What I'm attempting to do with the below code is call a PHP function from an drop-down menu. Is there a clean way of doing this? code: Answer simple ajax using jquery index page in submit.php for simple js ajax use XMLHttpRequest

Dropdown onchange calling PHP Function

What I’m attempting to do with the below code is call a PHP function from an drop-down menu.

Is there a clean way of doing this?

code:

<html>
<head>
</head>
<body>
    <?php
        function OnSelectionChange() {
            echo("OK IT WORKS");
        }    
    ?>
<section>
    <select onchange="OnSelectionChange()">
        <option value='' disabled selected>Assign Driver</option>
        <option value='4353'>Steve Jobs</option>
        <option value='3333'>Ian Wright</option>
        <option value='66666'>Mark James</option>
    </select>
</section>    
</body>
</html>

Answer

simple ajax using jquery

index page

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
    <head>
        <script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.1.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
        <script>
            $(document).ready(function(){
            $('#myDropDown').change(function(){
                //Selected value
                var inputValue = $(this).val();
                alert("value in js "+inputValue);

                //Ajax for calling php function
                $.post('submit.php', { dropdownValue: inputValue }, function(data){
                    alert('ajax completed. Response:  '+data);
                    //do after submission operation in DOM
                });
            });
        });
        </script>
    </head>
<body>
    <select id="myDropDown">
        <option value='' disabled selected>Assign Driver</option>
        <option value='4353'>Steve Jobs</option>
        <option value='3333'>Ian Wright</option>
        <option value='66666'>Mark James</option>
     </select>

</body>
</html>

in submit.php

<?php
function processDrpdown($selectedVal) {
    echo "Selected value in php ".$selectedVal;
}        

if ($_POST['dropdownValue']){
    //call the function or execute the code
    processDrpdown($_POST['dropdownValue']);
}

for simple js ajax use XMLHttpRequest

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