retrive data from mysql using php and jquery

Question

i have a menu, it contains multiple items, each menu item will retrieve data from the database. i want to do it without the page refresh, i want like an area that will change when the user clicks on the menu link. How should i send data to the php script and how should i get it from there and preview it on the page. if you can send me any information, references or examples that will be great Thanks in advance.

Answer 1

I would start by reading some of the documentation from the jQuery website: http://api.jquery.com/category/ajax/

This might also be of interest to you: http://articles.sitepoint.com/article/ajax-jquery