# Getting variables from mySQL database

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/getting-variables-from-mysql-database/178066>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [February 7, 2006, 3:06pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/getting-variables-from-mysql-database/178066 "2006-02-07T15:06:28Z")\
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**Author:** ![Psykloak1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ab992/32.png) [@Psykloak1](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Psykloak1)\
**Post date:** [February 7, 2006, 3:06pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/getting-variables-from-mysql-database/178066/1 "2006-02-07T15:06:28Z")

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I have a database with info about each of my movies (filename, size, length, credits, etc) How would I load the variables for a particular movie from the database into the flash?

I did a search on the forum, but I wasnt sure excatlly to search for so I didn’t find anything.