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exchanging data with the web server behind the scenes, instead of 
reloading an entire web page each time a user makes a change.</p>
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<h2>AJAX Is Based On Open Standards</h2>
<p>AJAX is based on the following open standards:</p>
<ul>
<li><b>JavaScript</b></li>
<li><b>XML</b></li>
<li><b>HTML</b></li>
<li><b>CSS</b></li>
</ul>
<p>The open standards used in AJAX are well defined, and supported by all major browsers. 
AJAX applications are browser and platform independent. (Cross-Platform, 
Cross-Browser technology)</p>
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<h2>AJAX Is About Better Internet Applications</h2>
<p>Web applications have many benefits over desktop applications:</p>
<ul>
	<li>they can reach 
a larger audience</li>
	<li>they are easier to install and support</li>
	<li>they are easier to develop</li>
</ul>
<p>However, Internet applications are not always as &quot;rich&quot; and user-friendly as 
traditional desktop applications. </p>
<p>With AJAX, Internet applications can be made richer (smaller, faster, and 
easier to use).</p>
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<h2>You Can Start Using AJAX Today</h2>
<p>There is nothing new to learn.</p>
<p>AJAX is based on open standards. These standards have been used by most 
developers for several years.</p>
<p>Most existing web applications can be rewritten to use AJAX technology 
instead of traditional HTML forms.</p>
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<h2>AJAX Uses XML And HTTP Requests</h2>

<p>A traditional web application will submit input (using an HTML form) to a web server. After the web server 
has processed the data, it will return a completely new web page 
to the user.</p>

<p>Because the server returns a new web page each 
time the user submits input, traditional web applications often 
run slowly and tend to be less user friendly.</p>

<p>With AJAX, web applications can send and retrieve data without reloading the whole web page. 
This is done by sending HTTP requests to the server (behind the scenes), 
and by modifying only parts of the web page using JavaScript when the server 
returns data.</p>
<p>
XML is commonly used as the format for receiving server data, although any format, including 
plain text, can be used.</p>
<p>You will learn more about how this is done in the next 
chapters of this tutorial.</p>
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<h2>PHP and AJAX</h2>
<p>There is no such thing as an AJAX server.</p>
<p>AJAX is a technology that runs in your browser. It uses asynchronous data 
transfer (HTTP requests) between the browser and the web server, allowing web pages to request 
small bits of information from the server instead of whole pages.</p>
<p>AJAX 
is a web browser technology independent of web server software.</p>
<p>However, in this tutorial we will focus more on actual examples running on a 
PHP server, and less on <b>how</b> AJAX works.</p>
<p>To read more about how AJAX works, visit our <a href="../ajax/default.asp">AJAX 
tutorial</a>.</p>
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