Flash Wrapper for Mambo?

lokki · 03.02.2005, 08:53

Hi all,

I tried a couple of quick searches, and haven't found anything on the subject of using Flash as a wrapper for Mambo. I've got some ideas about it, but I'm not experienced enough integrating Flash and PHP. However, from the little I do know, it seems like it should be fairly straightforward.

Has anyone worked on something like a Flash template for Mambo? Anyone know of good resources for combining Flash and PHP?

web2xs · 03.02.2005, 10:04

Check out Mambosolutions , John leads the field in Flash integrations into templates etc.

Ciao

alicew · 03.02.2005, 11:22

Create a new User module. When you do so you will see a text area where you can put all the html of the flash object that you would need to embed flash.

You will need to modify your template inserting the new module php reference where you would like the flash module to go.

hope this helps

lokki · 03.02.2005, 18:28

I saw Mambosolutions while making my searches. While I like the elements used, what I'm really looking to do is build a complete Flash site that calls on the existing Mambo engine to handle content. In this case, 'wrapper' doesn't refer to the default Mambo component type, but to the overal package.

For example, I'd like to build a Flash frame, and within the Actionscript call the PHP necessary to handle talking to MySQL in the back. Rather than installing Flash elements within an HTML framework, I hope to use Flash 100% for the display.

eyezberg · 03.02.2005, 23:23

http://www.ciadd.co.uk/index.php?opt...ask=view&id=41

lokki · 04.02.2005, 05:17

Great link, Joe.

Getting very close to the solution, now! I think I may have to roll my own for the time being, but at least I know I'm not alone out there.

doctorj · 04.02.2005, 06:17

You are looking for a flash wrapper for mambo?

Check out my site:
http://www.gotgtek.com/cms/Wrapper/

Is this close to what you want?

lokki · 04.02.2005, 07:18

Hi doctorj,

I saw your site earlier (I asked about the Flash gallery you are using). While it's pretty close, it's not quite what I'm hoping to do. BTW - I really like your layout and design!

Here are two sites I've built:

http://lightningsymphony.com

http://twocrowstudios.com

Both are Flash sites that pull in external XML or HTML content. What I hope to do is connect to a Mambo installation directly through Flash, using something similar to the Dreamweaver extension which places the appropriate PHP calls directly into an HTML template.

I'm currently looking for something like AMFPHP, and have found some tutorials on the idea (http://www.sephiroth.it/tutorials.php for example). Eventually, I'd like to make Flash templates for Mambo that would behave virtually identically to the current HTML templates (meaning you can install them transparently just like you would with an HTML package).

eyezberg · 04.02.2005, 20:02

Me too.
But I guess that will only be possible with v5, if is planned, output is xml.

lokki · 04.02.2005, 23:11

I think it's possible now, but if V5 supports XML parse/output natively, it might be worthwhile to simply wait. I started looking into it, and I'd have to use PHP pages as a tier in the process, and even then I'd have to be careful about setting up the calls properly on every element.

Another option is the phpObject from ghostwire.com. Similar to AMFPHP, but supposedly a bit faster, and runs as native AS objects within Flash.