$(document).ready(function() {

  $("[id^=rating_]").hover(function() {

  rid = $(this).attr("id").split("_")[1];
    $("#rating_"+rid).children("[class^=star_]").children('img').hover(function() {
    $("#rating_"+rid).children("[class^=star_]").children('img').removeClass("hover");
    /* The hovered item number */
    var hovered = $(this).parent().attr("class").split("_")[1];
  
    while(hovered > 0) {
        $("#rating_"+rid).children(".star_"+hovered).children('img').addClass("hover");
        hovered--;
    }

    });
  });

  $("[id^=rating_]").children("[class^=star_]").click(function() {
 
    var current_star = $(this).attr("class").split("_")[1];
    var rid = $(this).parent().attr("id").split("_")[1];
  var art = $(this).parent().attr("title");

    $('#rating_'+rid).load('applets/send2.php', {rating: current_star, id: rid, art: art});

  });
 
});