# Variable for swf to php, to load slideshow

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**Created:** [December 23, 2008, 3:13pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/variable-for-swf-to-php-to-load-slideshow/278179 "2008-12-23T15:13:20Z")
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### Author: ![AndyMac](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/67e7ee/32.png) [@AndyMac](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/AndyMac)
#### Post date: [December 23, 2008, 3:13pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/variable-for-swf-to-php-to-load-slideshow/278179/1 "2008-12-23T15:13:20Z")

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I am working with a php programmer who has no knowledge of how Flash works. We want to use a .swf in a dynamic page on a webiste to load a slideshow. We want to use the same .swf to load different slideshows depending on which page a browser is requested. Basically this site is a tourism site and we want to allow members to upload their content and images to a MySQL database and when the page loads, a swf in their content page loads the correct images.

I can create a FLA with a placeholder which looks for an xml file to tell to where to find and load the images, but this is set up manually. I need some help (lots actually) to change the actionscript with a variable so php can read it and do its job.

Hope someone can help cos we’re stuck.