Using PHP and Javascript instead of CGI

PHP and Javascript are, in a sense, just two sides of the same coin. Javascript is for programming you want executed on the user's desktop, also known as "client-side scripting". Javascript is able to watch the user's actions and initiate behavior based upon it. This is the secret to the special effects seen in many AJAX applications, like Ask.com Maps or Shop.com.

• Introduction
• About PHP and Javascript
• Javascript: The submit() Function
• PHP: "PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor"
• Passing Form Data With Javascript
• PHP as a CGI stand-in
• Looking at the PHP script: Part 1
• Looking at the PHP script: Part 2
• Concluding Comments