Is it possible onclick to create session variable with javascript or jquery then use this variable with php ?
For example someone click link at the bottom
<div id="list"><a onclick = "" href="javascript:void(0);">+</a></div>
there will be created variable like number=1;
then I should call it in php like :
<?php $_SESSION["number"]; ?>
In order to pass a variable from JavaScript to PHP you have to make an ajax call. The easiest way is to use Jquery for that:
<script type="text/javascript">
function submitinfo(){
$.ajax({
type: "POST",
url: "yourfile.php",
data: "values=" + $("#button1");
});
}
</script>
Also add a function to a button or something...
<input type="button" id="button1" value="<?php print $values;>" onclick="submitinfo();"/>
Then in yourfile.php you simply get those values from $_POST['values'] and use wherever you want.
As others have pointed out you should not be creating session parameters with JavaScript, however if you need to get something from the client side to your server side, Ajax calls is the way to do it.
Sessions are maintained server side, it is not recommended to create sessions client side, if it is very much necessary, you can call a server side script from client using any asynchronous libraries and have the server side code create session for you...
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How to convert JavaScript variable to php variable without using of AJAX inside the JavaScript function.
function getProduct(category)
{
document.galaxy.action = '<?php echo JRoute::_('index.php?option=com_virtuemart&view=category&virtuemart_category_id=11') ?>';
document.getElementById('galaxy').submit();
}
I need to convert js variable "category" to php variable.
This is not posible.
Javascipt is an client-side language, this means that its going to run on the computer of your visitor.
PHP is an server-side language, this means that is going to run on your server.
You can't. What happens when a site is viewed:
PHP executes all PHP code on the server
The Webserver sends the site to the client
The client browser executes JavaScript
When you want use a JavaScript variable with PHP, you have so send it back to the server in some way (AJAX).
var DivVal=document.getElementById('ChkStatus');
//var InnerVal=DivVal.innerHTML;
var editRedirect='<?php echo $this->createUrl("Employee/Print"); ?>';
window.location=editRedirect;
As other people mentioned, you are misunderstanding the concepts a little.
If you want something from your JS sent along with the form to your PHP script you should put it in a form field.
in your form use a hidden value:
<input type="hidden" id="categoryInput" name="category" />
in your JS:
//Before you submit do this..
document.getElementById('categoryInput').value = category;
in your PHP:
$category = $_REQUEST['category'];
EDIT:
Seems like you are asking for this:
document.galaxy.action = '<?php echo JRoute::_('index.php?option=com_virtuemart&view=category') ?>&virtuemart_category_id=' + category;
On my page I have a search result that contains a list with users where each is followed by an "addfriend" button. Each row contains a username and userID. Meanwhile the ID of the user that requested the searchresult is stored in a Session variable.
When the addfriend-botton is clicked the following 2 things should happen:
Store the userID and $_SESSION['userID'] is a MySQL table which describes the relationship.
Do NOT refresh the page (this the core of my problem) but stay focussed and change the state of the button to e.g. "friend request send". I'm thinking of GetElementByID().style method.
I was thinking of this:
<a href="#" onClick="addFriend('<? echo $_SESSION['userID'];?>','<? echo $rij['userID']; ?>')">
which calls the javascript function addfriend
I was hoping to catch the two ID's like this:
<script>
function addfriend(id1, id2)
{
//server side php code where I use value of
//the client-side javascript variables: +id1+ and +id2+ .
}
</script>
Is this at all possible or I'm I thinking the wrong way? Any suggetions on how to accomplish this?
You are in the right way, inside your addFriend() function, you can call one php file (via AJAX) and send the IDS without refresh the page. I think better you work with Jquery in this case, something like this:
<script>
function addfriend(id1, id2)
{
$.ajax({
type: 'POST',
url: 'yourPHPfile.php',
data: { your_id_1:id1, your_id_2:id2 },
success: function(data){
if(data){
alert('Done!');
}
},
dataType: 'text'
});
}
</script>
And in your PHP File you can do this:
<?php
//receive Ids
$id1 = $_POST['your_id_1'];
$id2 = $_POST['your_id_2'];
//do something here
echo "OK!";
<?
to do this work you need download and add the jQuery plugin in your page, rather into head tag
<head>
<script type="text/javascript" src="jquery.js"></script>
</head>
Good work and don't give up! (:
You can do this using AJAX (asynchronous JavaScript and XML), which is really just a fancy term for "sending stuff to a server with JavaScript and getting a response back, without reloading the page". There's nothing special about AJAX; it just involves using plain old JavaScript to send an HTTP request.
Check out jQuery, a JavaScript library that handles most of the technical stuff for you. Specifically, look at its post() function, which allows you to send data to a PHP script using the $_POST system variable. There are lots of clear examples on that page.
Note that you don't need jQuery to use AJAX; jQuery is just a library that makes things easier. If you really want to learn how the JavaScript side of AJAX works, try following one of the many tutorials out there, such as Mozilla's or this one.
AJAX is the answer you're looking for.
It sounds like you already have a basic understanding of this, but to clarify, Javascript executes on the client side, and PHP executes on the server side. So you would have to make a call back to your server in order to interact with PHP/MySQL.
The purpose of AJAX is to do this without requiring a page refresh.
Is there a way to send data to database when click on a link without page refresh?
I use php/mysql...
I will give you an example using jQuery.
Let's say that we have a link with an attribute id="button_id" (you have to learn the jQuery selectors ).
$("#button_id").click(function(){
var var_data = 5;
$.ajax({
url: "my_script.php",
data: { var_PHP_data: var_data };
success: function(data) {
// do something;
alert(data);
},
});
});
Explanation: you will send the variable var_data with the name var_PHP_data to a my_script.php without page refresh using an ajax call (using GET method).
This is very simple example of what you have to write on your PHP script.
<?php
$var_name = $_GET['var_PHP_data'];
echo 'This is what you have send'.$var_name;
?>
Because the default method to send variables in the ajax function in jQuery is GET.
We have to use the $_GET function in PHP.
This php script will print a message and this message will be handled in the success: function in the Ajax call and just for example we will alert this message returned from PHP.
You'd have to use JavaScript. When a user clicks a link, if you don't use JavaScript, then you need to go user -> server -> user and they get a whole new page.
HTTP is stateless.
It's not possible without a page refresh but this is the classic use-case for AJAX requests. If you're not familiar with AJAX then there are various methods of doing this using all the popular JavaScript frameworks such as Prototype and jQuery
You can't send data directly to a database, but you can use AJAX to send data to a php page that will save them to the database, without reloading the page or following the link in the browser..
Have a look at http://api.jquery.com/jQuery.post/
Not using PHP because it is server side - you need JavaScript / AJAX for this.
Check out frameworks like dojo (http://www.dojotoolkit.org/) , mootools (http://mootools.net/) or jQuery ( http://jquery.com/ ).
Yes, you can use AJAX.
This is a very big topic, but I'd recommend you do some research on AJAX and jquery (javascript).
Here are some tutorials:
http://www.ajaxf1.com/tutorial/ajax-php.html
http://www.talkphp.com/vbarticles.php?do=article&articleid=58&title=simple-ajax-with-jquery
Do a search in google for more info.
echo "<a href=#> Delete </a>";
Whenever a user hits Delete, a javascript function should be called for confirmation. Somewhere in the Javascript function, php code should be used for delete operation. How do I do that? Use something like "some php code goes here" and "some javascript function();" for me to know where to put what. Thanks.
This assumes that you are using jQuery...
<a href='javascript:delete();'>Delete</a>
<script type="text/javascript">
function delete()
{
$.post("/your_script.php", {}, function(result) {
});
}
</script>
JavaScript functions execute on the client (in the browser) and PHP executes on a server. So, the JavaScript must send a message - via HTTP - to the server to be handled by PHP. The PHP would perform the delete. Make sense?
The message sent to the server might be sent via AJAX.
Maybe you should use Ajax: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ajax_%28programming%29
PHP is a server-side technology, while JS is a client-side. They cannot interact with each other - in other words: they're completely independent.
PHP can only output code that is a JS code:
echo 'document.getElementById("test").appendChild(document.createTextNode("' . $myVar . '");';
It's all PHP can do. JavaScript cannot direct interact with PHP as well. You'll have to use AJAX to send a new HTTP request and process returned data.
PHP is a server-side language, thus you can not output PHP script to the browser and expect that it will parse it with the PHP engine.
What you're looking for is probably AJAX, or simply redirecting the user to another page (with different URL parameters) or submitting a form.
AJAX doesn't require from the browser to reload the page, while the two other methods does.
Anyway, you can execute a JS script with the "onclick" method, that's executed when the user clicks on the element: Delete
But the following approach looks better and considered as an ideal one:
Delete
<script type="text/javascript">
document.getElementById("myId").onclick = myFunc;
</script>
Since this involves Ajax, let's assume you can use jQuery to handle the XHR an so on.
<script>
$('#del').click(function(ev){
ev.preventDefault();
var del_conf=confirm('Are you sure you want to delete this item?');
if(del_conf){ $.post('delete.php',{'del':1,'id':123123},function(data){
alert(data.result);},'json');
}
});
</script>
<a id='del'>Delete</a>
Okay, so that's some JS and HTML. Now, you need a separate PHP script to handle the post. To go with the example, this would be saved in the same directory, named 'delete.php'.
<?php
$del=(int)$_POST['del'];
$id=(int)$_POST['id']
if($del<1 || $id<1){ exit; }
else{
//do your DB stuff
}
if($db_success){
echo json_encode(array('result'=>'success'));
}
else{
echo json_encode(array('result'=>'error'));
}
here is another example using jQuery:
<div id="message"></div>
<a class="action" type="delete" rel="1234567">delete</a>
<script type="text/javascript">
$('a.action').click(function(){
var $this = $(this);
var processResponse = function(data){
//optionaly we can display server response
$('#message').html(data);
return;
};
var postPparams = {
module:'my_module_name',
action:$this.attr('type'),
record_id: $this.attr('rel')
};
$.post('/server.php',postPparams, processResponse);
});
</script>
For example, I have a php function:
function DeleteItem($item_id)
{
db_query("DELETE FROM {items} WHERE id=$item_id");
}
Then, I have something like the following:
<html>
<head>
<script type="text/javascript">
function DeleteItem($item_id)
{
alert("You have deleted item #"+$item_id);
}
</script>
</head>
<body>
<form>
Item 1
<input type="button" value="Delete" onclick="DeleteItem(1)" />
</form>
</body>
</html>
I want to be able to call the PHP function DeleteItem() from the javascript function DeleteItem() so that I can use Drupal's db_query() function, so I don't have to try to establish a connection to the database from javascript.
Does anyone have any suggestions on how this might be done? P.S. I understand that PHP processes on the server-side and javascript processes on the client-side, so please no responses saying that. There has got to be some kind of trick one can do in order to have this work out. Or maybe there is a better way of doing what I am trying to accomplish.
Since you are aware that PHP processes on the server-side and javascript processes on the client-side, you must also realize you can't call a PHP "function" from javascript. Your client side code can redirect to a PHP page, or invoke a PHP program using AJAX. That page or program must be on the server and it should do a lot more than just the one line you have in your function. It should also check for authentication, authorization, etc. You don't want just any client side script anywhere to call your PHP.
You need to write a PHP script which will execute the function. To call it, either:
use XMLHttpRequest (aka Ajax) to send the request
change the page's location.href and return HTTP status code 204 No Content from PHP
You will want to use ajax for that.
Also, database connection from within javascript is something you should not even consider as an option - terribly insecure.
A very simple example:
//in javascript
function DeleteItem($item_id) {
$.post("delete.php", { id: $item_id}, function(data) {
alert("You have deleted item #"+$item_id);
});
}
//in php file
db_query("DELETE FROM {items} WHERE id=" . $_REQUEST["id"]);
you can't actually call PHP functions within JavaScript per se. As #Christoph writes you need to call a PHP script via a normal HTTP request from within JavaScript using the magic that is known as AJAX (silly acronym, basically means JS can load external HTTP requests on the fly).
Take a look at jQuery's AJAX functionality on how to reliably make a HTTP request via JS, see http://docs.jquery.com/Ajax
All the normal security rules apply, i.e. make sure you filter incoming data and ensure it's what you're expecting (the $item_id in your example). Bear in mind there's nothing to stop someone manually accessing the URL requested by your JS.
First, use jQuery.
Then, your code will have to be something like:
<input ... id="item_id_1" />
<script>
$(document).ready(function() {
$('input').click(function(){
var item_id = $(this).attr('id');
item_id = item_id.split('_id_');
item_id = item_id[1];
$.get('/your_delete_url/' + item_id);
});
});
</script>