Flash Backend Tutorials - FlashPerfection.com

An introduction to using Flash with PHP.

Create various image effects using BitmapData.fillRect method

In this tutorial, we will learn how to retrieve and assign a recordSet from a database to a listBox component. We will learn how to retrieve the details of a specific record from the database based on our listBox selection. We will learn how to add our own entry into the database.

Reading the contents of a text file from a web server is another example of an asynchonous event which requires a callback mechanism to deal with the data once it has been read.

Speaking of PHP, anyone who codes in more than one language (and who doesn't?) knows that dredging up the right syntax for the less-used language from the depths of one's brain (or scanning the manual for the right function) can be painfully slow.

This tutorial will show you how to display a Flash Movie (.swf) in a HTML page using the <OBJECT> and <EMBED> tags.

The LoadVars class, introduced in Flash MX, allows sending of data between Flash and a web server, and provides a callback mechanism for dealing with data returned from the server (asynchronously).

There are three mechanisms for setting up communications between Flash and a database. On this page, we'll look at using the first method to display and write high scores data to a table in a MySQL database.

How do you connect Flash to a database? This tutorial by David Vogeleer will teach you the basics by creating a simple login system using Flash, ASP and Microsofts access database.

If you work in web applications, it's just a matter of time until someone suggests, "why don't we use Flash?" With Macromedia Flash, you can create juicy, enjoyable interfaces for your users, with a unique branded appearance.