Re: [PHP] JS prompt -> php

At 5:11 AM -0800 2/7/07, Ryan A wrote:
Hey all!

Quick question (and hopefully a simple one)

I have a link on a page, when the client clicks that link it should show them a JS prompt and ask for their name (so far I have done this)

When they write their name, I want that data to be sent to my php script via AJAX (yes?) so the page does not reload or anything.... (actually, how can i reload the page to reflect the change?)

I have googled but I see whole ajax classes and what not, I dont know if I am using the correct keywords or what... you would happen to have a working piece of code that you could share with me.. would you?

Thanks!
Ryan

Ryan:

Your terminology is clear enough and you're on the right path, but it's not simple.

The way it works is that you have a javascript ajax file, which is loaded by your main page and creates a request object. When the user clicks something, it receives a send request, and handles the response, which in turn updates the page via the DOM without a refresh. Clear?

Keep looking at ajax.

Cheers,

tedd

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