Process Php Call OnClick

[JohnOP]

I have a add friend link and when clicked it will change the text to friend request sent without page refresh, what i want is to also call a php file and insert the request to the database so the person whom adding can get it, im not sure i can use the ajax function for this because it uses the type ='get' etc and a link wont have a post or get value of course.

 

<a id="addFriend" href="#">Add Friend</a><br />

<script type="text/javascript">
$(document).ready(function()
{

setInterval(function() {


}, 3000 ); // 3000 = 3 seconds

$("#addFriend").click(function (){

setInterval(function() {

$("#addFriend").html("<i>Friend Request Sent</i>");

}, 800);

});

});
</script>

[trq]

a link wont have a post or get value of course

 

Links actually execute a HTTP GET request.

[JohnOP]

I tried

 

<a id="addFriend" href="#" user="<?php echo $user; ?>">Add Friend</a><br />


$(document).ready(function()
{

setInterval(function() {


}, 3000 ); // 3000 = 3 seconds

$("#addFriend").click(function (){

setInterval(function() {

$.ajax({ 
$.get("addfriend.php", { 
user: $(this).attr('user') 
}), 
});
$("#addFriend").html("<i>Friend Request Sent</i>");

}, 800);

});

});
]

 

So should pass the user to addfriend.php so i can query the database on that value but nothing happends.

[trq]

Firstly, either use $.get or $.ajax, but not $.get within $.ajax that makes no sense.

 

Also, within the $.get object $(this) refers to the $.get object itself. This line....

 

user: $(this).attr('user') 

 

would need to be....

 

user: $('#addFriend').attr('user') 

[JohnOP]

I think i got it with this

 

$(document).ready(function()
{

setInterval(function() {


}, 3000 ); // 3000 = 3 seconds

$("#addFriend").click(function (){

setInterval(function() {

$.ajax("addfriend.php", { 
user: $('#addFriend').attr('user') 
}), 
$("#addFriend").html("<i>Friend Request Sent</i>");

}, 800);

});

});


//addfriend.php
<?php

$user = $_GET['user'];
echo $user;

?>