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Posted by Philip Hallstrom on 10/20/61 11:32
> Reading this, a question arose me: is it possible to read a shared memory
> area with php, supposing than both programs are in the same machine? does php
> support ipc? that would be greatly useful.
yes.
http://us3.php.net/manual/en/ref.sem.php
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> Mariano.
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> James Benson wrote:
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>> Each has its own benefits, if on a shared server then a database would be
>> the most secure I think, if its a dedicated server then tmpfs or just plain
>> old files will probably be the best, it also depends on various other
>> factors like, server hardware and bandwith, only you can select the best
>> option for your particular setup.
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>> James
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>> Yaswanth Narvaneni wrote:
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>>> Hi!
>>>
>>> I would like to know what does the community think of the best
>>> architecture for server client communication and why? That is, if
>>> there is a server in C++ (say a game server) and the PHP has to 'read'
>>> data 'from' the server then what is the best form of communication?
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>>> a) Shared Memory : Server opens the shared memory in write and the PHP
>>> scripts open it in read and gets the data
>>> b) TMPFS (just like shared memory): Server opens a file in tmpfs in
>>> write and PHP in read
>>> c) Databases: Server Updates a table in the DB and client reads from the
>>> table
>>> d) Files: Same as TMPFS
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>> Yaswanth
>>>
>>> --
>>> "In theory there is no difference between theory and practice.
>>> In practice there is." -- Fortune Cookie
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