# Creating flash application from existing database

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/creating-flash-application-from-existing-database/263016>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [June 11, 2008, 10:20pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/creating-flash-application-from-existing-database/263016 "2008-06-11T22:20:30Z")\
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**Author:** ![sargeonline](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@sargeonline](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sargeonline)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2008, 10:20pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/creating-flash-application-from-existing-database/263016/1 "2008-06-11T22:20:30Z")

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I was just wondering, for example, if I had an existing database for an airline company or similar that was already a website - am I were able to create a flash application where I can utilise the existing code/backend database and create a spiffy flash application.

What things would I need/need to know before I can undertake such a program?

In the end I’m hoping to then make a touchscreen program.

Cheers!

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**Author:** ![wvxvw](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a9a28c/32.png) [@wvxvw](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/wvxvw)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2008, 11:12pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/creating-flash-application-from-existing-database/263016/2 "2008-06-11T23:12:08Z")

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If you ware using PHP, or had used it once, you’ve probably came across PHP Myadmin. There’s also  
[FlashMyAdmin](http://www.flashmyadmin.org/english/flashmyadmin.org.php). It’d be most popular solution.

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**Author:** ![Digitalosophy](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/digitalosophy/32/1114_2.png) [@Digitalosophy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Digitalosophy)\
**Post date:** [June 12, 2008, 2:07am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/creating-flash-application-from-existing-database/263016/3 "2008-06-12T02:07:26Z")

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I’d go about it like this:

1. Learn how to use a server side scripting language to connect to the database and create XML file
2. Learn how to connect Flash to XML files and parse the data
3. Learn how to actually make the application work with actionscript

Sounds like it could be a big job, and probably a really big learning curve if you’ve never done it before but the best way to learn is to get your hands dirty.