How does AJAX work?

If you are totally new to AJAX (which stands for Asynchronous Javascript And XML), the AJAX entry on wikipedia is a good starting point: Like DHTML and LAMP, AJAX is not a technology in itself, but a group of technologies. AJAX uses a combination of: HTML and CSS for marking up and styling information. The DOM accessed … Read more

How does ajax work with python?

Usually, ajax handler on your server should return XML or JSON (I think JSON is better) with the data it needs. So, after getting info from the handler, dump(cast) it into a JSON object and return to client. On client, JavaScript receives this JSON, and after that should dynamically create html elements and insert them … Read more

jQuery Ajax POST example with PHP

Basic usage of .ajax would look something like this: HTML: jQuery: Note: Since jQuery 1.8, .success(), .error() and .complete() are deprecated in favor of .done(), .fail() and .always(). Note: Remember that the above snippet has to be done after DOM ready, so you should put it inside a $(document).ready() handler (or use the $() shorthand). Tip: You can chain the callback handlers like this: $.ajax().done().fail().always(); PHP (that is, form.php): Note: Always sanitize posted data, … Read more