How to save a users input from a javascript pop up form in to a php variable?

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I dont know if this is possible but i want to ask if its possible to save a users input from a javascript pop up form into a php variable. For example in this code provided by w3schools the user input is displayed on the screen, instead of this how do i save it to a variable in php. The source code of the example is the following

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>

<h2>JavaScript Prompt</h2>

<button onclick="myFunction()">Try it</button>

<p id="demo"></p>

<script>
function myFunction() {
    var txt;
    var person = prompt("Please enter your name:", "Harry Potter");
    if (person == null || person == "") {
        txt = "User cancelled the prompt.";
    } else {
        txt = "Hello " + person + "! How are you today?";
    }
    document.getElementById("demo").innerHTML = txt;
}
</script>

</body>
</html>

What i have to learn in order to be able to do that? Thanks in regards

Possible duplicate of How can I store JavaScript variable output into a PHP variable? — Loek
– Loek, Commented Jun 1, 2018 at 7:55
i want to save the this javascript variable in a php variable so i can pass it in a php function — Georgio Petr
– Georgio Petr, Commented Jun 1, 2018 at 7:57
I tried the following link that you provided but it seems that it works differently if the js variavle is in a function — Georgio Petr
– Georgio Petr, Commented Jun 1, 2018 at 7:58

Toolbox · Accepted Answer · 2018-06-01 08:05:46Z

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JavaScript is a client-side language and PHP is a server-side language. By using a HTTP form you can instruct HTML to send the input to a PHP file (form data).

You can also transport data between front-end and back-end by using AJAX. Using AJAX you can choose to store you data in a JSON file structure.

Learn topics in following order.

HTML form and command set to send to PHP.
PHP - How to receive form input data & handling PHP variables.
AJAX
JSON (optional).

answered Jun 1, 2018 at 8:05

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nerding_it · Accepted Answer · 2018-06-01 07:59:59Z

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function myFunction() {
    var txt;
    var person = prompt("Please enter your name:", "Harry Potter");
    if (person == null || person == "") {
        txt = "User cancelled the prompt.";
    } else {
        txt = "Hello " + person + "! How are you today?";
    }
    // Prepare object with data
    var data = {data: txt};
    var url = 'submit.php'
    xhttp.open('POST', url, true);
    xhttp.onreadystatechange = function() {
    if(xhttp.readyState == 4 && xhttp.status == 200) {
       console.log(xhttp.responseText);
    }
    }
    xhttp.send(JSON.stringify(data));
    document.getElementById("demo").innerHTML = txt;
}

And in your submit.php you can capture post data using following snippet

$postData = file_get_contents('php://input');
$jsonData = json_decode($postData);
$key = 'data';
$data = $jsonData->$key;

You will have data in $data variable

answered Jun 1, 2018 at 7:59

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Georgio Petr Over a year ago

I used this source code and then i try to echo the variable data but i am not getting anything

nerding_it Over a year ago

Are you getting anything when you echo $postData

Georgio Petr Over a year ago

No mate , i am not getting anything from this either

B.T · Accepted Answer · 2018-06-01 08:00:14Z

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Basicaly, you would like to push a variable from JS to PHP ? The only way to achieve this is by using http request.

Here is a link that may help you :

https://www.w3schools.com/js/js_ajax_php.asp

answered Jun 1, 2018 at 8:00

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