# AS3 or AS2? A Compability question

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-or-as2-a-compability-question/292128>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [July 10, 2009, 12:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-or-as2-a-compability-question/292128 "2009-07-10T12:00:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![Corpes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/5e9695/32.png) [@Corpes](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Corpes)\
**Post date:** [July 10, 2009, 12:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-or-as2-a-compability-question/292128/1 "2009-07-10T12:00:09Z")

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\*compatibility  
Hello!  
I want to create a big project in flash with xml, php and mysql,  
and i don’t know what to use: AS3 or AS2.  
Im afraid that AS3 won’t be good for the target audience, who may have Flash Player 6 Max…  
Sombody knows what is the common Flash Player nowadays?  
I mean people do not suddunly install Flash Player…  
And if i use AS3 to ad banner, maybe many people won’t see it properly.  
Am i wrong?  
Is AS3 useless?