I have the same question. I have over 20k rows of data in mysql, and the idea is for there to be an update button beside each row. I don't see any examples of how to interact with the database here -- in php it's $sql = "..."; in ruby/rails it's Thing.new[...], but what's up with jquery? I don't think an explanation would be voodoo - it'd be a lifesaver. I already understand the old ways - school me on the jquery. Thanks John
> > This is a pretty big question. What you need to do is learn how to do > it with regular HTTP interaction with the backend. Once you understand > that you'll be able to adapt it to Ajax. A firm grounding in HTTP > makes XHR pretty straightforward. > > Doing this right is not simple. You should probably read up on REST > and understand which parts should GET and which parts should POST (or > really even PUT/DELETE but that's often unused due to bad support and > general lack of understanding). > > The take away point is that if you don't know how to do every part > with regular forms and backend interaction already, doing it in Ajax > will seem like insurmountable voodoo. > >
