Using AJAX to execute PHP code

Question

I'm not entirely familiar with the MVC model and I cannot get my head around it, however I am trying to simplify things by having my page design separate from my logic. I have my basic template all set up, and I would like hyperlinks to open PHP files within the same page.

For instance:

I'm assuming AJAX is the right approach to this, but any suggestions is greatly appreciated.

Thanks

[link](http://pastebin.com/CLuX2VWj) that's the code I wish to display from a .php file onto the same page. — Dave Melia, Sep 06 '13 at 11:23

score 3 · Answer 1 · answered Sep 06 '13 at 11:03

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take a look to: http://api.jquery.com/load/

you can load only on part of a page in a html element

$('#result').load('ajax/test.html #container');

answered Sep 06 '13 at 11:03

Mkdgs

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Ah right load is definitive better than ajax(). I keep my answer as an alternative. +1 – tea2code Sep 06 '13 at 11:05
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also for php you can pass values to the script like so : `$("#divcontainer").load("phpscript.php?value1=number"); ` – Ryan Hurling Sep 06 '13 at 11:07

score 2 · Answer 2 · answered Sep 06 '13 at 11:10

Ajax function

$(document).ready(function(){
        $("#submitBtn").click(function() {
                    $.ajax({
                type: "POST",
                url: "request.php", //Your required php page
                data: "id="+ studentid, //pass your required data here
                success: function(response){
                    $('#output').html(response);
                }
            });
        return false;
        });

});

request.php

<?php
$student_id= $_POST['id']; //The data that is passed from tha ajax function
$message = "The id you have entered is".$student_id;
echo $message;//This will be obtained in the ajax response.

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Sep 06 '13 at 11:03

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I would use a framwork like jQuery and use the ajax() function. Then you must simple execute the statement and in the success handler set content of the div to the received data.

answered Sep 06 '13 at 11:03

tea2code

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Thx. Didn't know there is a difference but this explains it quite nice: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/7062775/is-jquery-a-javascript-library-or-framework – tea2code Sep 06 '13 at 11:07

Using AJAX to execute PHP code

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