Actually I've found a good class to use for this.
http://www.php-tools.de The patServer is very useful. It has class already setup to handle a multi-thread server. Although, I wouldn't mind some help with the client though. For example. Client ===> (request) ===> Server Client <=== (response) === Server That's the standard model. How does the client capture this response? Basically, for what I want to do, the server and client has to do a lot of handshaking and data transferring. Obviously, the data transferred are encrypted (base64 with a lot of string shifts, not md5 because I need the original data). Here's the thing. The client doesn't just send data, it needs to receive too. So in this case, does the client have to function like a server too? Open the port, send data but also stay and listen on the port? Here's a basic model of 1 scenario: Client ==== (req: Auth : ClientID) ===> Server Client <==== (ans: True) ===== Server Client ==== (req: Status) =====> Server Client <=== (ans: uptime || connect_user || data_type) === Server Client ==== (req: disconnect) ====> Server Client ==== \\ ===> Server That's a basic model, since there are maybe 10 other requests the server and client have to handle. any help is greatly needed! thanks John ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sven Schnitzke" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'John Yu'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, August 06, 2003 4:26 PM Subject: AW: [PHP-WIN] Making a service with php > I did some experimenting with socket handling in > PHP, modifying the socket server example of the > manual. > > Basically it works, but from version to version there are > different issues, mainly concerning the behaviour with > connections going down the hard way. IMO the best > version up to now has been 4.3.1 with quite flawless > functionality. > > If you are interested I can send a basic command line > script to you containing the necessary steps to put up > a multi connection server. > -- > Sven > > > -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- > > Von: John Yu [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Gesendet am: Mittwoch, 6. August 2003 15:50 > > An: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Betreff: [PHP-WIN] Making a service with php > > > > Hi > > > > I would like to know if it's possible to have a PHP script that listens on a > > specific port for incoming requests. If so, how would one go about doing > > that? > > > > If not, what language would be good to make that in on windows plateform? > > > > thanks > > > > John > > > > > > > > -- > > PHP Windows Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > -- PHP Windows Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php