1. Building on Online Store Using Flash and AMFPHP Part 1 CIS 254

2. Ascendance of Flash as an Application Interface Flash is gaining greater acceptance New Versions include greater connectivity –ActionScript in MX more robust –Can transfer data to Databases through XML and middleware. Macromedia Envisions Rich Intenet Applications (RIA) –There model is Flash, ColdFusion, Database built with the complete MX Studio

3. Flash Remoting Allows Flash to call server side application –Passes Parameters –Receives Requests –Independent of server side parameters Transferred as Remote Procedural Calls (RPCs) –Transfers objects Not limited to name/value pairs Pass in binary More efficient Flash Remoting Built into ColdFusion Flash Remoting Components required on Flash

4. AMFPHP Designed to bring Flash Remoting to PHP Open Source Project –Currently.9 beta –Considered robust Has most of the same functionality of ColdFusion –Hack of the ActionScript Message Format

5. Goals of Tutorial Build Store for products –Allows for families of products –Shows photo of product and details Selected products added to Shopping Cart of Page Checkout system for collecting data on Customer

6. Prior to Site Development Have a clear idea of the needs of the site Plan your Database Plan your services for Flash Remoting Develop your Classes for the site Test your application