IntroductionPHP can be used for a lot of different things, and is one of the most powerful scripting languages available on the web. Not to mention it's extremely cheap and widely used. However, one thing that PHP is lacking, and in fact most scripting languages are, is a way to update pages in real-time, without having to reload a page or submit a form.The internet wasn't made for this. The web browser closes the connection with the web server as soon as it has received all the data. This means...

IntroductionPHP can be used for a lot of different things, and is one of the most powerful scripting languages available on the web. Not to mention it's extremely cheap and widely used. However, one thing that PHP is lacking, and in fact most scripting languages are, is a way to update pages in real-time, without having to reload a page or submit a form.The internet wasn't made for this. The web browser closes the connection with the web server as soon as it has received all the data. This means...

IntroductionPHP can be used for a lot of different things, and is one of the most powerful scripting languages available on the web. Not to mention it's extremely cheap and widely used. However, one thing that PHP is lacking, and in fact most scripting languages are, is a way to update pages in real-time, without having to reload a page or submit a form.The internet wasn't made for this. The web browser closes the connection with the web server as soon as it has received all the data. This means...

IntroductionPHP can be used for a lot of different things, and is one of the most powerful scripting languages available on the web. Not to mention it's extremely cheap and widely used. However, one thing that PHP is lacking, and in fact most scripting languages are, is a way to update pages in real-time, without having to reload a page or submit a form.The internet wasn't made for this. The web browser closes the connection with the web server as soon as it has received all the data. This means...