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

If you want to make a server request you should use AJAX, so you can send your desired parameters to the server and it can run whatever php you want with these parameters.

Example with pure javascript:

Example with jQuery Ajax: http://api.jquery.com/jQuery.ajax/

$.ajax({
  type: "POST",
  url: "some.php",
  data: { name: "John", location: "Boston" }
}).done(function( msg ) {
  alert( "Data Saved: " + msg );
});

You can have one file with functions called for example functions.php

functions.php

some.php