Javascript and PHP/MySQL Question

[Ralph Freshour]

I want to write a listbox sized to 8 rows - I want to show summaries
in this listbox and when an item is selected, below I want to show the
details of the summary - I can trap a javascript event for the listbox
but can I put PHP code into the javascript event? I need to grab the
details out of a MySQL database using PHP - so basically I'm asking
how can I get the details to update dynamically as the user clicks on
different listbox items?

Thanks...

[Richard Hockey]

"Ralph Freshour" <ra***@primemail.com> wrote in message
news:ho********************************@4ax.com...

I want to write a listbox sized to 8 rows - I want to show summaries
in this listbox and when an item is selected, below I want to show the
details of the summary - I can trap a javascript event for the listbox
but can I put PHP code into the javascript event? I need to grab the
details out of a MySQL database using PHP - so basically I'm asking
how can I get the details to update dynamically as the user clicks on
different listbox items?
Any php in a .php page is executed on the server BEFORE the page is sent to
the browser, you can't fire php statements in javascript functions.

To execute php based on what the user selects on the form, you will have to
make a new page request from the server, with the variables in the current
form submitted via POST or GET, or appended to the URL (= GET method).

If you are prepared to place ALL the records in the database in javascript
arrays, you can use these arrays to generate new from elements in the page
using javascript alone. Obviously there are a few problems with this
solution, mainly HTML page size and security (exposing database information
unnecessarily).

Thanks...

[Jochen Daum]

Hi Ralph!
On Tue, 15 Jul 2003 03:10:44 GMT, Ralph Freshour <ra***@primemail.com>
wrote:

I want to write a listbox sized to 8 rows - I want to show summaries
in this listbox and when an item is selected, below I want to show the
details of the summary - I can trap a javascript event for the listbox
but can I put PHP code into the javascript event?
JavaScript clientside, PHP Serverside, ergo: You have to request a URL
(x.php) with JS. Pass all needed data through URL paramaters. This
will require a reload.
I need to grab the
details out of a MySQL database using PHP - so basically I'm asking
how can I get the details to update dynamically as the user clicks on
different listbox items?

HTH, Jochen
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