<html>
<head>
<script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript">
function ajax_post(){
// Create our XMLHttpRequest object
var hr = new XMLHttpRequest();
// Create some variables we need to send to our PHP file
var url = "my_parse_file.php";
var fn = document.getElementById("first_name").value;
var ln = document.getElementById("last_name").value;
var vars = "firstname="+fn+"&lastname="+ln;
hr.open("POST", url, true);
// Set content type header information for sending url encoded variables in the request
hr.setRequestHeader("Content-type", "application/x-www-form-urlencoded");
// Access the onreadystatechange event for the XMLHttpRequest object
hr.onreadystatechange = function() {
if(hr.readyState == 4 && hr.status == 200) {
var return_data = hr.responseText;
document.getElementById("status").innerHTML = return_data;
}
}
// Send the data to PHP now... and wait for response to update the status div
hr.send(vars); // Actually execute the request
document.getElementById("status").innerHTML = "processing...";
}
</script>
</head>
<body>
<h2>Ajax Post to PHP and Get Return Data</h2>
Your First Name: <input id="first_name" name="first_name" type="text" />
<br /><br />
Your Last Name: <input id="last_name" name="last_name" type="text" />
<br /><br />
<input name="myBtn" type="submit" value="Submit Data" onClick="javascript:ajax_post();">
<br /><br />
<div id="status"></div>
</body>
</html>
Ajax Post to PHP File XMLHttpRequest Object Return Data Javascript Tutorial