How to call PHP page with Javascript & jQuery when user clicks on a href link?

Question

In a PHP Project I have hyperlink :

<a href="addid.php?id='. $Id . '">| Name |</a>';

When a user click on the link I need to add the selected "id" to session

addid.php Code :

session_start();
$_SESSION['id'] = $_GET['id'];

I need to accomplish this without reloading the page (need to add the "id" to session in background).

How to call addid.php with Javascript & jQuery?

NOTE: I tried this code, but it does load the addid.php in browser

$('a').click(function(){
      $.ajax(); 
        return false; 
});

jONGsKiE777 · Accepted Answer · 2012-02-20 17:43:56Z

2

$('a').click(function(){
   $.get($(this).attr('href'));
   return false;
});

answered Feb 20, 2012 at 17:43

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Comments

AD7six · Accepted Answer · 2012-02-20 17:40:19Z

1

Give your link an id:

<a id="something" href="addid.php?id='. $Id . '">| Name |</a>';

and then you can easily refer to it:

$('a#something').click(function(e) {
    e.preventDefault();
    $.get($(this).attr('href')); // no handler fire and forget
});

The code you tried is invalid - have a look at the api for the jquery function you're using. url is a mandatory argument.

Check using developer tools/firebug/whatever you have installed that the request is sent to the right place, and the response if what you expect.

answered Feb 20, 2012 at 17:40

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MarkR · Accepted Answer · 2012-02-20 17:38:43Z

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Look at jquery:

Use ajax and set the id as a parameter in the data string.

answered Feb 20, 2012 at 17:38

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