calling a php function on click of a hyperlink

[mailtome]

How to call a php function on click of a hyperlink??

[drawmack]

put a call to the function in a php page on your server and then have the hyperlink point to that page.

[mailtome]

but what if my function and the hyperlink are on the same page?

[drawmack]

<?php
if($_GET['run'] == 'somefunction')
    somefunction();

echo '<a href="' . $_SERVER['PHP_SELF'] . '?run=somefunction">Click Me</a>';

function somefunction() {
    echo 'You clicked click me. <br />';
};
?>