Create a user profile Flash SWF with a database?

Question

I have a project to create a SWF game, that requires registered users pegged to a database (eg: student ID and class) to logon to the SWF and play the game, and then they can save their progress and continue it next time.
Below is just a sample that I did of how it might look like:
What's the best possible way to create a database that can be linked to a logon page like this, and how can i make sure the game progress is saved, so that the student can access it from any computer?
I'm very new to this, as my Flash knowledge doesn't extend to ActionScript 3.0. Would welcome ideas and tips. Thank you!
Soph

Answer 1

OK, let's begin with your db first  - 
From your OP you are using UserID and Class as login credentials, so I've made these fields in the user table.
The gstate table will eventually hold the users current game state.
Copy & Paste the following to create a db with two tables into the SQL section of phpMyAdmin or similiar and press Go:
create database if not exists `genogram`;
USE `genogram`;
/*Table structure for table `gstate` */
DROP TABLE IF EXISTS `gstate`;
CREATE TABLE `gstate` (
  `id` int(10) unsigned NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT,
  `gID` varchar(100) NOT NULL,
  `gState` varchar(200) NOT NULL,
  PRIMARY KEY (`id`)
) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1;
/*Table structure for table `gusers` */
DROP TABLE IF EXISTS `gusers`;
CREATE TABLE `gusers` (
  `id` int(10) unsigned NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT,
  `uID` varchar(100) NOT NULL,
  `class` varchar(100) NOT NULL,
  PRIMARY KEY (`id`)
) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1;
Once you have done this, you can enter userId and class details into the gusers table using phpMyAdmin.
Let me know when you've got this far.
Does your game have a fixed method of completion, or can the user complete it anyway they want?
This will affect the way you store the users current game state.
Best Regards
thefeldkircher
Message was edited by: The Feldkircher