diff --git a/app/phrases/resources/javascript/phrase_edit.js b/app/phrases/resources/javascript/phrase_edit.js
index ba6e6cee4c..fa38b1b2ba 100644
--- a/app/phrases/resources/javascript/phrase_edit.js
+++ b/app/phrases/resources/javascript/phrase_edit.js
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+// use an async function so page works without delays
 document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", async function () {
 	// Initialize the select options
 	const select = document.getElementById('phrase_detail_data_empty');
@@ -51,7 +52,7 @@ function remove_loading() {
 
 async function fetch_data(command) {
     try {
-        const response = await fetch('phrase_responder.php', {
+        const response = await fetch('resources/phrase_responder.php', {
             method: 'POST', // or 'GET' depending on your requirement
             headers: {
                 'Content-Type': 'application/json'
diff --git a/app/phrases/resources/phrase_responder.php b/app/phrases/resources/phrase_responder.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9ac9b76d2e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/phrases/resources/phrase_responder.php
@@ -0,0 +1,204 @@
+<?php
+
+/*
+ * FusionPBX
+ * Version: MPL 1.1
+ *
+ * The contents of this file are subject to the Mozilla Public License Version
+ * 1.1 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with
+ * the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ * http://www.mozilla.org/MPL/
+ *
+ * Software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" basis,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License
+ * for the specific language governing rights and limitations under the
+ * License.
+ *
+ * The Original Code is FusionPBX
+ *
+ * The Initial Developer of the Original Code is
+ * Mark J Crane <markjcrane@fusionpbx.com>
+ * Portions created by the Initial Developer are Copyright (C) 2008-2024
+ * the Initial Developer. All Rights Reserved.
+ *
+ * Contributor(s):
+ * Mark J Crane <markjcrane@fusionpbx.com>
+ * Tim Fry <tim@fusionpbx.com>
+ */
+
+require_once dirname(__DIR__, 3) . '/resources/require.php';
+
+//check permissions
+if (permission_exists('phrase_add') || permission_exists('phrase_edit')) {
+	//access granted
+}
+else {
+	echo "access denied";
+	exit;
+}
+
+// Disable output buffering and compression
+ini_set('output_buffering', 'off');
+ini_set('zlib.output_compression', 'off');
+ini_set('implicit_flush', 1);
+ob_implicit_flush(1);
+
+// Set headers to ensure immediate response
+header('Content-Type: text/plain');
+header('Cache-Control: no-cache');
+header('Content-Encoding: none');
+
+function fetch_recordings(database $database): array {
+	global $domain_uuid;
+	// guard against corrupt data
+	if (empty($domain_uuid) || !is_uuid($domain_uuid)) {
+		throw new Exception('Domain is invalid');
+	}
+	// always return an array
+	$return_value = [];
+	$sql = "select recording_uuid, recording_name, recording_filename, domain_uuid from v_recordings ";
+	$sql .= "where domain_uuid = :domain_uuid ";
+	$sql .= "order by recording_name asc ";
+	$parameters['domain_uuid'] = $domain_uuid;
+	$recordings = $database->select($sql, $parameters, 'all');
+	if (!empty($recordings)) {
+		$return_value = $recordings;
+	}
+	return $return_value;
+}
+
+function fetch_sound_files(settings $settings) {
+	$return_value = [];
+	//get the switch sound files
+	$file = new file($settings);
+	$sound_files = $file->sounds();
+
+	//try finding display_name in the switch sound files
+	if (!empty($sound_files)) {
+		$return_value = $sound_files;
+	}
+	return $return_value;
+}
+
+function fetch_phrase_details(settings $settings, string $phrase_uuid): array {
+	global $domain_uuid;
+	// guard against corrupt data
+	if (empty($domain_uuid) || !is_uuid($domain_uuid)) {
+		throw new Exception('Domain is invalid');
+	}
+	if (empty($phrase_uuid) || !is_uuid($phrase_uuid)) {
+		throw new Exception('Phrase UUID is invalid');
+	}
+
+	$database = $settings->database();
+	// set the return value to be an empty array
+	$return_value = [];
+	// get the phrase details
+	if (!empty($phrase_uuid)) {
+		$sql = "select * from v_phrase_details ";
+		$sql .= "where domain_uuid = :domain_uuid ";
+		$sql .= "and phrase_uuid = :phrase_uuid ";
+		$sql .= "order by phrase_detail_order asc ";
+		$parameters['domain_uuid'] = $domain_uuid;
+		$parameters['phrase_uuid'] = $phrase_uuid;
+		$phrase_details = $database->select($sql, $parameters, 'all');
+	}
+	//existing details
+	if (!empty($phrase_details)) {
+		$recordings = fetch_recordings($database);
+		$sound_files = fetch_sound_files($settings);
+		//update the array to include the recording name for display in select box
+		foreach ($phrase_details as &$row) {
+			$row['display_name'] = '';
+			$file = basename($row['phrase_detail_data']);
+			//get the display_name from recording name based on the file matched
+			foreach ($recordings as $key => $recordings_row) {
+				//match on filename first and then domain_uuid
+				if ($recordings_row['recording_filename'] === $file && $recordings_row['domain_uuid'] === $row['domain_uuid']) {
+					$row['display_name'] = $recordings[$key]['recording_name'];
+					break;
+				}
+			}
+			//check if display_name was not found in the recording names
+			if (strlen($row['display_name']) === 0) {
+				//try finding display_name in the switch sound files
+				if (!empty($sound_files)) {
+					//use optimized php function with strict comparison
+					$i = array_search($row['phrase_detail_data'], $sound_files, true);
+					//if found in the switch sound files
+					if ($i !== false) {
+						//set the display_name to the switch sound file name
+						$row['display_name'] = $sound_files[$i];
+					}
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		$return_value = $phrase_details;
+	}
+	return $return_value;
+}
+
+function fetch_domain_uuid(database $database): string {
+	$domain = $_SERVER['HTTP_HOST'];
+	$domain_uuid = '';
+	$sql = 'select domain_uuid from v_domains where domain_name = :domain';
+	$parameters = [];
+	$parameters['domain'] = $domain;
+	$result = $database->select($sql, $parameters, 'column');
+	if (!empty($result)) {
+		$domain_uuid = $result;
+	}
+	return $domain_uuid;
+}
+
+function send_message(string $json_data) {
+	echo $json_data . "\n";
+	ob_flush();
+	flush();
+}
+
+$config = config::load();
+$database = database::new(['config' => $config]);
+$domain_uuid = fetch_domain_uuid($database);
+$settings = new settings(['database' => $database, 'domain_uuid' => $domain_uuid]);
+
+// Set default response
+$response = ['code' => 200, 'message' => ''];
+
+// Check if the request method is POST
+if ($_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD'] === 'POST') {
+	$message = '';
+	// Get the raw POST data
+	$input = file_get_contents('php://input');
+
+	// Parse JSON data
+	$data = json_decode($input, true); // Decode JSON as associative array
+
+	if (isset($data['request'])) {
+		try {
+			//check the data source requested
+			switch ($data['request']) {
+				case 'sound_files':
+					$message = fetch_sound_files($settings);
+					break;
+				case 'recordings':
+					$message = fetch_recordings($database);
+					break;
+				case 'phrase_details':
+					$phrase_uuid = $data['data'];
+					$message = fetch_phrase_details($settings, $phrase_uuid);
+					break;
+			}
+		} catch (Exception $e) {
+			$response['code'] = 500;
+			$message = $e->getMessage();
+		}
+	}
+	//save the message
+	$response['message'] = $message;
+	//send the response
+	send_message(json_encode($response));
+	exit();
+}
+
+exit();