need help with js

[Bartb56]

Hey guys im trying to make a website where i can upload a json file, this file has a array in it i want to display the array on the page but i have no clue how to let a user select and upload a file

[Apextier]

6 hours ago, Bartb56 said:

Hey guys im trying to make a website where i can upload a json file, this file has a array in it i want to display the array on the page but i have no clue how to let a user select and upload a file

What language are you using for the backend? If you don't plan on using a backend and strictly want to do this client side you'd want to look at the HTML5 file API.

 

https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Using_files_from_web_applications

[Bartb56]

8 hours ago, Apextier said:

What language are you using for the backend? If you don't plan on using a backend and strictly want to do this client side you'd want to look at the HTML5 file API.

 

https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Using_files_from_web_applications

i understand the basics of php and i can use html and js

[TechSquidTV]

Well you could make the JSON accessible via API

mywebsite.com/api/json?id=1

Then in the javascript you can use AJAX to call for that file. check out https://github.com/mzabriskie/axios

Of course if the API isn't needed. You can directly render it to the page with PHP. You could just set the JSON text to a variable in javascript.

[Bartb56]

1 minute ago, Ampix0 said:

Well you could make the JSON accessible via API

mywebsite.com/api/json?id=1

Then in the javascript you can use AJAX to call for that file. check out https://github.com/mzabriskie/axios

Of course if the API isn't needed. You can directly render it to the page with PHP. You could just set the JSON text to a variable in javascript.

you mean make the upload part (already did that) then make the fiile a variable and let it load once the guy presses on the upload button?