from Simple Database Architecture Suggestions Please, click > here > <http://apache-flex-users.2333346.n4.nabble.com/template/NamlServlet.jtp?macro=unsubscribe_by_code&node=7726&code=MTk1NS5taWxsZS5taWdsaWFAZ29vZ2xlbWFpbC5jb218NzcyNnw3NjA0ODI2NTM=> > . > NAML > <http://apache-flex-users.2333346.n4.nabble.com/template/NamlServlet.jtp?macro=macro_viewer&id=instant_html%21nabble%3Aemail.naml&base=nabble.naml.namespaces.BasicNamespace-nabble.view.web.template.NabbleNamespace-nabble.view.web.template.NodeNamespace&breadcrumbs=notify_subscribers%21nabble%3Aemail.naml-instant_emails%21nabble%3Aemail.naml-send_instant_email%21nabble%3Aemail.naml> > -- View this message in context: http://apache-flex-users.2333346.n4.nabble.com/Simple-Database-Architecture-Suggestions-Please-tp7726p7769.html Sent from the Apache Flex Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com.