How can one optimize the architecture of a PHP project to load the page with a table first and then load data from a database into the table?

To optimize the architecture of a PHP project to load the page with a table first and then load data from a database into the table, you can use AJAX to asynchronously fetch the data after the initial page load. This way, the user sees the table immediately and then the data is populated without having to wait for the entire page to reload. 

// index.php

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
    <title>Table with AJAX Data Loading</title>
    <script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.5.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
    <script>
        $(document).ready(function(){
            $.ajax({
                url: 'fetch_data.php',
                type: 'GET',
                success: function(data){
                    $('#data-table').html(data);
                }
            });
        });
    </script>
</head>
<body>
    <table id="data-table">
        <!-- Table will be populated with data after AJAX call -->
    </table>
</body>
</html>
```

```php
// fetch_data.php

<?php
// Connect to database and fetch data
$servername = "localhost";
$username = "username";
$password = "password";
$dbname = "database";

$conn = new mysqli($servername, $username, $password, $dbname);

if ($conn->connect_error) {
    die("Connection failed: " . $conn->connect_error);
}

$sql = "SELECT * FROM your_table";
$result = $conn->query($sql);

if ($result->num_rows > 0) {
    while($row = $result->fetch_assoc()) {
        echo "<tr><td>" . $row["column1"] . "</td><td>" . $row["column2"] . "</td></tr>";
    }
} else {
    echo "0 results";
}

$conn->close();
?>

Keywords

PHP architecture optimization database table loading data loading

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