declaring/calling php function from another file using ajax

Question

How do I call my functions from functions.php to html.php with the use of AJAX? I want to declare my functions inside my html.php file without using include or require. only ajax pls. Thanks allot! see below

functions.php

<?php
function samplefunc(){ 
   echo "Hello world"; 
}
?>

html.php

<html>
<body>
<?php samplefunc(); ?>
</body>
</html>

refer this link http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4152431/call-php-function-using-jquery-ajax — Ayyanar G, Mar 24 '15 at 05:40
There are a lot tutorials available in internet. Please do a Google before asking here. — RatDon, Mar 24 '15 at 05:41

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Mar 24 '15 at 06:26

add the below code in html.php

$.post("functions.php", {call_function: samplefunc})
                .done(function(response) {
alert(response);
}

and add below code in functions.php

function samplefunc() {
    echo 'Answer';
}

if ($_POST['call_function'] == "samplefunc") {
    samplefunc();
}

declaring/calling php function from another file using ajax

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