Opening php file in mymodal box and passing a variable to it - php

Question

I have a modal box that opens content from the footer of a page (a hidden div). I am trying to launch the modal and display the content of another .php file whilst passing a variable that can be used to SELECT from a DB Any ideas?
Here is the code:
The modal box link
Click Me For A Modal
The JS
(function($) {
$('a[data-reveal-id]').live('click', function(e) {
e.preventDefault();
var modalLocation = $(this).attr('data-reveal-id');
$('#'+modalLocation).reveal($(this).data());
});
The .php file with the modalbox content
<div id="myModal" class="reveal-modal">
<div>content called from DB using passed variable</div>
<p>more content</p>
<a class="close-reveal-modal">×</a>
Does anyone have any ideas please?
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UPDATED!
Here is the full js file:
(function($) {
$('a[data-reveal-id').live('click', function(e)
{
e.preventDefault();
var modalLocation = $(this).attr('data-reveal-id');
$.ajax({
url: 'code.php',
data: '$varible',
type: 'GET',
error: function()
{
// If there's an issue, display an error...
},
success: function(output)
{
$('#' + modalLocation).innerHTML(output).reveal( $(this).data() );
}
});
})
$.fn.reveal = function(options) {
var defaults = {
animation: 'fadeAndPop', //fade, fadeAndPop, none
animationspeed: 300, //how fast animtions are
closeonbackgroundclick: true, //if you click background will modal close?
dismissmodalclass: 'close-reveal-modal' //the class of a button or element that will close an open modal
};
var options = $.extend({}, defaults, options);
return this.each(function() {
var modal = $(this),
topMeasure = parseInt(modal.css('top')),
topOffset = modal.height() + topMeasure,
locked = false,
modalBG = $('.reveal-modal-bg');
if(modalBG.length == 0) {
modalBG = $('<div class="reveal-modal-bg" />').insertAfter(modal);
}
//Entrance Animations
modal.bind('reveal:open', function () {
modalBG.unbind('click.modalEvent');
$('.' + options.dismissmodalclass).unbind('click.modalEvent');
if(!locked) {
lockModal();
if(options.animation == "fadeAndPop") {
modal.css({'top': $(document).scrollTop()-topOffset, 'opacity' : 0, 'visibility' : 'visible'});
modalBG.fadeIn(options.animationspeed/2);
modal.delay(options.animationspeed/2).animate({
"top": $(document).scrollTop()+topMeasure + 'px',
"opacity" : 1
}, options.animationspeed,unlockModal());
}
if(options.animation == "fade") {
modal.css({'opacity' : 0, 'visibility' : 'visible', 'top': $(document).scrollTop()+topMeasure});
modalBG.fadeIn(options.animationspeed/2);
modal.delay(options.animationspeed/2).animate({
"opacity" : 1
}, options.animationspeed,unlockModal());
}
if(options.animation == "none") {
modal.css({'visibility' : 'visible', 'top':$(document).scrollTop()+topMeasure});
modalBG.css({"display":"block"});
unlockModal()
}
}
modal.unbind('reveal:open');
});
//Closing Animation
modal.bind('reveal:close', function () {
if(!locked) {
lockModal();
if(options.animation == "fadeAndPop") {
modalBG.delay(options.animationspeed).fadeOut(options.animationspeed);
modal.animate({
"top": $(document).scrollTop()-topOffset + 'px',
"opacity" : 0
}, options.animationspeed/2, function() {
modal.css({'top':topMeasure, 'opacity' : 1, 'visibility' : 'hidden'});
unlockModal();
});
}
if(options.animation == "fade") {
modalBG.delay(options.animationspeed).fadeOut(options.animationspeed);
modal.animate({
"opacity" : 0
}, options.animationspeed, function() {
modal.css({'opacity' : 1, 'visibility' : 'hidden', 'top' : topMeasure});
unlockModal();
});
}
if(options.animation == "none") {
modal.css({'visibility' : 'hidden', 'top' : topMeasure});
modalBG.css({'display' : 'none'});
}
}
modal.unbind('reveal:close');
});
//Open Modal Immediately
modal.trigger('reveal:open')
//Close Modal Listeners
var closeButton = $('.' + options.dismissmodalclass).bind('click.modalEvent', function () {
modal.trigger('reveal:close')
});
if(options.closeonbackgroundclick) {
modalBG.css({"cursor":"pointer"})
modalBG.bind('click.modalEvent', function () {
modal.trigger('reveal:close')
});
}
$('body').keyup(function(e) {
if(e.which===27){ modal.trigger('reveal:close'); } // 27 is the keycode for the Escape key
});
function unlockModal() {
locked = false;
}
function lockModal() {
locked = true;
}
});//each call
}//orbit plugin call
})(jQuery);
Here is the html trigger:
<a class="big-link" href="#" data-reveal-id="myModal">Click Me to open modal</a>
Here is the code.php, file containing the modal:
<div id="myModal" class="reveal-modal"><div>content called from DB using passed variable</div><p>more content</p><a class="close-reveal-modal">×</a>
The issue at the minute is not passing the variable, but actually lauching the modal with the content of code.php
Thanks again for your time with this problem!

Answer 1

Without knowing what variables you're looking to pass, and what you're trying to grab, you can modify this. I haven't tested it so you may have to do some tweaking.
$('a[data-reveal-id').live('click', function(e)
{
e.preventDefault();
var modalLocation = $(this).attr('data-reveal-id');
$.ajax({
url: 'URL_TO_YOUR_PHP',
data: 'YOUR_VARIABLE', // Look at how to pass data using GET, or POST
type: 'GET' or 'POST', // Choose one, and pass the data above appropriately
error: function()
{
// If there's an issue, display an error...
},
success: function(output)
{
$('#' + modalLocation).innerHTML(output).reveal( $(this).data() );
}
});
})
-- EDIT --
Now the problem is that you don't have #myModal available in your HTML, yet. So, what you want to do is change the following line accordingly:
$('#' + modalLocation).innerHTML(output).reveal( $(this).data() );
-- BECOMES --
$("body").append(output).reveal( $(this).data() );
In your CSS you'll want to initially hide your modal box that way it's revealed appropriately.