Run PHP function on html button click

Question

I need to run some PHP function when a button is clicked. I know this is not supposed to be php\'s use, rather js should do it, but what my functions are doing in gathering data

Answer 1

A php file is run whenever you access it via an HTTP request be it GET,POST, PUT.

You can use JQuery/Ajax to send a request on a button click, or even just change the URL of the browser to navigate to the php address.

Depending on the data sent in the POST/GET you can have a switch statement running a different function.

Specifying Function via GET

You can utilize the code here: How to call PHP function from string stored in a Variable along with a switch statement to automatically call the appropriate function depending on data sent.

So on PHP side you can have something like this:

and you can make the simplest get request using the address bar as testing:

http://127.0.0.1/test.php?runFunction=helloffffdffffd

results in:

Function not found or wrong input

http://127.0.0.1/test.php?runFunction=hello

results in:

hello

Sending the Data

GET Request via JQuery

See: http://api.jquery.com/jQuery.get/

$.get("test.cgi", { name: "John"})
.done(function(data) {
  alert("Data Loaded: " + data);
});

POST Request via JQuery

See: http://api.jquery.com/jQuery.post/

$.post("test.php", { name: "John"} );

GET Request via Javascript location

See: http://www.javascripter.net/faq/buttonli.htm

Reading the Data (PHP)

See PHP Turotial for reading post and get: http://www.tizag.com/phpT/postget.php

Useful Links

http://php.net/manual/en/function.call-user-func.php http://php.net/manual/en/function.function-exists.php