# Persistent Connections

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/persistent-connections/67247>\
**Category:** programming\
**Created:** [October 13, 2004, 9:58pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/persistent-connections/67247 "2004-10-13T21:58:04Z")\
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**Author:** ![ghjr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/dec6dc/32.png) [@ghjr](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ghjr)\
**Post date:** [October 13, 2004, 9:58pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/persistent-connections/67247/1 "2004-10-13T21:58:04Z")

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I’m trying to gather up some information regarding multi-user flash applications that maintain a persistent connection with the users. From what I’ve read, all I can use here are socket-servers such as SmartFox?

Is there any way to maintain a persistent connection using the basic stuff that a webhost offers (PHP, MySQL, XML, etc…) and not having to install servers like SmartFox?

Thanks!!