--- title: "Using AJAX with PHP" description: "AJAX stands for Asynchronous JavaScript and XML. AJAX is a technique for creating fast and dynamic web pages, it is used to updating parts of a web pa" author: "Anonymous User" published: 2011-09-25 updated: 2019-09-07 canonical: https://www.mindstick.com/articles/743/using-ajax-with-php category: "php" tags: ["php"] reading_time: 3 minutes --- # Using AJAX with PHP AJAX stands for [Asynchronous JavaScript](https://www.mindstick.com/forum/156513/asynchronous-javascript-function) and XML. AJAX is a technique for creating fast and [dynamic web](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/85261/understanding-java-servlets-a-guide-to-building-dynamic-web-applications) pages, it is used to updating parts of a [web page](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/92898/how-to-create-a-web-page-using-bootstrap-4), without reloading the whole page. \ AJAX allows [web pages](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/95530/how-do-i-fix-safari-not-loading-web-pages) to be updated asynchronously by exchanging small amounts of data with the server behind the scenes. This means that it is possible to update parts of a web page, without reloading the whole page whereas classic web pages which do not use AJAX, must reload the entire page if the content should change. ##### Let’s have an example, how to use AJAX with PHP. ##### Example: In this example I will show you, how a web page can communicate with a web [server while](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/95219/why-does-my-microsoft-outlook-says-not-connected-to-the-server-while-i-can-get-the-same-email-on-my-iphone) a user type [characters](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/42112/who-is-the-originator-of-avengers-characters) in a [text field](https://www.mindstick.com/forum/33753/how-to-get-value-from-text-field-on-button-click-in-ios): ![Using AJAX with PHP](https://www.mindstick.com/mindstickarticle/0809bc37-632c-4cb9-9aa7-d598019c6ef2/images/37fc22ce-3f82-48ae-8adb-586cea53dff7.png) When you type a character into text field then the suggestion value will be display in front of ‘Suggestion value’ para. ```                     Using Ajax with PHP                                                                                                                           

Enter Employee Name :

Suggestion Value:

    ``` When you type a character into text field, ‘GetNameHint.php’ script is invoked to communicate with server. ``` 0)              {                // assign default value of hint              $hint="";              for($i=0; $i ``` ##### Output: ![Using AJAX with PHP](https://www.mindstick.com/mindstickarticle/0809bc37-632c-4cb9-9aa7-d598019c6ef2/images/6eb20538-ff2d-4704-b4a6-0e0d5e79590d.png) Highlighted value shows the suggestion value for typed character into text field. \ --- Original Source: https://www.mindstick.com/articles/743/using-ajax-with-php Copyright © MindStick Software Pvt. Ltd. This Markdown version is provided for developers, AI systems, and offline reading.