[RESOLVED] Help with JavaScript and PHP

[SamB123]

Hi, I have a script which allows the user to choose an animal from a drop down menu, and then changes an image on the page based on what animal they chose

<script type="text/javascript">
$(function() {
    $('select').change(function() {
        var val = $(this).val();
		if(val == ""){
		document.getElementById('Image').innerHTML = "";	
		}else{
		var Image = '<img id="Image" src="Images\\'+val+'.png" />';
        document.getElementById('Image').innerHTML = Image;
		}
    });
});
</script>
<select>
<option value="">Choose an animal</option>
<option value="Cat">Cat</option>
<option value="Dog">Dog</option>
<option value="CatDog">CatDog</option>
</select>
<div id="Image"></div>

This is working fine for me, however, i now want to make it so that when the user picks an option from the menu, the rest of the page is then updated with information which is fetched from a database. I know that PHP and JavaScript work in very different ways, but I need a way to pass the variable from the JavaScript containing the option that they selected to a PHP variable, that i can use within an SQL statement, but am really struggling with how I can do this, any help much appreciated.

[touch_the_sky1]

What you are looking for is Ajax

[SamB123]

Hmm, I've heard of Ajax, no experience in it though, could you point me to somewhere where i could find some that would be of use to me?

[SamB123]

Nevermind, after a bit of digging round i've solved it, thankyou