I have two php files (1.php and 2.php) linked with require
php.1 has a qr <img src="http://chart.googleapis.com/chart?chs=125x125&cht=qr&chl=<?php echo $_jattu; ?>" width="50%"> which gets its value from a string variable in 2.php $_jattu;
What I want is for <?php echo $_jattu; ?> to only echo when <a class="w3-button2 w3-black2"></a> is clicked and not when the page is loaded or refreshed, what can I do to achieve this?
This is imposible to do on the server side. Because the "onClick" event jumps on the client side when de user do the action.
You have few options.
Enable another URL for load the content of $_jattu and when the user click load it with an AJAX request. Is the best way to do it and the result is more smooth and user friendly
As you say you want to do it refreshing. So, slightly refresh the page with a new parameter on your url that tolds you that the "onClick" event has jump. Like:
.../your/path?hasClick=true
And in your php code:
if(isset($_GET["hasClick"]) && $_GET["hasClick"]){
echo $_jetty;
}
http://php.net/manual/en/reserved.variables.get.php
if you want to remember that the user has clicked "forever" you can setup a cookie.
You can use ajax. Make a request to whatever php script you want which will return $_jattu when clicking on the link. Then update your img link in javascript using the return of the ajax request.
require"? Sharing your code would help.hrefand condition for$_GETin PHP, then think about javascript/ajax to make it without reload.