Question

Is it possible to refer an AJAX POST to a specific function within a PHP file?

$.ajax({  
     type: "POST",  
     url: "functions.php", //somehow specify function?
     data: "some data...",  
     success: function(){  
          alert('Success!');  
     }  
});

Or is there a way to have functions.php receive data and know what to do with it? If not, are there any other suggestions for getting data over to mySQL (using PHP/jQuery)? Thanks!

Answer 1

The data sent to the php file using POST can be accessed in php using:

$datasent = $_POST['name'];

Given that you sent data as:

$.ajax({  
     type: "POST",  
     url: "functions.php", //somehow specify function?
     data: {name:"Jesse"}, //data goes here 
     success: function(){  
          alert('Success!');  
     }  
});