variable shared by users

[otiteca]

Hi,

Is there anyway to share a variable between many web users ?

I've got an array, updated by users's actions.
i do want this same array be available to all web users in their sessions.

This without putting the content of the array in DB or file.

I can not use shmop or sysvsem

Any idea ?

[Gordon Burditt]

Re: variable shared by users

>Is there anyway to share a variable between many web users ?[color=blue]
>
>I've got an array, updated by users's actions.
>i do want this same array be available to all web users in their sessions.
>
>This without putting the content of the array in DB or file.
>
>I can not use shmop or sysvsem
>
>Any idea ?[/color]

This is generally what a database is used for. And a database or
file is about the only way you will get the functionality you want.

Gordon L. Burditt

[Default User]

Re: variable shared by users

otiteca wrote:
[color=blue]
> Hi,
>
> Is there anyway to share a variable between many web users ?
>
> I've got an array, updated by users's actions.
> i do want this same array be available to all web users in their
> sessions.
>
> This without putting the content of the array in DB or file.[/color]


Why don't you want to use a DB or file?




Brian

[JDS]

Re: variable shared by users

On Thu, 21 Jul 2005 19:07:57 +0200, otiteca wrote:
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> This without putting the content of the array in DB or file.[/color]

serialize the array and put it in a database or file.

oops! You don't want to put it in a db or file. well why the hell not?

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Re: variable shared by users

> Is there anyway to share a variable between many web users ?[color=blue]
>
> I've got an array, updated by users's actions.
> i do want this same array be available to all web users in their sessions.
>
> This without putting the content of the array in DB or file.[/color]

What you want is a global site variable. I don't think PHP can do
that...

That would make it easy to create counters of various types, shout
boxes, and a lot of other things, but without the overhead of the db,
or file...

I guess the DB is your choice for now.

-- Evanescent Lurker --

[NC]

Re: variable shared by users

otiteca wrote:[color=blue]
>
> I've got an array, updated by users's actions.
> i do want this same array be available to all web users in their sessions.
>
> This without putting the content of the array in DB or file.
> I can not use shmop or sysvsem[/color]

Well, since you are being so restrictive, how about combining the
two methods? :) Configure a small RAM disk or a HEAP table in MySQL
and store your stuff in a file on that RAM disk or in a record
(perhaps the only one) in the HEAP table... No disk spinning will
be involved; the data will remain in memory and will be shareable
between as many users as you want...

Cheers,
NC