How to update text while in the midst of running a PHP function?

[diabolo]

If anyone has installed IPB or vB you would have seen something like this. How it tells you its either creating a DB or creating a page, or updating DB.

So my question is how would I be able to do that. Would I need to use JS or AJAX?

 

[zapzack]

You would need to use the xmlhttprequest function in Ajax..

 

[diabolo]

thanks, I was hoping I wouldn't need to learn AJAX or Javascript, but what can you do.

does anybody know any good tutorials on this subject. and or learning AJAX? I would also search for it myself, but I don't have the time right now

another question. to learn AJAX do you need to know a heavy amount of Javascript?

 

[ichwar]

No, you don't need a heavy amount of JavaScript to learn AJAX and yes you do need AJAX to dynamically update the text the way (for example) Google does.

Here's the tutorial I used to learn AJAX. http://www.w3schools.com/Ajax/Default.Asp
It's really quite easy.

 

[susen]

Please read this article:
http://ramui.com/articles/ajax-post-data-example.html
if u are a beginner then first read:
http://ramui.com/articles/ajax-technology-introduction.html
I think this will help you.