So I am using the following answer I've gotten from another question,
<script type="text/javascript" src="jquery.min.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript">
function doSomething() {
$.get("somepage.php");
return false;
}
</script>
Click Me!
I'm just wondering how I can pass a couple more variables from the page this code is on to the somepage.php (the page that I am calling).
Also, once that .php page is ran, how can I then use some of the data that it generates back on the page that I ran this code from (basically to update the user that it has been ran by updating a field possibly).
It'd be great if someone could at least tell me how I can pass php variables over to the other .php page.
By the way, I know there is a similar question here: Run PHP code when user clicks link and pass variables
That also has an answer, but I am trying to use the code that I provided, since it's very simplistic.
You want an ajax post call:
//Inside your function
var someVar = <?php echo $variable ?>;
var anotherVar = <?php echo $newVar ?>;
$.post("somepage.php", {firstParam : someVar, secondParam : anotherVar}, function(data) {
//this is your response data from serv
console.log(data);
});
You ccan access that data you sent then:
$paramOne = $_POST['firstParam'];
$paramTwo = $_POST['secondParam'];
echo "some response";
And your data from above will be "some response". In a nutshell;
You can pass variables to php page using a POST.
here a example:
Pass data from jQuery to PHP for an ajax post
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I have a PHP Function that I would like to integrate into my (existing) web page. Further, I would like it to execute when the user clicks a link on the page. The function needs to accept the text of the link as an input argument.
Everything I've researched for sending data to a PHP script seems to involve using forms to obtain user input. The page needs to accept no user input, just send the link-text to the function and execute that function.
So I guess the question is two-part. First, how to execute a PHP script on link click. And second, how to pass page information to this function without the use of forms. I am open to the use of other technologies such as AJAX or JavaScript if necessary.
EDIT:: Specifically what I am trying to do. I have an HTML output representing documentation of some source code. On this output is a series of links (referring to code constructs in the source code) that, upon being clicked, will call some python function installed on the web server (which leads me to think it needs called via PHP). The python function, however, needs the name present on the link as an input argument.
Is there some sort of interaction I could achieve by having JavaScript gather the input and call the PHP function?
Sorry for the vagueness, I am INCREDIBLY new to web development. If anything is unclear let me know.
You'll need to have a JS function which is triggered by an onclick event which then sends an AJAX request and returns false (so it won't be redirected to a new page in the browser). You can do the following in jQuery:
jQuery:
<script type="text/javascript" src="jquery.min.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript">
function doSomething() {
$.get("myfile.php");
return false;
}
</script>
And in your page body:
Click Me!
In myfile.php:
You can add whatever function you want to execute when the visitor clicks the link. Example:
<?php
echo "Hey, this is some text!";
?>
That's a basic example. I hope this helps.
You will need to use AJAX to accomplish this without leaving the page. Here is an example using jQuery and AJAX (this assumes you have already included the jQuery library):
First File:
<script language="javascript">
$(function(){
$('#mylink').click(function(){
$.get('/ajax/someurl', {linkText: $(this).text()}, function(resp){
// handle response here
}, 'json');
});
});
</script>
This text will be passed along
PHP File:
$text = $_REQUEST['linkText'];
// do something with $text here
If you are familiar with jQuery, you could do the following, if you don't want the site to redirect but execute your function:
in your html head:
<script src="//ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.9.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
the link:
Execute function
in ajax.php you put in your function to be executed.
Maybe something like this:
....
<script>
function sendText(e)
{
$.ajax({
url: '/your/url/',
data: {text: $(e).html()},
type: 'POST'
});
}
</script>
You can use query strings for this. For example if you link to this page:
example.php?text=hello
(Instead of putting a direct link, you can also send a ajax GET request to that URL)
Inside example.php, you can get the value 'hello' like this:
<?php
$text = $_GET['hello'];
Then call your function:
myfunction($text);
Please make sure you sanitize and validate the value before passing it to the function. Depending on what you're doing inside that function, the outcome could be fatal!
This links might help:
http://net.tutsplus.com/tutorials/php/sanitize-and-validate-data-with-php-filters/
http://phpmaster.com/input-validation-using-filter-functions/
Here's an overly simplistic example of what you're trying to do..
Your link:
Some Action
Your PHP file:
<?php
if (isset($_GET['action']))
{
// make sure to validate your input here!
some_function($_GET['action']);
}
PHP is a server side language i.e. it doesn't run in the web browser.
If you want a function in the browser to operate on clicking a link you are probably talking about doing some Javascript.
You can use the Javascript to find the text value contained in the link node and send that to the server, then have your PHP script process it.
This question already has answers here:
How do I pass variables and data from PHP to JavaScript?
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I have a php file that generates a variable and I would like the variable to be put into a JavaScript function which is called by onclick on the main page. Is this possible to send from PHP to JavaScript?
You can do the following:
<script type='text/javascript'>
document.body.onclick(function(){
var myVariable = <?php echo(json_encode($myVariable)); ?>;
};
</script>
Just write:
<script>
var my_variable_name = <?php echo(json_encode($php_string)); ?>;
</script>
Now it's available as a JavaScript variable by the name of my_variable_name at any point below the above code.
Your JavaScript would have to be defined within a PHP-parsed file.
For example, in index.php you could place
<?php
$time = time();
?>
<script>
document.write(<?php echo $time; ?>);
</script>
If I understand you correctly, you should be able to do something along the lines of the following:
function clicked() {
var someVariable="<?php echo $phpVariable; ?>";
}
A great option is to use jQuery/AJAX. Look at these examples and try them out on your server. In this example, in FILE1.php, note that it is passing a blank value. You can pass a value if you wish, which might look something like this (assuming javascript vars called username and password:
data: 'username='+username+'&password='+password,
In the FILE2.php example, you would retrieve those values like this:
$uname = $_POST['username'];
$pword = $_POST['password'];
Then do your MySQL lookup and return the values thus:
echo 'You are logged in';
This would deliver the message You are logged in to the success function in FILE1.php, and the message string would be stored in the variable called "data". Therefore, the alert(data); line in the success function would alert that message. Of course, you can echo anything that you like, even large amounts of HTML, such as entire table structures.
Here is another good example to review.
The approach is to create your form, and then use jQuery to detect the button press and submit the data to a secondary PHP file via AJAX. The above examples show how to do that.
The secondary PHP file receives the variables (if any are sent) and returns a response (whatever you choose to send). That response then appears in the Success: section of your AJAX call as "data" (in these examples).
The jQuery/AJAX code is javascript, so you have two options: you can place it within <script type="text/javascript"></script> tags within your main PHP document, or you can <?php include "my_javascript_stuff.js"; ?> at the bottom of your PHP document. If you are using jQuery, don't forget to include the jQuery library as in the examples given.
In your case, it sounds like you can pretty much mirror the first example I suggested, sending no data and receiving the response in the AJAX success function. Whatever you need to do with that data, though, you must do inside the success function. Seems a bit weird at first, but it works.
You can pass PHP values to JavaScript. The PHP will execute server side so the value will be calculated and then you can echo it to the HTML containing the javascript. The javascript will then execute in the clients browser with the value PHP calculated server-side.
<script type="text/javascript">
// Do something in JavaScript
var x = <?php echo $calculatedValue; ?>;
// etc..
</script>
Hi all i know this question has been posted but being a total noob i couldnt get what answers meant. Please help. I want to pass inputbox value dynamically to a php variable . i am using javascript here please suggest if there's another way without using form submission , _GET or _POST. i want it done dynamically without any submission.
function showHint(str)
{
document.getElementById('TK').innerHTML = str;
var str = str
}
</script>
<html>
<head>Inputbox</head>
<title>TEST PAGE </TITLE>
<body>
<input type='text' id='TK' name='TK' onkeyup='showHint(this.value)'/>
<?php
$str = var str ;
echo "<a href = 'newpage.php?S=$str'/>" ; ?>
</body>
</html>
No. You can't. PHP is NOT a dynamic language, and it does NOT run client side. PHP runs once, and only once, and that's when the page is loaded. It runs its script and it stops. What you can do is get javascript to do an AJAX call. AJAX is basically a way of passing information to another page and getting the data, all in JavaScript. Do some research on it, but in short, you can't make PHP run once it's already been run
<script type="text/javascript" >
function process(){
var field1 = 'whatever';
var field2 = 'more whatever';
$.post("go.php",{field:field1,bext_field:field2},function(result){
alert(result);
});
};
</script>
This will alert out whatever you ECHO from GO.PHP.
You will also need a handler like:
onClick="process();"
on a div, button, image, just about anything you want to "initiate" your post
I would imagine the other answers you found probably would have said the following:
PHP executes before the user has a chance to see the page.
JS let you control what happens after.
Therefore, your problem is that you are trying to use PHP to do something it simply cannot.
Use those points to help guide your decisions when developing your applications. In this case, if you're trying to build a link based on what a user types in a box, your solution to the problem isn't PHP at all (the page is already loaded, you're too late!) -- your solution is JS.
Think about it like this:
/*
assumes you already have an <a> on the page. if not, you'll
have to create a new <a> element dynamically. (google "mdn createElement"
for help)
*/
function showHint (str) {
document.getElementById('TK').innerHTML = str;
var link = document.getElementById('your-a-link');
link.setAttribute('href', 'newpage.php?S=' + str);
}
I have a JavaScript function (which users on this forum graciously helped me construct) that passes variables via POST to a PHP file with a query for inserting the data to a MySQL database.
The function is invoked "onchange" for a series of 2000+ rows that are spit out from a MySQL database. I use the ID of the row to give each form field a unique name/id, like this:
echo "=<select name='$AdvertisersSQLResult[id]geolocation' id='$AdvertisersSQLResult[id]geolocation' onchange = 'insertAdvertiser()'>";
The JavaScript function looks like this:
function insertAdvertiser() {
var data = $('#<?php echo $AdvertisersSQLResult[id]?>dataid,#<?php echo $AdvertisersSQLResult[id]?>industry,#<?php echo $AdvertisersSQLResult[id]?>geolocation').serialize();
$.post('/database/InsertAdvertiserRelationship2.php', data);
return false;
}
As you can see, I'm attempting to pass PHP variables as part of the form id values. However, this doesn't work, as the function is written to the page once (in the section) without any variables yet populated.
In other words, I'd like to have this JavaScript function utilize whatever PHP variable is being passed to it dynamically. I've looked at other threads about passing a PHP variable to a JavaScript function, but I can't find any reference to how this can be done dynamically, such that the JavaScript function changes to use a different PHP variable each time (if that makes sense).
Thanks for any help...
Well yes because you'd need a seperate insertAdvertiser() method for every advertiser on the system.
A better way to do it would be to do this:
Javascript:
// This line turns your PHP array into a Javascript object
var advertisers = <?php echo json_encode($AdvertiserSQLResult); ?>;
function insertAdvertiser(id) {
$.post('/database/InsertAdvertiserRelationship2.php', advertisers[id]);
}
// Try not to use attributes to bind events, use handlers like this instead.
$(document).ready(function() {
$('select').on('change', function() {
// Reads the advertiser id from the data attribute
insertAdvertiser($(this).data('advertiserid'));
});
});
HTML:
<select data-advertiserid="<?php echo $AdvertiserSQLResult['id']; ?> class="advertiser-select">...</select>
I wrote this as I went along so apologies if I've overlooked something.
See:
jQuery Data
jQuery .on()
You can make a global JavaScript variable and use it in your scripts.
<script type="text/javascript">
myVariable = <?php echo $x; ?>;
</script>
You can store your variables someplace and then access them via JavaScript.
<input type="hidden" class="myVariable" value="<?php echo $x; ?>"
<script type="text/javascript">
var myVar = $('.myVariable').val();
</script>
After you have your data in JavaScript you can do what ever you want to do with it.
I'm trying to figure out how I can pass data from page-list.php to page.php using jQuery .post() and .click().
Code in <head> of page-list.php:
<script type="text/javascript">
$(document).ready(function(){
$('button.link').click(function () {
$.post("page.php", {pageID: "1"} );
}
});
</script>
Code in <body> of page-list.php:
<button class="btn link">LINK</button>
When I click LINK, nothing happens.
I'm also not sure how to call the posted data on page.php. Should I create a variable in PHP like this?
$pageID = ($_POST['pageID']);
And then call it in the body like this?
echo $pageID;
If I understand correctly what you are trying to do is $.post() a variable to "page.php" and then redirecting to "page.php".
If that is what you are trying to do it just won't work. $_POST requests are independent of each other, i.e. using $.post, accessing $_POST['pageID'] will result in whatever value you sent but won't display anything because the browser was not sent to the new page with the variables; but redirecting and trying to access the same variable will result in "null".
It is that same reason that when you use a log in system and refresh the page right afterwards the browser confirms that you want to send the information again.
Using $_GET might be more of what you need. Another option would be to use and form to post the variables.
I hope that helps.
For one thing you are missing a couple of characters.
<script type="text/javascript">
$(document).ready(function(){
$('button.link').click(function () {
$.post("page.php", {pageID: "1"} );
}); // missing end of statement.
});
</script>