Javascript getting count from db continuosly - php

Hi there Everybody!
I am facing a little issue.
I have a DIV where I need to show the count of rows from the database.
The problem is that when the page refresh the count is not still updated because the database mySQL takes a while, so I have to refresh the page again.
Do you know how can I show the count of the rows maybe with javascript? In a way that the count of the rows will be continuosly checked and updated without page reloading..
If I need jQuery for this, just to let you know I am on version 1.3.2
Let me know!
Thanks so much!

yea sure, ajax it... first, it does sound odd that when u refresh the page the database isnt ready, but lets assume there is a sync issue where db gets updated out of sync with the current page... the solution is ajax
function doCountUpdate(){
$.get("url_to_return_count",function(data){
assuming the returned data is a number
$("#myDiv").text(data);
setTimeout(doCountUpdate, 1000);
}
}

I think at page load, You can do that by simply a ajax call to a function and return the row and display it on a DIV.
$(document).ready(function() {
// put all your jQuery goodness in here.
$.ajax({
url: "somepage.php",
success: function(data){
$('#div_id').text(data);
}
});
});

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I make a modal for change a event...
When i press the button who calls my db to update the event..
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I have a question, and I'm hoping one of you will know the answer.
I am running a sql query from php fro a certain bit of information. I am then pulling that info into script and plugging it into an api. I want the api to have access to up to date info every 30 seconds. However, obviously, although the script can run again every 30 seconds ... the php cannot, thus the info is the same.
Is it possible therefore to have the php that runs the sql query refresh once every 30 seconds without refreshing the entire page?
Or ... is there a better way to be doing this. I believe it is no a good idea to be accessing the database from javascript?
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A quick example can be found here.
(function() {
setInterval(function() {
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async: true,
dataType: 'json',
type: 'GET',
url: '/echo/json',
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ajax is wath you are looking for,
ajax allows u to make a call to ur server whitout reloading your page.
i will recomend creating a page that only contains your data, then, on your aplication page load it into a div like
<div id="yourData"></div>
u can use James answer to load it, change '#test' for '#yourData' on any id u have on the div.
if u are using jquery u can use .load() also, for me is more clear, http://api.jquery.com/load/
$('#yourData').load('YourAplication/YourDataGeneratorPage.html');

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cheers
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ciao h.
First way (easiest but annoying):
Add a meta refresh to the page and the full page refreshes every x amount of time.
Second way (AJAX):
I'm assuming this is what you want.
Load default HTML page etc... lets call it index.php
On above page create a <div> element with style display:none like this
<div id="mydata" style="display: none;"></div>
Create a PHP page that retrieves and formats the database data and prints it out in x format, i.e a table or p tags. no headers or page specific stuff just data and simple tags
On index.php put something like this
<script type="text/javascript">
function update() {
$.ajax({
url: 'http://www.example.com/getData.php?q=latest',
success: function(response) {
$('#mydata'.html(response);
}
});
}
// .ready function
$(function() {
// do setup stuff here, I think there is a refresh timer or something
// that you'd use to trigger it every x amount of time
// i.e something like this
update();
});
</script>
EDIT: AJAX HTTP streaming forces data out to users
I know sure on the best method to do this, but and quick-and-easy solution would be to get the total number of rows in your table on page load. Then every x seconds use an AJAX script to re-check that table's row count. If it has changed you could have extra logic that then fetches the new rows.
I was thinking about this last night and realized that node.js (http://nodejs.org/) might be perfect for this if you're looking for an event driven system. There is a good tutorial on getting started using node.js at http://net.tutsplus.com/tutorials/javascript-ajax/learning-serverside-javascript-with-node-js/.

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