jquery 'variable' to php 'variable'

Question

I have the same problem here, but what I need is to get the value of selected option then save it in a php variable rather than a textbox. I spent almost 2days searching for my gold. Any help will do.thank you.

Edited Here is how I write the code.

<script>
$(document).ready(function () {
  $("#country").change(
   function () {
       var options = {
                url: "test.php",
               type: "post",
               dataType: "json",
               data: "country=" + $(this).val(), //build your data string here
             success: function (json) {
                 $("#textbox").val(json.country);
             }
           };
       $.ajax(options);
   }
 );
 });
</script>
<select id="country" name="country">
 <option value="Delhi" >India</option>
 <option value="manila" >phil</option>
  <option value="tokyo" >japan</option>
</select>
<?php

  @$d = $_POST['country'];
  echo $d;
  var_dump($d);


?>

you need to sent a request to sever for that probably using a ajax request — Arun P Johny, Jun 24 '13 at 03:06

score 4 · Answer 1 · answered Jun 24 '13 at 03:15

You can do like this. (jQuery Ajax example)

on dropdown selection:

<select id="city">
   <option value="New York">New York</option>
   <option value="London">London</option>
   <option value="Washington DC">Washington DC</option>
</select>

JS Code

$(document).ready(function() {
   $('city').onchange(function() {
      $.ajax({
        type: "GET",
        url: "some.php",
       data: { city: this.val() }
      }).done(function( msg ) {
        alert( "Data Saved: " + msg );
      });
   });
});

PHP

some.php

you can get the value by using GET or REQUEST methods.

$city = $_GET['city'];
$city = $_REQUEST['city'];

DevZer0 · Answer 2 · 2013-06-24T03:36:28.957

1

I will take the same example and modify and give you an answer.

<script>
$(document).ready(function () {
   $("#country").change(
       function () {
           var options = {
                    url: "/path/to/your.php",
                   type: "post",
                   dataType: "json",
                   data: "country=" + $(this).val(), //build your data string here
                 success: function (json) {
                     $("#textbox").val(json.country);
                 }
               };
           $.ajax(options);
       }
   );
});
</script>
<select id="country" name="country">
  <option value="Delhi" >India</option>
  <option value="manila" >phil</option>
  <option value="tokyo" >japan</option>
</select>

in order to capture the value on the server side in your php file

 $var = $_POST['country'];
 $json = array('country' => $var);
 header("Content-Type: application/json");
 echo json_encode($json);

Updated code will return the country back to the script via json and write to a <input type=text field which has id=textbox

edited Jun 24 '13 at 03:36

answered Jun 24 '13 at 03:12

DevZer0

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how can I catch the value? – user2446342 Jun 24 '13 at 03:15
$account = $_POST['country']; or $account = $_GET['country']; – 502_Geek Jun 24 '13 at 03:20
my form has no submit. how will I check it in my url – user2446342 Jun 24 '13 at 03:24
use the console log if your using chrome – DevZer0 Jun 24 '13 at 03:24
is this possible in a single page? – user2446342 Jun 24 '13 at 03:25
I found now the value from console. How can I get that value in the same page? is that possible? – user2446342 Jun 24 '13 at 03:33
How can I save it in $data['country'], not in textbox. – user2446342 Jun 24 '13 at 03:55
`$data['country'] = $_POST['country'];` – DevZer0 Jun 24 '13 at 03:57
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@user2446342 Just to ask the obvious question but you do know that php isn't like javascript correct? Php is done on the server and once a page is served to the client php can only be accessed via further server requests (via forms or ajax etc). So you can't do something like = $('#myselect').val(); – Scott Mutch Jun 24 '13 at 04:03
I posted how I write my code. thank you for explaining and patience. – user2446342 Jun 24 '13 at 04:34

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