html / php：用php获取列表值

Question

I'm trying to get the value of the li the client clicked on and 'transform' that into a php variable.

<ul class="dropdown-menu" role="menu">
    <li id="banAppeal"><a href="#">Ban Appeal</a></li>
    <li id="banAppeales"><a href="#">Spanish Ban Appeal</a></li>
</ul>

If they click on "Ban Appeal", a form appears:

$(document).ready(function(){
  $("#banAppeal").click(function(){
    $("table#unban").show();
    $("table#default").hide();
  }); });

How can I get the value of whatever they click and put that in a PHP Variable? I know .val() does not work.

Answer 1

To send a variable or a value to PHP, you either need to utilize
POST
GET
AJAX

here are some example codes in how you can do so.
http://iviewsource.com/codingtutorials/learning-how-to-use-jquery-ajax-with-php-video-tutorial/