Call php from javascript and return an array from php to Javascript function

Question

I want to write a function in javascript which will call the Getfilename.php and Get the $filesArray that is return in javascript.

GetFilenme.php is another file and

Answer 1

The PHP should be stored on a remote server and called using a scripted HTTP request. Read up on AJAX for details of how this works and how to perform such tasks.

You can't just do it in a browser as JavaScript has no PHP interpreter and neither do most browsers, and so can't just run a PHP file to get output.