Yes, you need Ajax here. Please refer to the code below for more details.
Change your markup like this
jQuery:
$(document).ready(function(){
$('.button').click(function(){
var clickBtnValue = $(this).val();
var ajaxurl = 'ajax.php',
data = {'action': clickBtnValue};
$.post(ajaxurl, data, function (response) {
// Response div goes here.
alert("action performed successfully");
});
});
});
In ajax.php
if (isset($_POST['action'])) {
switch ($_POST['action']) {
case 'insert':
insert();
break;
case 'select':
select();
break;
}
}
function select() {
echo "The select function is called.";
exit;
}
function insert() {
echo "The insert function is called.";
exit;
}
?>