Can I have PHP send data to a PhoneGap app using Jquery Ajax?

Question

Can I use jquery ajax and call server side php files, return json from those php files, and update controls on the presentation layer of the ios app that I created using phonegap?

I know that a long sentence.

Example,

• Server side php returns json, hello world.
• Normal website uses ajax jquery calls the php, reads returned json, populates control on the webpage
• Using phonegap I take this same web app for ios device
• Will it work the same way as it did when it was a web app without phonegap making it "native"?

Thanks.

Answer 1

Yes you can, basically you can make it look like a normal webpage, so you will need to make the Ajax call and then use some something to do the DOM manipulation task.

Take a look at this example using jQuery Mobile:

http://wiki.phonegap.com/w/page/36868306/UI%20Development%20using%20jQueryMobile