Using Prototype's Ajax.InPlaceEditor To Edit Live Data

This is the Uber-Web 2.0 function of the Year, In Place Editing. This function is mostly associated with Ruby and other 'fluffy' web apps but once you figure out how easy it is to add to an app you'll be amazed.
In this short tutorial I will show you how to add InPlaceEditing to an Unordered List.
This tutorial is built using the Script.aculo.us Library and PHP5.
Most of the examples I found are for Ruby but I did find one other that helped me. Even though this topic has been covered I feel it is my duty to help spread the knowledge.
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