Calling a function from onClick?

Jip

I need to create a hyperlink that calls a php function when clicked. Can I do that w/o using Javascript? How would I do that (with or without Javascript)? Any feedback is appreciated!

devinemke

just link directly to the PHP script that runs the function you want.

<a href="run_fucntion.php">run a PHP fucntion</a>

Jip

Thanks for the reply. Is there a way to call a function w/o leaving the current page?

devinemke

Originally posted by Jip
Is there a way to call a function w/o leaving the current page?

no. PHP runs on the server. JS runs on the client. you could however use the [man]header[/man] fucntion to return to the same page following the execution of your function.

thorpe

no - php is server side, and as such is processed on the server.

Drakla

Or I suppose you could have the link open a new window, and the php script outputs javascript telling it to close itself.

mtmosier

Could set the url to the php script in a hidden iframe.

Ravenous

This can be done with Javascript. I know you mentioned not wanting to use it, but this is really part of the so-called "behvaior layer" of web documents which is handled by Javascript. Check out Sajax for a bit of help with doing just that. I had a bit of a problem getting it off the ground, but nothing 15 minutes of tinkering didn't solve.

Jip

Ravenous - thanks for the tip. Sajax looks like the perfect solution for bridging server-side and client-side scripting.