I’m currently working on a project that requires me to be able to read and write a MySQL database from flash (creating user-driven dynamic interactive infographics). I have found a few great resources explaining how to use the typical MySQL > PHP connection with a small modification to allow you to get that information to and from Flash/ActionScript.

The first is a very easy to follow video tutorial showing how to get the data FROM MySQL into flash, http://library.creativecow.net/articles/brimelow_lee/php_mysql/video-tutorial.php. The second tutorial is for writing TO MySQL from flash, http://www.helmutgranda.com/2007/08/15/flash-php-mysql-write-to-a-database-with-flash-and-php/. Put the two together and voilà! you can read and write MySQL databases from Flash!