[php function called from onmouseover]

sorry, i meant:

 

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onmouseover="updater(2)", where 2 is just an indicative number being passed into the javascript updater() function, which in turn will call the php function

[php function called from onmouseover]

Thanks sergei. That's fine, I can call a javascript function, which can in turn call a php function (something like below). My question is then, how do i make the php loader() function work? Ie make the page update the values taken from the sql server based on an input?

 

//This bit outputs all the graphics. Only the first immage calls the php updater function. $whichpic defines the flag for the person, which is passed to the updater function.
</p>
    <p class="bodytext"><a href="" onclick="" onmouseout="MM_swapImgRestore()" onmouseover="updater(2); ?>"><img src="../Tutors/Photos/tim2.gif" name="Image15" width="100" height="100" border="0" id="Image15" /></a><a href="max.html" onmouseout="MM_swapImgRestore()" onmouseover="MM_swapImage('Image16','','../Tutors/Photos/max1.gif',1)"><img src="../Tutors/Photos/max2.gif" alt="max" name="Image16" width="100" height="100" border="0" id="Image16" /></a><a href="nico.html" onmouseout="MM_swapImgRestore()" onmouseover="MM_swapImage('Image17','','../Tutors/Photos/nico1.gif',1)"><img src="../Tutors/Photos/nico2.gif" alt="nico" name="Image17" width="100" height="100" border="0" id="Image17" /></a><a href="sasha.html" onmouseout="MM_swapImgRestore()" onmouseover="MM_swapImage('Image18','','../Tutors/Photos/sasha1.gif',1)"><img src="../Tutors/Photos/sasha2.gif" alt="sasha" name="Image18" width="100" height="100" border="0" id="Image18" /></a>
</p>


// The updater function to call, which changes the information displayed
<script language = "Javascript">

function loader()
{

//a call to make the php updater function run, which just updates the text to be output
}
</script>

//whats missing now is eaxctly what the php updater() function should say?

[php function called from onmouseover]

Getting a bit desperate as I've tried a lot of things, so any help very appreicated!

 

The concept im struggling with works like this:

1.) There are graphics of people on a page. There is a textbox to the right of the screen which outputs data that corresponds to the tutor.

2.) What i want is that when a user rolls his mouse over the picture, the data in the textbox immediately updates, which is done via php

3.) The issue is thus calling a php function within onmouseover="" from a javascript command.

4.) The function only changes the values that should be displayed (but doesnt work anyway) - is there a way to test whether a php function is being called correctly? And do i need to include some kind of page refresher?

 

Thanks a lot for your help

 

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The code as I have it currently is this.

 

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// Default setting to display a random persons data at page startup
<?


$username="removedforprivacy";
$password="removedforprivacy";
$database="tutors";

mysql_connect(localhost,$username,$password);
@mysql_select_db($database) or die( "Unable to select database");
$query="SELECT * FROM tutors";
$result=mysql_query($query);

$num=mysql_numrows($result);

mysql_close();


$i=rand(0,5);


$id=mysql_result($result,$i,"id");
$name=mysql_result($result,$i,"name");
$degree=mysql_result($result,$i,"degree");
$ib=mysql_result($result,$i,"ib");
$subjects=mysql_result($result,$i,"subjects");
$experience=mysql_result($result,$i,"experience");
$style=mysql_result($result,$i,"style");
$pic=mysql_result($result,$i,"pic");


?>



//This bit outputs all the graphics. Only the first immage calls the php updater function. $whichpic defines the flag for the person, which is passed to the updater function.
</p>
    <p class="bodytext"><a href="" onclick="" onmouseout="MM_swapImgRestore()" onmouseover="<? php updater($whichpic=1); ?>"><img src="../Tutors/Photos/tim2.gif" name="Image15" width="100" height="100" border="0" id="Image15" /></a><a href="max.html" onmouseout="MM_swapImgRestore()" onmouseover="MM_swapImage('Image16','','../Tutors/Photos/max1.gif',1)"><img src="../Tutors/Photos/max2.gif" alt="max" name="Image16" width="100" height="100" border="0" id="Image16" /></a><a href="nico.html" onmouseout="MM_swapImgRestore()" onmouseover="MM_swapImage('Image17','','../Tutors/Photos/nico1.gif',1)"><img src="../Tutors/Photos/nico2.gif" alt="nico" name="Image17" width="100" height="100" border="0" id="Image17" /></a><a href="sasha.html" onmouseout="MM_swapImgRestore()" onmouseover="MM_swapImage('Image18','','../Tutors/Photos/sasha1.gif',1)"><img src="../Tutors/Photos/sasha2.gif" alt="sasha" name="Image18" width="100" height="100" border="0" id="Image18" /></a>
</p>




//Where the php data is output
<p class="sideheader">FEATURED TUTOR</p>
<p><img src="<? echo " $pic"; ?>" width="200" height="200"></p>
    <p><strong>Name: </strong> <? echo "$name"; ?></p>
    <p><strong>Degree: </strong> <? echo "$degree"; ?></p>
    <p><strong>IB: </strong> <? echo "$ib"; ?></p>
    <p><strong>Subjects Taught: </strong> <? echo "$subjects"; ?></p>
    <p><strong>Teaching Experience: </strong> <br /> <? echo "$experience"; ?>
     </p>
    <p><strong>Teaching Style:<br /> </strong><? echo "$style"; ?>
.</strong>    </p>
<p><!-- end .sidebar2 --></p>
</div>





// The updater function to call, which changes the information displayed
<?
php

function updater($whichpic)
{

$i = $whichpic;

$id=mysql_result($result,$i,"id");
$name=mysql_result($result,$i,"name");
$degree=mysql_result($result,$i,"degree");
$ib=mysql_result($result,$i,"ib");
$subjects=mysql_result($result,$i,"subjects");
$experience=mysql_result($result,$i,"experience");
$style=mysql_result($result,$i,"style");
$pic=mysql_result($result,$i,"pic");
}
?>