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Calling a php file using ajax
I am attempting to create a cookie with information in javascript, which is then decoded by a php file, storing the data into a database. The problem with the cookie is that I can't call the php file from the javascript function using ajax, so I was wondering if there is an alternative method or if I'm doing it all wrong.
Ajax File
PHP File (submit to database)
PHP File (linkdisplay.php)
Ajax File
<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.2.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript">
function createCookie(value) { //Called on link click
var expires;
var date = new Date();
date.setTime(date.getTime() + 10000);
expires = "; expires=" + date.toGMTString();
document.cookie = 'History' + "=" + escape(value) + expires + "; path=/";
$(document).ready(function() {
$.ajax({
url: 'Query-Logger.php'
});
});
}
</script>
<?php
require 'linkdisplay.php';
echo '<a class="buy" target="_blank" href="' . $ebayla[ $ebayx ] . '" onclick="javascript:createCookie("' . $header . '");" style="text-decoration:none;">' . $header . '</a>';
?>
PHP File (submit to database)
$user = $_SESSION[ 'loggeduser' ];
$logquery = $_COOKIE[ 'History' ];
/*Submit data to database*/
PHP File (linkdisplay.php)
/*code scrapes website and gets header (I know this works)*/
foreach ($lines as $header) {
return $header;
}
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I call PHP files with AJAX all the time. But there must be more to your PHP file than what you posted. For starters, you don't have 'session_start' at the top of the file. That is required so your code will access the correct session data.
Dave is correct, aside of the missing session start the $_COOKIE['History'] is read and works for me, for example from an img tag:
PHP receives "testvalue" in $logquery.
Bye, Olaf.
<img onclick="javascript:createCookie('testvalue');"
PHP receives "testvalue" in $logquery.
Bye, Olaf.
It also looks like you should be using 'toUTCString' instead of 'toGMTString'. https://www.w3schools.com/jsref/jsref_obj_date.asp
I'm sorry but the $session_start code was omitted from my post, and is present on both files. In addition, I have pasted below the code for calling the function, which I believe may be the source of my problem.
<?php
echo <a target="_blank" href="http://www.example.com" onclick="javascript:createCookie("' . $header . '");" style="text-decoration:none;">' . $header . '</a>';
?>
if $header come from server side why do you need to send it back one more time to the server ?
the server build the page with its value, it should be able to get it one more time
you can also set cookie before sending anything to browser, just after $session_start() to overwrite a cookie with the same name
of course you can read cookie on page reload or change
the server build the page with its value, it should be able to get it one more time
you can also set cookie before sending anything to browser, just after $session_start() to overwrite a cookie with the same name
of course you can read cookie on page reload or change
Sorry again, I meant session_start();, I had a little brain fart there. As for the comment by leakim971, the data comes from a separate php file that I have updated to my original answer.
>> ...onclick="javascript:cre
That should be generating a syntax error - namely:
onclick="javascript:create
Notice that the second double quote closes the function call prematurely, generating a runtime error.
Copy and paste the following instead:
That should be generating a syntax error - namely:
onclick="javascript:create
Notice that the second double quote closes the function call prematurely, generating a runtime error.
Copy and paste the following instead:
echo '<a class="buy" target="_blank" href="' . $ebayla[ $ebayx ] . '" onclick="createCookie(\'' . $header . '\');" style="text-decoration:none;">' . $header . '</a>';
Yes, the echo is definitely wrong that way, you don't even have a start delimiter.
Main problem: Since the onClick attribute already is in double quotes, you should have the string parameter of the createCookie() call in single quotes, but those are already the delimiters for the PHP echo string parts.
The HTML finally should look like this:
To be able to have both double and single quote string delimiters in your echo output use the backslash escape character.
Note: \'' is backslash singlequote singlequote.
Bye, Olaf.
Main problem: Since the onClick attribute already is in double quotes, you should have the string parameter of the createCookie() call in single quotes, but those are already the delimiters for the PHP echo string parts.
The HTML finally should look like this:
... onclick="javascript:createCookie('cookievalue');" ...
To be able to have both double and single quote string delimiters in your echo output use the backslash escape character.
echo '<a... onclick="javascript:createCookie(\'' . $header . '\');" ... >';
Note: \'' is backslash singlequote singlequote.
Bye, Olaf.
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