Something

<form method="post" action="#" id="update_form" name="update_form">
	<table id="row">
		<tr>
			<tr>
				<td>
					<img src="<!--- $each_product.address ---><!--- $each_product.name --->" alt="Honavid/<!--- $each_product.address ---><!--- $each_product.name --->.jpg" />
				</td>
				<td> <u> Name: </u><!--- $each_product.name ---> </td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td> Description <br /><textarea cols="30" rows="5" id="desc" name="desc"> <!--- $each_product.description ---> </textarea> </td>
			</tr>
				<tr>
					<td> Cost <br /><input type="text" id="price" name="price" value="<!--- $each_product.price --->" > </td>
					<td>
						<input type="hidden" id="name" name="name" value="<!--- $each_product.name --->"  />
						<input type="hidden" id="index" name="index" value="<!--- $each_product.index --->" />
				<input type="hidden" id="category" name="category" value="<!--- $each_product.productID --->" />
					<input type="submit" id="update" name="update" value="update" onClick="updateform()" />
			<input type="submit" id="delete_item" name="delete_item" value="delete item"  onClick="updateform()" />
					</td>
				</tr>
			</tr>
	</table>
</form>

/* js */
function updateform(){
	
	URL = 'Honavid.php';
//	var params = '';
	
	var params = $('update_form').serialize();

	var myAjax = new Ajax.Request( URL,
	{
		method: 'GET',
		parameters: params,
		onFailure: failed,
		onComplete: getResponse

	});

}

/* php */

if( isset($_GET['update']) ){
    $honey->print_pre($_GET);
}