Question

is there a way to differentiate ajax call and normal browser request in php (or codeigniter to be specific)?

this is my jquery ajax call:

$(document).ready(function() {
    $('#container').load('http://localhost/index.php/customer/'); 
});

this is the index method of customer controller in codeigniter:

public function index() {
    //if (call == 'ajax request') 
    //  do this if it's an ajax request;
    //else
    //  do that if user directly type the link in the address bar;
    $this->load->view('customer/listview');
}

any help would be appreciated. thanks.

Answer 1

CodeIgniter way..

$this->input->is_ajax_request()