Hi . Very new to all this. I have the following form:

2. <form id="name="UpdateStatus" action="" method="post">
3. 
   
4. <select>
6. <option value="1">Defcon Green</option>
7. <option value="2">Defcon Amber</option>
9. </select>
11. <p><input type="radio" name="StatusMessage" value="default" checked>Default Status</input>
12. <input type="radio" name="StatusMessage" value="last">Last Status</input></p>
14. <textarea rows="5" cols="70" name="status"></textarea>
16. <p><input type="submit" name="submit" value="Update" /></p>
17. 
    
18. </form>

I want to use jQuery so that when the user changes either the select or the radio buttons, it sends both variables to a php script, which looks them up in a database and populates the textarea with the appropriate text.

I have the PHP and the MYSQL, but what I would like help with is:

• Is it possible to have an onchange for either control, or do I have to duplicate it?
• How do I send the form data to a PHP script with onchange?
• In the PHP script, how do I get the variables?
• When the PHP script returns the text, how do I access the result from JQuery?

Thanks

Chris