writing an xml file

[rororo]

Hi all,
I've built my own "update center" to update xml files online - using PHP. everything works great and i'm happy with it.

now i would like to use this system locally. i understand that there are security issues concerning this when using flash. what are my options? is there a way to do this?
i've thought of the possibility of installing an apache server locally... would that work?
i've herd of 3rd party software that convert swfs to exes that are able to write to disk - can anyone recommend me a good but CHEAP one?

any help or suggestions would be great!
thanks in advance

[simplistik]

xampp (http://www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp.html)

[DDD]

www.xampp.com
whats up with that site, its just one image that links to back to the homepage :(

[simplistik]

whats up with that site, its just one image that links to back to the homepage :(

oops fixed :P

[rororo]

hey thanks simplistik...

so does that mean that once i install this, then running a flash projector file that updates xmls will work locally? and that i'll have to use the same procedures, files and codes with php as i do online?

do you know of other ways of getting this done? like forcing the exe file to be able to write without installing apache and using php?

[simplistik]

yea, if you install this on your machine you'll be able to run your machine as a local server, you'll just have to adjust your code in the projector to connect properly.

the only other way i could think to do it is maybe using access... but i don't do things like that so I don't know of any other methods.

[rororo]

cool thanks - i'll give it a shot