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Asked: 2026-06-09T08:55:33+00:00

Edit: I thought about a possible solution, but I made another question as it

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Edit: I thought about a possible solution, but I made another question as it is very specific: see AJAX proxy with PHP, is it possible?

A couple of times I’ve encountered this problem…

I create sites that have a certain degree of modularity. So, it is possible that there are “components” (think of a rough CMS) which carry their own PHP code, CSS, and JavaScript, all dynamically included. Think about a structure like:

{siteroot}/component/datagrid/datagrid.php
{siteroot}/component/datagrid/js/datagrid.js
{siteroot}/component/datagrid/css/datagrid.css
{siteroot}/component/datagrid/ajax/getsomedata.php

Now, the question is: for JavaScript files, and expecially AJAX calls, how do I make them context-aware with the URLs?
For example, if in datagrid.js I want to call siteroot/component/datagrid/ajax/getsomedata.php with AJAX I should write (with JQuery):

$("#ajax").load("siteroot/component/datagrid/ajax/getsomedata.php");

First problem: siteroot changes on different installations. I’ve managed that by including a general

var codeBase = <? echo json_encode(Config::$siteRoot); ?>

with PHP on every page, from a Config file that can be easily edited for every installation, so I can do with whatever JavaScript something like:

$("#ajax").load(codeBase + "/component/Datagrid/ajax/getsomedata.php");

What do you think of this approach?

Second problem: but I have PHP functions that return to me also the components folder, or the folder of other components. It would be nice to make the whole URL dynamic. This would account also for changes in the structure of the component if I want.
The only solution I’ve found is to use a .js.php dynamic Javascript. This is very unelegant, and I have to include all the framework in the JavaScript file, like:

<?php
include "../../libs/framework.php"; // get my functions...
$myUrl = Config::$siteRoot . Framework::getComponentAjaxDir("datagrid") . "/getsomedata.php";
?>
$("#ajax").load(<?=json_encode($myUrl)?>);

Another side effect is that I have to know exactly the include the path for framework.php… I don’t want this so hard-codedin my “.js.php” file.
Any smart solutions about that?

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  1. Editorial Team

    As nobody answered in a suitable way, I answer to myself to provide a solution I’ve found out that can be useful.
    The key to my solution is simple:

    1. I create an AJAX proxy at a fixed location in my site structure, so I can use codeBase to reference the proxy from JavaScript

    2. I call this proxy with two parameters: plugin and action, which identify a) the plugin folder in which the “real” ajax is and b) the ajax file to use, along with the other params:

      $(“#…”).load( codeBase + “/main/ajax.php?plugin=Datagrid&action=gettable&otherparams”…)

    3. In ajax.php I sanitize the parameters, and use plugin and action to obtain the “real” ajax file:

      {serverRoot}/components/{plugin}/ajax/{action}.php

    Then i simply include that file in ajax.php

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