Can I have PHP send data to a PhoneGap app using Jquery Ajax?

Question

Can I use jquery ajax and call server side php files, return json from those php files, and update controls on the presentation layer of the ios app that I created using phonegap?

I know that a long sentence.

Example,

Server side php returns json, hello world.
Normal website uses ajax jquery calls the php, reads returned json, populates control on the webpage
Using phonegap I take this same web app for ios device
Will it work the same way as it did when it was a web app without phonegap making it "native"?

Thanks.

Yes you can and as long as you are not doing anything phonegap specific within that process it should work as a web app as well. PhoneGap in a nutshell just wraps your code into an embedded web browser. — ToddBFisher
– ToddBFisher, Commented Dec 7, 2011 at 19:44

camilo_u · Accepted Answer · 2011-12-07 21:49:25Z

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Yes you can, basically you can make it look like a normal webpage, so you will need to make the Ajax call and then use some something to do the DOM manipulation task.

Take a look at this example using jQuery Mobile:

http://wiki.phonegap.com/w/page/36868306/UI%20Development%20using%20jQueryMobile

answered Dec 7, 2011 at 21:49

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