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8 years ago
So, I want to make a very basic and generic comment box in jQuery and
HTML. I was wondering if I could use the appendTo(); method to do
so. So here is my idea:
So, I make a new <li> element with the .appendTo()
- $('.btn').click(function() {
- $('<li>').text().appendTo();
- })
After, in the text(), I add inputs from my HTML form. (How
do I do that? Use a selector for a form with an input?) [Also,
I have the btn class]
It then appends to a container containing the comments. Is
this possible?
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Re: jQuery Comment Box Question
8 years ago
Yes, it's possible. But you need to append the list item to
something (your list), and provide the actual text content. Something
like this:
- $('.btn').click(function() {
- var userName = $('#userName').val(); // input
- var message = $('#message').val(); // textarea
- $('<li/>').appendTo('#commentList').text(userName + ': ' + message);
- });
Re: Re: jQuery Comment Box Question
8 years ago
Is there a way to keep the comments on the page, like maybe insert into
the page and save it? Without servers (building website for
another person), is it possible?
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Re: jQuery Comment Box Question
8 years ago
What are you going to do with it though? Is the user writing notes to
himself? Are the comments to be retained after they leaves the page?
Were you meaning to maintain the comments on a server?
Or are you expecting spooky action at a distance?
Re: Re: jQuery Comment Box Question
8 years ago
Thanks, so I want the comments to save after refreshing or leaving the page.
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Re: jQuery Comment Box Question
8 years ago
You can use HTML5 local storage to save the comments, but they will only
be saved in the browser. Other users won't see the comments, and the
same user won't see them in a different browser. e.g. maybe they
sometimes use Chrome and sometimes use Firefox. Each would keep separate
comments. When the user comes back to the same page, some JS can read
the comments and insert them in the page.
If you want users to see each other's comments, you need
either a server or a breakthrough in physics!
Re: Re: jQuery Comment Box Question
8 years ago
Say, if I want o store it on a server, can I store it on a website?
Like, maybe use PHP to store it on a website, like www.mywebsite.com?
Like, maybe use PHP to store it on a website, like www.mywebsite.com?
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Re: jQuery Comment Box Question
8 years ago
- $('.btn').click(function() {
- var userName = $('#userName').val(); // input
- var message = $('#message').val(); // textarea
- $('<li/>').appendTo('#commentList').text(userName + ': ' + message);
- $.post("yourProgram.php", {
- userName:userName,
- message:message
- })
- });
Now you just have to write the PHP program.
JΛ̊KE
Re: Re: jQuery Comment Box Question
8 years ago
So, I insert the PHP, then what? How can I write a program to
store it on the website?
Edit: Is the program the .php file for the page?
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Re: jQuery Comment Box Question
8 years ago
You need to begin at the beginning with PHP. This is not a PHP forum.
Google is your friend.
Perhaps some of our PHP developers can point you at some good
beginner''s resources.
As far as the "then what", Jake has shown the basics of
the jQuery part of it above. You need to learn some PHP now!
PHP runs on the server.
Javascript runs in the browser.
N'er the twain shall meet, except through requests and responses.
PHP confuses new developers, because PHP lets you write HTML and
PHP in the same file. PHP removes the PHP parts and replaces them with
whatever content they produce before sending to the browser.
Go find a "hello, world" tutorial and begin at the beginning.
You will need to find a web hosting service (there are many) that
supports PHP. You can learn by installing a web server and PHP on your PC.
Or pick another language. PHP ain't all that. I can't
stand it, myself. It was badly-designed, it's ugly, it's had
several valiant rescue attempts and manages to be the most popular
server language. Go figure.
I like Ruby on Rails, Sinatra, or node.js for server programming.
If you just need to create a web service to store the data, and
don't need to create a website, either Sinatra or node.js would be
great matches. node.js let's you use Javascript on the server, so
you do not need to learn two languages, but fewer web hosts support it.
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Re: jQuery Comment Box Question
8 years ago
PHP is the most abused and abusable language on the ’net. It’s also the
most popular.
If you work for a company, you should use whatever they use.
If you work for yourself, you should use one of the trendy/trending languages.
I like Python3 and Node.js. But am conversant in PHP and a dozen or
more other server languages.
JΛ̊KE
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Re: jQuery Comment Box Question
8 years ago
One of my current projects allows messages to be sent across the ’net.
It’s a chat program written in node.js with several front ends. One is
written using jQuery, another with jQuery Mobile. They don’t use ajax,
they use web sockets.
There are many ways to skin a chat.
JΛ̊KE
Re: Re: jQuery Comment Box Question
8 years ago
I have learned Python, so I can implement it? Or, should I use
jQuery with PHP to save the comments?
Sorry if this is getting off topic :P
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Re: jQuery Comment Box Question
8 years ago
Python is a good language. MUCH better than PHP!
Choosing a server side language is part of the jQuery experience.
Learning one is not.
JΛ̊KE
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Re: jQuery Comment Box Question
8 years ago
To clarify, you would use Python on your server. You will still use
jQuery in the browser.
It might be more complicated finding a host for Python. You
certainly can do it with a VPS, but that is complicated. I'd
imagine there are hosts that specialize in Python hosting, though.
I'm more familiar with Ruby, but I have done some Python, a
few years ago, using Mako templates. I'd suppose there's
some Sinatra/Node.js-like platform in Python for little servers.
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Re: jQuery Comment Box Question
8 years ago
Python is a classic CGI language. It should be available on most/all
apache servers. Mod_python
is not needed for simple sites.
JΛ̊KE
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Re: jQuery Comment Box Question
8 years ago
May I just reference the server name, (e.i. http://www.yourwebsite.com)
in a server-side language like PHP, then make it open and write the
comments into the file, and then the file show the comments?
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Re: jQuery Comment Box Question
8 years ago
You can do whatever you want in your server program.
If you need help writing in your server language, you need to
find a forum for that language.
JΛ̊KE
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