# Chatboard **URL:** \ **Category:** Uncategorized\ **Created:** [November 8, 2002, 4:28pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/chatboard/7831 "2002-11-08T16:28:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![wa\_ha\_ha\_ha\_ha](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/wa_ha_ha_ha_ha/32/55_2.png) [@wa\_ha\_ha\_ha\_ha](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/wa_ha_ha_ha_ha)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2002, 4:28pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/chatboard/7831/1 "2002-11-08T16:28:13Z")
hi all, I know there is a way to make a chatboard or a form in Flash MX, and I was wondering if there is anyone can tell me how do I go about making a chatboard in Flash MX??? Thanks a lot! Take care! Stupid IDEA!!!:hat: ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2002, 5:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/chatboard/7831/2 "2002-11-08T17:48:38Z")
its not a stupid idea. A message board is definately possible, however its very difficult, time consuming and you need to know more than just Flash. You will need to know PHP or ASP to communicate with your database and you will need a database such as MySQL or MSACESS to store the information… ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2002, 6:05pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/chatboard/7831/3 "2002-11-08T18:05:54Z")
if you don’t want to store the chatboard content i think the best way to do this is going through XML! i bought a book that teached me to do a chat using flash mx and xml, is a cool chat, very simple tough, but it’s all up to you to work on it and make it the way you want. About the connection, it use a connection with the xmlsocket object, and the server need to be running an application in java, the aquaserver, i think you already know this one. if you’d like more info, just ask me. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2002, 6:23pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/chatboard/7831/4 "2002-11-08T18:23:53Z")
Browsing and i saw the word MSACCESS _SHUDDERS_ mySQL is ok but oracle is a beast not sure about its compatibility with flash ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2002, 6:52pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/chatboard/7831/5 "2002-11-08T18:52:08Z")
Thanks a lot guys! I will read more into it! ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2002, 6:58pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/chatboard/7831/6 "2002-11-08T18:58:44Z")
As part of a project for my Database Systems class, my partner and I are designing a UI in Flash, and we are going to have it communicate with a PHP script, which will in turn throw some SQL queries to an Oracle 8 Database. Since Oracle will never see the Flash interface, we shouldnt run into any compatibility problems between the two. I am assuming it would be the same for a chatboard-type app. (Well, done in the same fashion that is). LilShieste ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2002, 7:25pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/chatboard/7831/7 "2002-11-08T19:25:51Z")
Hey I think your best bet for a chatboard is flash communication server. I built a chatroom in 20 mins with that. Get the free trial and you will see what i am talking about.