Not PHP exactly, but javascript can talk to the server and update the
page without refreshing the page. What you are looking for is called
AJAX, or as it is know technically XMLHttpRequest. The technology has
been around for a while, but it has only recently taken off when Google
used it in gm
;'abrea'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "'PHP General List'"
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> Date: Tue, 14 Jun 2005 10:31:29 -0700
> Subject: RE: [PHP] Updating an open page with PHP
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> > > Is there a way in PHP to update information on an open web
> > > page
bedded frame.
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>
> -Original Message-
> From: "Warren Vail" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: "'abrea'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "'PHP General List'"
>
> Date: Tue, 14 Jun 2005 10:31:29 -0700
> Subject: RE: [PHP]
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Yes, but then the user would always have to reload the imbedded frame.
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Actually you could use meta-refresh for the imbedded frame. I have done
something similar for a notes update in a ticketing system. Also, you
could start an endless loop in the imbedded frame. Here is an example
Yes, but then the user would always have to reload the imbedded frame.
-Original Message-
From: "Warren Vail" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "'abrea'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "'PHP General List'"
Date: Tue, 14 Jun 2005 10:31:29 -
>
> Dear list,
> Is there a way in PHP to update information on an open web
> page (e.g. to say
> "Hello, user, I have just logged in"), without the user
> having to refresh
> the page himself each time?
> Thank you
> Alberto Brea
PHP is server-side, you need a java applet to do what you are
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Dear list,
Is there a way in PHP to update information on an open web page (e.g. to
say
"Hello, user, I have just logged in"), without the user having to
refresh
the page himself each time?
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No. PHP is server-side, you are looking for something client-side, like
JavaScript.
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PHP
> Is there a way in PHP to update information on an open web
> page (e.g. to say
> "Hello, user, I have just logged in"), without the user
> having to refresh
> the page himself each time?
Technically, I don't believe so, but I can think of a way you might be
able to fake it. If you have a br
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