Use AJAX to check for a new message

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Published on 2011-01-02T23:47:52Z Indexed on 2011/01/02 23:54 UTC
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Quite simply, I need to alert the end user when they have a new private message. From a combination of research and other opinion, I realise I need to use AJAX for this.

The mysql query would be

SELECT id FROM tbl_messages WHERE to_viewed = 1

So when someone sends a message, I want an alert to popup on the screen to inform the user without a page reload.

I have absolutely no idea what I am doing, but know what I want. Really need help with this, AJAX is definitely something I want to improve as it opens up greater possibilities!

Thanks

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