# Flash with mysql

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-with-mysql/64339
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**Created:** [September 15, 2004, 10:48am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-with-mysql/64339 "2004-09-15T10:48:01Z")
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### Author: ![benj](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/919ad9/32.png) [@benj](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/benj)
#### Post date: [September 15, 2004, 10:48am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-with-mysql/64339/1 "2004-09-15T10:48:01Z")

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Im currently running a band profile system write in php with a mysql backbone but ive aquired the help of a friend to create the front end in flash, Im really a n00b when it comes to flash. so i have a few questions.

mysql cant communicate with flash directly can it ??

would it be easyer to output mysql as xml for flash or get the varibles from a php file??

on the current script bands are extracted from the database by there band\_id which is specified in the url bandprofile.php?band\_id=2 how would i go about getting the id of the band in flash  
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If i am to use xml im told flash has to load the whole file with 500+ bands wont this be slow ???

thanks

Benj