Question

I am trying to retrieve data from a PHP file the reads a mySQL db. The data comes in fine on a browser:

http://www.primaryaccess.org/REST/geteasyfile.php?id=25

But when I try to access it using jQuery’s get() or post() methods, I get no response. The response header in Firebug says there is the right amount of data, but nothing shows up:

$.get("http://www.primaryaccess.org/REST/geteasyfile.php?id=25",function(data) { alert(data); });

Here’s the PHP:

<?
$id=$_GET['id'];
$query="SELECT * FROM easyfile WHERE id = '$id'";
$result=mysql_query($query);
mysql_close();
if (($result == false) || (!mysql_numrows($result)))
    echo "Can't load file!";
else    
    echo mysql_result($result,0,"data");
?>

Thanks!

Bill

Answer 1

Try getJSON and replace alert() with console.log(). Additionally, your URL looks strange ('id=25' + id). I hope you also noticed that there is a Same Origin Policy in JS, so you need to upload your testfile to the specified domain.