JavaScript Forum

**microcolt** · 06-07-2007, 12:42 PM

I was going to use Ajax and probaly will in the future, but for now i need to know how to do this:

I want to be able to click a link and as soon as the link is clicked a PHP page is executed, but not opened. So somthing like this:

PHP Code:


			
<html>

<head>

<title>example</title>

<script language="javascript">

function execphp('page')

{

var execphp = page;

... and some more scirpt or somthing

}

</script>

</head>



<body>

<a href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="execphp('examplepage.php')">

</body>

</html>

...where execphp() would execute the PHP page, so it would be like Ajax, execpt it does not send requests to the server. Is this possible and if so how?

**JeremyMiller** · 06-07-2007, 02:41 PM

You could:

1) Set the target to _blank and then have the php scripts send a JS close window.
2) Have a hidden frame and change it's location.
3) Use Ajax - sending a request to the server is exactly what you're trying to do. The only difference is that you don't want the results, so you can skip the handler.

**willcode4beer** · 06-20-2007, 03:50 PM

You could also load an image.
Take a look at my javascript logging page.

Even if your goal is not logging, the concept remains. Just use the url for your php page.