Call a php function when an html link is clicked

Question

I want to call a PHP function when someone clicks an html link. I don't know how to do it. Please help.

<a href="" onclick="sendcode()">Didn't get a code?</a>
<?php
function sendCode(){
//code
}
?>

PHP is server side, HTML/JS is client side. In order for this to work, you would need a JS / AJAX function to execute on the click - making an additional request to the server via POST / GET request, you can not call a PHP method, as there is no longer a context of PHP on the client side device. — Matt Clark, Feb 19 '17 at 05:55
I am new to web development. Can you tell me how can I use AJAX? — Zeeshan Ahmed, Feb 19 '17 at 05:56
Probably, Google also can, I gave you a place to start looking. — Matt Clark, Feb 19 '17 at 05:57

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Feb 19 '17 at 06:01

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Do it like this:

<a href="?sendcode=true">Didn't get a code?</a>
<?php
if(isset($_GET['sendcode'])){
    sendCode();
}
function sendCode(){
    //code
}
?>

answered Feb 19 '17 at 06:01

Mohammad Rezaei

Thanks mate this worked. Is there any flaw to using this? Any that I should know in terms of security? – Zeeshan Ahmed Feb 19 '17 at 06:04
This is most common way uses for run codes server side by a GET method request, and there is not any security issue while you are using this. most security issues come when you try to interact with databases or execute shell commands – Mohammad Rezaei Feb 19 '17 at 06:21

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