Here's a something based on links class name, the php code is in your hand ;)
[HTML PAGE] [JQUERY CODE] //add an action to each A with class="friends", //the action is based on the id of each A and passed as variable (see DATA: ) $("a.friends").each ( function () { $( this ).bind ( "click", function(){ $.ajax({ type: "POST", url: "test-ajax-simple.php", data: "action="+$(this).attr("id")+"&friend="+$ ("#friend").val(), success: function(reponse){ alert(reponse); },//function success error: function (){ alert('something wrong with ajax!') } });//$.ajax }//function );//bind }//function );//each [ADD THIS BETWEEN <BODY></BODY> OF THE HTML PAGE] <p> <a href="#add" class="friends" id="add_friend">Add friend</a> - <a href="#del" class="friends" id="delete_friend">Del friend</a> </p>