Part of the Facebook Developer Garage series

Profile Security Controlled External Content Consistent presentation User Experience Content Rules No iFrames No auto-run for Flash and Silverlight Caching Profile Boxes are cached Limit load on your server Require explicit update

Controlled External Content

Consistent presentation

User Experience

Content Rules

No iFrames

No auto-run for Flash and Silverlight

Caching

Profile Boxes are cached

Limit load on your server

Require explicit update

Methods for Profile Update profile_setFBML()‏ User access restricted fb:ref URL Handle

profile_setFBML()‏

User access restricted

fb:ref

URL

Handle

fb:ref method <fb:ref handle=&quot;HANDLE_HERE&quot; /> or <fb:ref url=&quot; http:// acme.ca/update.php?handle =HANDLE_HERE&quot; /> Then: facebook.fbml.setRefHandle(&quot;HANDLE_HERE&quot;, &quot;FBML_Content&quot;) ‏ or facebook.fbml.refreshRefUrl(&quot; http://acme.ca/update.php?handle = HANDLE_HERE&quot;) ‏ Note: Multiple Handles possible in the profile page, mass updates and 1 to many updates Infinite Session Required

Infinite session Maintains an infinite session for the application developer to make updates, required to run: profile_setFBML() ‏ facebook.fbml.setRefHandle() ‏ facebook.fbml.refreshRefUrl() ‏ Note: User's can update their own profiles, infinite session is only require you want to update the profile without them interacting with your application.

Maintains an infinite session for the application developer to make updates, required to run:

profile_setFBML() ‏

facebook.fbml.setRefHandle() ‏

facebook.fbml.refreshRefUrl() ‏

Note: User's can update their own profiles, infinite session is only require you want to update the profile without them interacting with your application.

Get Infinite Session <?php // Include the facebook library config files. $facebook = new Facebook($api_key, $secret); // force a login page $facebook->require_frame(); $user = $facebook->require_login(); // Echo the &quot;infinite session key&quot; that everyone keeps talking about. echo $facebook->api_client->session_key; ?> Note: Logout and go to Callback URL

Use Session Key <?php // Include the facebook library config files. $facebook = new Facebook($api_key, $secret); $user = YOUR_FACEBOOK_USER_ID; $key = SESSION_KEY_WE_PROCURED_ABOVE; // Allows &quot;you&quot; to run your script $facebook->set_user($user, $key);