Unleashing User-Friendly Search: jQuery UI Autocomplete in CakePHP 4

jQuery UI library provides different types of user interface widgets that are easy to implement on the page. One of the powerful widget is autocomplete.

Autocomplete simplifies user interaction by presenting a list of suggestions as users type into an input field. You can choose to pre-load this suggestion data on the client side during initialization or fetch it dynamically using AJAX.

In this tutorial, I show how you can add jQuery UI Autocomplete in CakePHP 4 and load MySQL database data using jQuery AJAX.

Unleashing User-Friendly Search: jQuery UI Autocomplete in CakePHP 4

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How to Auto populate Dropdown using jQuery AJAX in CakePHP 4

Dynamic-dependent dropdowns are very helpful to restrict user selection. You may have already seen this on the registration or profile page of the website where you need to select country, state, and city. Options in the dropdown update every time when a country or state dropdown selection gets changed.

If your tables are properly interlinked in the database and want to list their data on the dropdown then you can make them dynamically dependent on one another and load their data using AJAX.

In this tutorial, I show how you can auto populate dropdown using jQuery AJAX with MySQL database data in CakePHP 4.

How to Autopopulate Dropdown using jQuery AJAX in CakePHP 4

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How to Upload file using jQuery AJAX with Validation in CakePHP 4

Asynchronous file upload gives the user a more seamless experience by allowing them to upload files without having to reload the page.

Handle the file on the client side using jQuery and JavaScript, send the file to the server using an AJAX request, and then process the file on the server.

If the file is not validated then you can immediately display the error messages.

In this tutorial, I show how you can upload file using jQuery AJAX with validation and display a preview of it after uploading it in CakePHP 4.

How to upload file using jQuery AJAX with Validation in CakePHP 4

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How to send AJAX request using jQuery in CakePHP 4

AJAX (Asynchronous JavaScript and XML) is an important part when building a dynamic web application. You can send requests to a server and update parts of a web page without reloading the whole page.

In CakePHP 4 CSRF protection is already enabled, you can use this to securely send AJAX requests.

In this tutorial, I show how you can send AJAX request using jQuery with and without a CSRF token in CakePHP 4 project.

How to send AJAX request using jQuery in CakePHP 4

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