Requiring JavaScript to be enabled

There are many JavaScript scripts in this blog, and those related with AJAX also involve the use of this language. So I thought that it would be useful to know, when implementing such scripts in a site, how to deal with users who do not have JavaScript enabled in their browsers (or rather requiring them to enable it).

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AJAX add content to favourites script

It has been a while since I last wrote a post but, as I said, I’d be back again! Not that I have much free time, but I’ll keep posting stuff whenever I’m inspired and have the time to do so

Today’s post is a response to deepali’s comment here. There are lots of ways to achieve the result, and this is just my approach to the issue. The following script allows users to favourite/unfavourite posts, pictures, etc. with AJAX, PHP and MySQL, without reloading the whole page. A clear example of that is Youtube.com, where users can add videos to their favourites with just one mouse click and without reloading the whole content of the page.

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