Execute PHP function with onclick

It can be done and with rather simple php if this is your button

<input type="submit" name="submit>

and this is your php code

if(isset($_POST["submit"])) { php code here }

the code get's called when submit get's posted which happens when the button is clicked.


In javascript, make an ajax function,

function myAjax() {
      $.ajax({
           type: "POST",
           url: 'your_url/ajax.php',
           data:{action:'call_this'},
           success:function(html) {
             alert(html);
           }

      });
 }

Then call from html,

<a href="" onclick="myAjax()" class="deletebtn">Delete</a>

And in your ajax.php,

if($_POST['action'] == 'call_this') {
  // call removeday() here
}

First, understand that you have three languages working together:

  • PHP: It only runs by the server and responds to requests like clicking on a link (GET) or submitting a form (POST).

  • HTML & JavaScript: It only runs in someone's browser (excluding NodeJS).

I'm assuming your file looks something like:

<!DOCTYPE HTML>
<html>
<?php
  function runMyFunction() {
    echo 'I just ran a php function';
  }

  if (isset($_GET['hello'])) {
    runMyFunction();
  }
?>

Hello there!
<a href='index.php?hello=true'>Run PHP Function</a>
</html>

Because PHP only responds to requests (GET, POST, PUT, PATCH, and DELETE via $_REQUEST), this is how you have to run a PHP function even though they're in the same file. This gives you a level of security, "Should I run this script for this user or not?".

If you don't want to refresh the page, you can make a request to PHP without refreshing via a method called Asynchronous JavaScript and XML (AJAX).

That is something you can look up on YouTube though. Just search "jquery ajax"

I recommend Laravel to anyone new to start off right: http://laravel.com/

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