Also, take a look at Comet Server: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comet_(programming) I think that Facebook uses that and also Gmail, it tends to consume less resources than periodical ajax calls, the hidden iframe method is simple and works fine. To implement it in PHP you will need to use the flush function to send data a continue processing/polling. Regards, Jonathan 2009/8/7 Phpster <phpster@xxxxxxxxx>: > > > > > On Aug 2, 2009, at 7:59 AM, Dušan Novaković <ndusan@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> Does anyone has any idea how to create notification system with >> combination of php, mysql and javascript. It should be something >> similar to facebook notification system (when someone make some action >> it should be automatically reported to other people on system through >> pop-up menu or something like that). I just need some basic idea how >> to start or if someone has some example it would be perfect. >> >> Thanks, >> Dusan >> >> -- made by Dusan >> >> -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) >> To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php >> > > I think you could have some kind if Ajax polling of a php function. To keep > the traffic down you could set it to poll once a minute or every 30 seconds > or so. Send a simple XML stream that could feed a defined JavaScript > function or a bit of xslt for display. > > > Bastien > > Sent from my iPod > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
