AJAX request and PHP class functions

Question

How to call a PHP class function from an ajax call

animal.php file

class animal
{     
  function getName()
  {
    return \"lion\";
  }         


        

Answer 1

You need one additional script, because your animal class can't do anything on its own.

First, in another script file, include animal.php. Then make an object of the animal class - let's call it myAnimal. Then call myAnimal->getName() and echo the results. That will provide the response to your Ajax script.

Use this new script as the target of your Ajax request instead of targeting animal.php.