ajax load different php pages - php

Question

How can I call functions on different pages?
For example if I click on the start button, it will run the code necessary to start the tomcat server.
Here is the code for the main page:
<input name="submit" class= "green" id ="start" type="submit" value=" Start ">
<input name="submit" id = "stop" class='red' type="submit" value=" Stop ">
Here's the second page that executes the program.
function (tomcatstart){
$ssh->exec('service tomcat start');}

Answer 1

There are a couple of different approaches you can take to accomplish this sort of task. Here's how I would do it:
Firstly, I'd replace the <input> tags with <button> tags. This is more personal preference than a real change in functionality, but since you're sending the request via AJAX, you don't need a form or inputs.
Secondly, I'd create the JS functions to make the AJAX request, something like this:
function start() {
$.post('urlToStart.php', {
data : 'Some data'
}, function(returnedData) {
//Optionally do something with the returned data, like alert 'Success' or 'Failed'
alert(returnedData);
});
}
Finally, you need a php page to handle the request. You can either have one page that handles both the start and stop requests, or you can have different pages for each one.
Example urlToStart.php:
<?php
$data = $_POST['data'];
if($data !== null) {
tomcatstart();
echo "Success";
}
else {
echo "Failed: " . print_r(error_get_last()); //Get the error message so you know what happened
}
function tomcatstart(){
$ssh->exec('service tomcat start');
}
And that should set you on your way

Answer 2

What you can do is
Add data-task attribute, so we can write single ajax to for
all
Add an additional class, trigger-ajax
change inputs to button or change the input type to button
make a jquery call on click event, using class we added
jQuery(".trigger-ajax").on('click', function(){
var _context = jQuery(this);
jQuery.ajax({
url: 'ajaxrequest.php',
type: "post",
data:{
task: _context.attr('data-task')
},
success:function(response){
console.log(response)
}
})
});
handle it in php
if(!empty($_POST['task'])){
switch(trim(strtotlower($_POST['task']))){
case "start-tomcat":
$ssh->exec('service tomcat start');
break;
case "stop-tomcat":
$ssh->exec('service tomcat stop');
break;
}
}