Please, in all the examples found in the SlickGrid code, the data array was randomly generated on the client side.
Getting: I need to know how to use PHP to fetch this information from a MySQL Database and return it using jQuery / AJAX to the SlickGrid.
Saving: I already found a link on StackOverflow for saving data from the grid using a hidden input (Saving changes in SlickGrid) but it's not really clear how I ought to handle this data on getting to the PHP script.
Some detailed help and/or pointers will be appreciated, I'm rather a noob and I did not find adequate documentation on this awesome plugin.
SlickGrid needs an array of data in order to populate the table. You can create this as a string in PHP and use that in your JavaScript when you create your SlickGrid.
Please note; this is quick, dirty and untested!
PHP
$data = '';
$i = 0;
$query = "
SELECT
`title`, `duration`, `percentComplete`, `start`, `finish`, `effortDriven`
FROM
`myTable`
";
$result = mysql_query($query);
while($row = mysql_fetch_array($result, MYSQL_ASSOC)){
$data .= '
data['.$i.'] = {
title: "'.$row['title'].'",
duration: "'.$row['duration'].'",
percentComplete: "'.$row['percentComplete'].'",
start: "'.$row['start'].'",
finish: "'.$row['finish'].'",
effortDriven: "'.$row['percentComplete'].'"
};
';
$i++;
}
JavaScript
<script type="text/javascript">
var grid;
var columns = [
{id:"title", name:"Title", field:"title"},
{id:"duration", name:"Duration", field:"duration"},
{id:"%", name:"% Complete", field:"percentComplete"},
{id:"start", name:"Start", field:"start"},
{id:"finish", name:"Finish", field:"finish"},
{id:"effort-driven", name:"Effort Driven", field:"effortDriven"}
];
var options = {
enableCellNavigation: false,
enableColumnReorder: false
};
$(function() {
var data = [];
<?php echo $data; ?> //This is where we echo the PHP variable $data which contains our JavaScript array as a string.
grid = new Slick.Grid($("#myGrid"), data, columns, options);
})
</script>