JavaScript Multi-user ringing bell

[RJForbes]

Hi there!

I'm definetely an amatuer when it comes to JV (& Perl). I was hoping to create a CSS ringing bell with multi-users. Where if one user hits a button to ring the bell, the bell rings for everyone viewing the page, rather than simply the user who is hitting the button.

I was just hoping for some direction from forum-goers here in codeforum.org with regards to how you would go about programming a 'multi-user' object that interacts with everyone viewing the page. Because I'm not sure quite how to describe a 'multi-user' function, I've found it difficult to search resources specific to this kind of challenge.

If I have an idea as to what I could use to implement this, I can dive into that.

Thanks in advance!

Richard.

 

[LTomy]

Hi RJForbes,
Without having much experience in web development, I would say that you would have to use PHP on the server side and AJAX with JS on the client side. Using AJAX, the client will be able to ask the server if the bell has been ringed, without refreshing the page.
With PHP, you can make the server keep track of wheter the bell is currently ringed or not.