How can I use jQuery to run MySQL queries?

Question

Is it possible to run a MySQL query using jQuery? I\'m trying to emulate the functionality of voting on SE sites.

The vote counter on SE automatically updates witho

Answer 1

It's just a few lines in your favorite language.

Javascript

$.post('script.php', { id: 12345 }, function(data) {
    // Increment vote count, etc
});

PHP (simplified)

$id = intval($_POST['id']);
mysql_query("UPDATE votes SET num = num + 1 WHERE id = $id");

There are many different ways to accomplish this.