jQuery - Auto Load new status with effect

[Vernk]

Hi , i'm new to javascript/jQuery.
I want to know how to refresh a php page to update a status bar on the site on my website:
http://delnortefun.com
It is going to query the DB for latest status updates then add it into the list with a jquery effect maybe slide from top or something like facebook's.

How would I do this?

[Vernk]

bump :*

[AndrewGSW]

I want to know how to refresh a php page to update a status bar on the site on my website

This is a confusing statement. PHP will reload a page (from scratch). That is, unless you investigate AJAX to update part of a page (without having to reload).

Personally I would steer clear of the status-bar:

Most modern browsers disable scripting of the status-bar by default;
My browsers don't even show the status-bar;
Nobody looks at it anyway!

You could just update (via AJAX) an area within your page.

Adding jQuery effects is a different question. Well, it's not really a question at all - you'll need to do some studying/ research

[Vernk]

Just to clear up the status bar on my site is on the right side and it shows all the users updates, kind of like Facebook I think you got confused