Read data from serverside file?

[Muffinthief]

Hey, This is a pretty simple question. Is there any easy way to read data from a server side file. I know that Javascript is client side. I was thinking you write a php script to get the data, then open that url in Javascipt? Is it possible to use javascript to get the code of a url? Sorry this is probably very noobish. Thanks guys!

[hsriat]

Perhaps this is what that/those person(s) would have thought to do, who ended up developing Ajax.

[Muffinthief]

Ok wow, I'm smart. (sarcasm) Thanks!

[hsriat]

Of course you are smart! The only thing is you are few years late :) (j/k)

[acoder]

If the server-side file returns something which JavaScript can read, e.g. JSON, then you can also use a dynamically created script element.

PS. Ajax wasn't necessarily developed. It was a term coined to make it easier to refer to the new approach in web development in this article.

[hsriat]

PS. Ajax wasn't necessarily developed. It was a term coined to make it easier to refer to the new approach in web development in this article.

Oh man, could you please atleast let something sound good? :p

(j/k)


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