Autosave fields every 60 seconds

[KingOfHeart]

I have an e-mailer script.

I have a field for sending option (single, non-activated, mailing list, or all) I have a title field, and a message field.

 

I have a little save option for if they preview the message but I would also like to have a save option every 60 seconds.

 

So can anyone help me?

[Adam]

You can use "setInterval()" to run a function every 60 seconds...

 

If you replace 'elements_id_here' with your input's ID in the code below, you will be able to return the value of it:

 

var someInput = document.getElementById('elements_id_here').value;

 

You'll then need to use AJAX (Google: "AJAX tutorial") to send those values to a PHP script 'in real time' kinda thing...

 

Your PHP script will obviously receive the values, save them in a table such as 'drafts' or something, and your done!

 

Will become a lot clearer when you understand AJAX..

 

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[Psycho]

Or as an alternative to AJAX you could use cookies. But, it all depends on what you mean by "save".

[KingOfHeart]

MYSQL save. That's what I mean by save.

[Psycho]

MYSQL save. That's what I mean by save.

 

Then you definitely want AJAX.