The speed dating application is a distributed system with multiple components, some hosted and controlled by Randodate, some by you. Here is a brief overview of the system:

Pieces hosted by Randodate

Speed Dating App: Randodate's powerful speed dating application is managed by several server side files. Each has a purpose. Most of them control the interface presented to the end user and some are hidden. These files handle all the user interaction and logic of the speed dating sessions.


Pieces hosted by you:

HTML: The HTML [sdlogin.(php/asp/aspx)] is hosted by you and will need to be configured with your domainID and domainSecret as well as the UserID and demographic information for the user you are trying to log in.

XML Interface: When the speed dating Application needs to retrieve information from or send information to your website, it does this through an XML interface. Randodate will provide you with a simple XML schema to use for interacting with our backend. You simply fill in the blanks using your favorite web based programming language. (XML provides a standard way for 2 systems to share data in a format that pretty much everyone understands. In the case of this application we use XML to send and receive vital data and events to and from your website)

Database: This is your database. Your HTML and XML interfaces will communicate with your database to insert, update and select the appropriate data.

Randodate's instant install is similar to the integrated version except in two areas:

1) Your users will need to fill out a quick form to identify themselves (name, location, age, gender) and optionally upload a photo.
2) When a match is made through a speed date, you will not be notified.

Instant install requires very little work. Simply click the signup button above and choose instant install from the form. You will immediately see your Randodate install javascript code. All you need to do is place this code anywhere on your website, blog or profile and you are ready to go.

The display of your instant install widget can be customized with the following two parameters:

strRandoWidth = '300';
strRandoHeight = '700';