If Michael Sweeney is right that you can run PHP in a JS method that would work. I just do all of my "instant gratification" stuff in JS. I guess it depends on what is in the PHP function that he wants to run - it's possible that he could do it in JS.
-Nat -----Original Message----- From: Jim lucas [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, May 31, 2002 4:29 PM To: Leotta, Natalie (NCI/IMS); [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: Dave Shacket Subject: Re: [PHP] Run php function with user click but that would take you off the current page wouldn't it? or would you return false? Jim Lucas ----- Original Message ----- From: "Leotta, Natalie (NCI/IMS)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'Jim lucas'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: "Dave Shacket" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, May 31, 2002 1:25 PM Subject: RE: [PHP] Run php function with user click > JavaScript could do a similar thing with onClick. > > -Natalie > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jim lucas [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Friday, May 31, 2002 4:21 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Cc: Dave Shacket > Subject: Re: [PHP] Run php function with user click > > > use flash to open a tunnel to the server and run a script, therefor > it never has to leave the current page. ::) > > Jim Lucas > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Michael Sweeney" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: "Dave Shacket" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Friday, May 31, 2002 10:36 AM > Subject: Re: [PHP] Run php function with user click > > > > On Friday 31 May 2002 05:44, you wrote: > > > I know how to have my php code run a function within itself. But > > > is > there a > > > way that upon an event (clicking a button, etc.), you could run a > > > php function without having to go to a new page? > > > > No. PHP is a server side application. The only way to run a function > > or > php > > program is to send a request to the server. When you do that the > > server > sends > > back a response and your broswer refreshes the page. > > > > ..michael.. > > > > -- > > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > > > > > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
