Question

I’m trying to pass a collection of parameters to a PHP page to be processed, from a JavaScript function:

entries: "test data from JavaScript"

In my PHP page I’m trying to grab the value that was posted back to the page:

$_POST['entries']

but this keeps return ’emtpy’, regardless of what I try to push through. I’m new to PHP so this might be a stupid thing to fix.

This is invoked from a button click like such:

$("#submitButton").click(function(){});

Should the be wrapped in a form, as I don’t see the need for this?

Update [full code]

var proxy = new ServiceProxy("submit.php");

$("#submit").click(function () {
     var store = $("#store_name").val();
     var contact = $("#contact_person").val();

     proxy.invoke("", { entries: store }, success, error, false);
     return false;
});

Note on the ServiceProxy. This proxy class wraps the default $.ajax {…} into a neat little proxy class, thanks to Rick Strahl over at west-wind. I’ve used this proxy class successfully in numerous single HTML and ASP.Net solutions in the past, so I don’t it’s the proxy service that’s causing the issue.

Answer 1

Looks like your using jQuery, so why not use their post function?

$.post(“/file/location/post.php”, { Name: “Hello”, Email: “[e-mail]” } );

Then in your php code you can use:

$_POST[‘Name’] and $_POST[‘Email’]

Hope this helps.

Sorry, just seen your updated code – this should work:

$("#submit").click(function () {
 var store = $("#store_name").val();
 var contact = $("#contact_person").val();
 $.post("submit.php", { entries: store } );
 return false; });