Call PHP Function before loading with jQuery

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This is a bit of a follow on from this question/answer: https://stackoverflow.com/a/4152528/348922

I'm simply not sure how to apply this to my situation (if it's at all possible).

I have a container div that when a button is clicked a file is loaded into the div via jquery:

var root = location.protocol + '//' + location.host;

$(".button-book").click(function(e) {
    e.preventDefault();
    $('#container').load(root+'/loaded-file.php');
});

Fine. BUT that file has a number of text strings that I need wrapped in php in order to hook into them for translation purposes (using WPML plugin for Wordpress):

<?php _e('Arrival Date', 'mywptheme'); ?>
<?php _e("Day", 'mywptheme'); ?>
<?php _e("Month", 'mywptheme'); ?>
<?php _e("Year", 'mywptheme'); ?>
// etc...

Obviously this doesn't work when the file is loaded dynamically. Is it at all possible or am I completely wasting my time?

Your question does not make sense to me. jQuery requests a PHP file from the server. The server sees that the request is for a PHP file, processes it with PHP, and sends the output. What's the issue...? — JAAulde
– JAAulde, Commented Mar 26, 2014 at 13:30
@MrJonnyWood I believe user574632 is correct. For future questions here on SO, please be clear about what "doesn't work" means. Given what looks like the answer, you were most likely seeing a PHP error somewhere--or an empty doc in the response. Giving those details would lead to the answer without as much confusion. — JAAulde
– JAAulde, Commented Mar 26, 2014 at 13:39
@JAAulde sorry for the confusion, see my comment on the answer below — Mr Jonny Wood
– Mr Jonny Wood, Commented Mar 26, 2014 at 13:48

Steve · Accepted Answer · 2014-03-26 13:33:25Z

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Your issue is that _e(...) is a wordpress function, so when this file (loaded-file.php) is executed outside of wordress, it does not work. Its not actually anything to do with jquery - if you visit the file directly in your browser it wont work either.

Simply add the following to the top of loaded-file.php:

require($_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'].'/blog/wp-blog-header.php');

Adjust for your actual wordress location, in the above case wordpress is in domain.com/blog/

answered Mar 26, 2014 at 13:33

Steve

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JAAulde Over a year ago

Ahh, that makes the question much more understandable! Nice job.

Mr Jonny Wood Over a year ago

Thanks for this - very useful. My question was badly phrased as I didn't realise that when calling a php file with jquery it processes it before sending the output.

Steve Over a year ago

@MrJonnyWood No problem - if this fixed your issue, please except the answer. If not please provide more details

Mr Jonny Wood Over a year ago

@user574632 For some reason, when I add the correct require line I get a 404 error for loaded-file.php yet when I visit the url directly in the browser it all works.

Steve Over a year ago

Odd, so how about if you simple put the text: <h1>hello</h1> into loaded-file.php (nothing else at all), does it work - trying to check if its a js or php issue

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