How to call a php script/function on a html button click

Question

Before someone has a go at me or marks this down, I have looked all over the internet to find out how to do this (including the same question on stackoverflow). I\'m new, an

Answer 1

Use jQuery.In the HTML page -

<button type="button">Click Me</button>

<script>
$(document).ready(function() {
$("button").click(function(){
  $.ajax({
    url:"php_page.php", //the page containing php script
    type: "POST", //request type
    success:function(result){
    alert(result);
    }
  });
});
})
</script>

Php page -

echo "Hello";