Question

I’m trying to post data via ajax, this is my info:

    var jsondata =
                {"address" : [
                { "id": addid, "streetaddress": streetaddress, "city": city, "state": state,  "zipcode": zipcode, "latitude": latitude},
            ]   
            };  

    var jsontosend = JSON.stringify(jsondata, null, 2);

ajax function:

    $.ajax({
                type: "POST",
                url: "process.php",
                contentType: "application/json; charset=utf-8",
                dataType: "JSON",
                data: jsontosend,
                success: function(msg){
                   alert(msg);
                          }
             });

            return false;

            alert('Data sent');

}

on the php end, when i print_r($_POST) it just says

    array(0) {
    }

I’m alerting (jsontosend) and its showing me everything perfectly, as well as in firebug using post mothod, its showing all the params sent in a perfect clean manner.

The only way it passes any data is if I use GET method.

Any advice is greatly appreciated!

EDIT: adding POST data from firebug.
this is whats being alerted from the alert function:

    {"address":[{"id":1473294,"streetaddress":"3784 Howard Ave","city":"Washington DC","state":"DC","zipcode":20895,"latitude":39.027820587}]}

this is what firebug is showing as whats being passed when using POST method:

    myData=%7B%0A++++%22address%22%3A+%5B%0A++++++++%7B%0A++++++++++++%22id%22%3A+76076%2C%0A++++++++++++%22streetaddress%22%3A+%223784+Howard+Ave%22%2C%0A++++++++++++%22city%22%3A+%22Washington+DC%22%2C%0A++++++++++++%22state%22%3A+%22DC%22%2C%0A++++++++++++%22zipcode%22%3A+20895%2C%0A++++++++++++%22latitude%22%3A+39.027820587%0A++++++++%7D%0A++++%5D%0A%7D

and this is the response for var_dump of $_POST:

    array(0) {

}

this is a var_dump of $_POST[‘myData’]

    NULL

Answer 1

I’m skeptical of the way you’re using the contentType property. Try taking out contentType. The default content type is
application/x-www-form-urlencoded (http://api.jquery.com/jQuery.ajax/).

Also, use something like {mydata: jsontosend} for your data property.

$.ajax({
            type: "POST",
            url: "process.php",
            //contentType: "application/json; charset=utf-8",
            dataType: "JSON",
            data: {mydata: jsontosend},
            success: function(msg){
               alert(msg);
                      }
         });