Do query w/o updating the page

[carlm]

Hello All,
I have a form with some check boxes & drop downs on it. When they are checked or changed I use a JavaScript routine to resubmit the page & pass the correct variables. This fires a PHP routine which saves the information to the MySQL database using an update query. Then the page is reloaded & displayed.

Nothing wrong with this over the 100Base LAN... however I need to do this over a modem linkup. Again this is no problem, but I am trying to cut down on page refreshes & therefore traffic on the modem link.

Is there any way I can get the PHP query to run without having to re-display the page? Use JavaScript for the event handling & PHP to do the DB call.... But do this without resubmiting the page??

[kparker]

No. Resubmitting the page is how you get the PHP script to run, after all.

[frymaster]

you can have a button that creates a popup window of a php page and display it off the edge of the screen or behind the main window. just an idea...

-frymaster

[carlm]

Hmmm... That's what I thought too. Was tossing around the possibilty of doing the DB update with JavaScript.... but that's messy, if even possible.
I guess I'm trying to make my web apps too app-like.

[carlm]

Now that's an interesting idea. Create a small window then do the PHP DB stuff and then kill the window.... YES!! Cheers mate.