HTTP communication between scripts...

[aximbigfan]

I have a PHP database application, and one thing is that the client side has to communicate with the server side over HTTP. I have a code layed out, and it uses fopen and fputs and fgets to open, send, and recive data.

 

I was reading over the PHP docs, and I found this: http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.http-request.php

 

Is there a better way of TXing and RXing data accross HTTP with PHP?

 

Thanks,

Chris

[rhodesa]

Well, if you keep everything in a database, both the client and server can read/write to there.

 

Normally for sending data over HTTP is with XML over HTTP. So the sender uses cURL to POST an XML file to the receiver.

[aximbigfan]

The database is a custom coded deal. The values are stored in flat files, but presented in an orderly manor from to the client.

 

I will look at XML. Thanks!

 

Chris

[rhodesa]

If the flat files are on separate servers, how are you using fputs to write to the files?

[aximbigfan]

There is a script on the other server that parses the DB files..

 

Chris