Using AS3 in PHP maybe? something, anything?

I've posted about this earlier but still haven't figured out the best way to do this and i really need to figure it out now
My users create stuff on a stage. i save the changes they make on the server. what i need is a script that automatically creates a jpeg using the changes submitted by the user (this way the user doesnt have to send large image files to the server, just the small list of changes). i will then display the image of the stage to the user.
what would be perfect is being able to use php to call in a movieclip, add the changed paramaters, create the image - all on the server. Can some one point me in the right direction? does AMFPHP allow this sort of stuff? some sort of AIR application that monitors when users submit data?
Thank you so much, this has me a bit stumped and i want to make the process as efficient as possible!

About ten years ago I did something similar to this using Director. I was building a series of coloring pages on the web that were turned into web cards. At the time, Director couldn't export a bitmap graphic from the web. Director could, however, edit a text file that was sitting on a server. So I took all of the data and wrote it to the text file, one line per card. I then had another copy of Director running on a computer that would download the text file, erase the content, and then use the downloaded text to recreate the user's web cards, give them unique names, upload them to a server, and write an email to each card recipient.
You should be able to do the same thing in Flash, using a php file to write out the data, and use that data to recreate the user's work. The potential points of failure are much higher using a php script than you would have by simply uploading the graphic that the user creates.

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Hi,
I want to make a highscorelist using AS3 and PHP(MySQL).
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He is sending the score and name to the database but he is doing that when i press ctrl-enter. He is sending the data I have given in:
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I want a input textfield and a button. And When I fill in my name in the input textfield he send it to the database when I press the button.
Is there someone that can help me out?
Tnx

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-Mike

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saipanBETTY0509 wrote:
Subject: How can i use C/Javascript/php/Java in flex?
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I am creating an iPad app using AS3. The app contains three sections.
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function Souc1 (evt:MouseEvent): void {
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I need an urgent help to fix the errors and make this section work well.
thanks.

try:
txfe.text = xmlFile.section[int(m.currentTarget.details) -1].details;
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