I am doing a project for work where I have set up a database of employees and their info in a MySQL database. I have a search form to search for names, and it outputs the results to a separate page. I would like to have the search results show up in a div below the form without a page refresh, eliminating the need to use the back button to get back to the form. I've looked everywhere, and the closest thing I've found is a script that loads a static page into a div when a link is clicked, but relies on the "href" tag.

So, does anyone have a tutorial or quick (but detailed) explanation on how to do this? I'm running up against my deadline! Thanks in advance!

why not just put the form on the same page as the results appear on, if the users need to search again?

Well, be prepared to call me an idiot (scripting in not my strong point). I tried to submit the for to itself, using

<form method="post" action="index.php">

and

<form method="get" action="index.php">

but obviously, didn't work.

I'd like to have the AJAX results div just to have it in my repertoire.