php solution to refresh html table display of MySQL data

[webguync]

I have a page displaying data from a MySQL data. I wanted to create a button that would function like the F5 key on a keyboard when pressed and refresh the data, but haven't found a solution. I tried JS already. Is there a PHP solution for this?

[ignace]

This should work:

<button onclick="window.location.href=window.location.href">Do Not Press</button>

 

As would this:

<?php header('Location: '. $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI']); ?>

[webguync]

how could I get the php solution to work with a button click?

[J.Daniels]

PHP is a server side language, so it cannot modify anything after the page has been loaded.

 

If you do not want to use javascript, there are probably a few ways:

 

Using a form:

<form action="<?php echo $_SERVER['PHP_SELF']?>" method="post">
    <input type="button">
</form>

 

Using a link and styling it to look like a button:

<a href="<?php echo $_SERVER['PHP_SELF']?>">Refresh</a>

[webguync]

thanks, very much.