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AJAX PHP Example


AJAX is used to create more interactive applications.

AJAX PHP Example
The following example demonstrates how a web page can communicate with a
web server while a user types characters in an input field:

Example

Start typing a name in the input field below:
Suggestions:
First name:




Example Explained
In the example above, when a user types a character in the input field, a function
called showHint() is executed.
The function is triggered by the onkeyup event.
Here is the code:

Example

<p>Start typing a name in the input field below:</p>
<p>Suggestions: <span id="txtHint"></span></p>
<form>
First name: <input type="text" onkeyup="showHint(this.value)"></form>
<script>
function showHint(str) {
  if (str.length == 0) {
    document.getElementById("txtHint").innerHTML = "";
    return;
  } else {
    const xmlhttp = new XMLHttpRequest();
    xmlhttp.onload = function() {
      document.getElementById("txtHint").innerHTML = this.responseText;
    }
  xmlhttp.open("GET", "gethint.php?q=" + str);
  xmlhttp.send();
  }
}
</script>

Try it Yourself »

Code explanation:
First, check if the input field is empty (str.length == 0). If it is, clear the
content of the txtHint placeholder and exit the function.
However, if the input field is not empty, do the following:

Create an XMLHttpRequest object
Create the function to be executed when the server response is ready
Send the request off to a PHP file (gethint.php) on the server
Notice that q parameter is added gethint.php?q="+str
The str variable holds the content of the input field








The PHP File - "gethint.php"
The PHP file checks an array of names, and returns the corresponding name(s) to the
browser:

<?php
// Array with names
$a[] = "Anna";
$a[] = "Brittany";
$a[] = "Cinderella";
$a[] = "Diana";
$a[] = "Eva";
$a[] = "Fiona";
$a[] = "Gunda";
$a[] = "Hege";
$a[] = "Inga";
$a[] = "Johanna";
$a[] = "Kitty";
$a[] = "Linda";
$a[] = "Nina";
$a[] = "Ophelia";
$a[] = "Petunia";
$a[] = "Amanda";
$a[] = "Raquel";
$a[] = "Cindy";
$a[] = "Doris";
$a[] = "Eve";
$a[] = "Evita";
$a[] = "Sunniva";
$a[] = "Tove";
$a[] = "Unni";
$a[] = "Violet";
$a[] = "Liza";
$a[] = "Elizabeth";
$a[] = "Ellen";
$a[] = "Wenche";
$a[] = "Vicky";
// get the q parameter from URL$q = $_REQUEST["q"];$hint = "";// lookup all hints from array if $q is different from "" if ($q !== "") {  $q = strtolower($q);
  $len=strlen($q);  foreach($a as $name) {    if (stristr($q, substr($name, 0, $len))) {      if ($hint === "") {        $hint = $name;      } else {
        $hint .= ", $name";      }
    }  }}// Output "no suggestion" if no hint was found or output correct values
echo $hint === "" ? "no suggestion" : $hint;?>













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Reference: https://www.w3schools.com/js/js_ajax_php.asp