# PHP data in Flash

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-data-in-flash/28631>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [August 15, 2003, 8:31pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-data-in-flash/28631 "2003-08-15T20:31:59Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 15, 2003, 8:31pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-data-in-flash/28631/1 "2003-08-15T20:31:59Z")

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I’ve followed the tutorial “[http://www.kirupa.com/developer/actionscript/flash\_php\_mysql.htm](http://www.kirupa.com/developer/actionscript/flash_php_mysql.htm)” many times, but can’t seem to get it to work…

_even from the page 1 part of the tut_…

One thing i’ve noticed is that when i make a dyn.text field i can give it a variable name but not an instance name, then when i make it a movie clip, i can give it and instance name but not a var. name…

Any suggestions…?

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**Post date:** [August 16, 2003, 3:37am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-data-in-flash/28631/2 "2003-08-16T03:37:26Z")

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thats because that tutorial is for Flash MX where you can give textfields instance names. Thats why its not working. Give the field a variable name and change all the

```auto
someVariable.text

```

to

```auto
someVariable

```

where someVariable is the variable name of your dynamic text field…

oh and if the tutorial uses loadVars() thats not supported in Flash 5 either… ☹