live game, but problem with page refresh etc.

[PC Nerd]

Hi,

 

Im looking at building a game where players vs each other, however I wanted it to be live.  ie, in real time.  My problem is that you cant sync all theplayers to the server etc, meaning that once a page downloads, it wont be receiving data from teh server.

 

I tend to think that th only way around this problem is using somethign like AJAX or JAVA, however ive been told that its possible to do itin PHP.

 

I was wondering how this would be possible?

 

Thanks

[Stooney]

It's very possible, I've used it myself.  Read up on this tutorial, it helped me a ton.

 

http://marc.info/?l=php-general&m=112198633625636&w=2

[teng84]

you can use frame to have the other part of your screen reloading and searching for a certain data and once it gets what you need it will ask you to accept or decline. maybe!!

[PC Nerd]

Thanks

 

firstly -thats the first AJAX tutoriak that has made sense to me.  Thanks

 

Although this is really helpful - I still wanted to avoid the use of AJAX altogehter ( as i am not confiden with it for a comercial project)

 

is there another method that uses only PHP?

 

also - how woudl i go abotu the refresh thing with the frame?

 

 

Thanks