How to call a php script/function on a html button click

Question

Before someone has a go at me or marks this down, I have looked all over the internet to find out how to do this (including the same question on stackoverflow). I\'m new, an

Answer 1

First understand that you have three languages working together.

PHP: Is only run by the server and responds to requests like clicking on a link (GET) or submitting a form (POST). HTML & Javascript: Is only run in someone's browser (excluding NodeJS) I'm assuming your file looks something like:

  
 Run PHP Function
 

Because PHP only responds to requests (GET, POST, PUT, PATCH, and DELETE via $_REQUEST) this is how you have to run a php function even though their in the same file. This gives you a level of security, "Should I run this script for this user or not?".

If you don't want to refresh the page you can make a request to PHP without refreshing via a method called Asynchronous Javascript and XML (AJAX).