Question

This code is not working properly. What i want is just send the variable $something to the page.php

What is the correct way to do this ? : data: <? php $something; ?>,

script

$something = "text";

    $.ajax({
    url: "page.php",
    type: "post",
    dataType: "html",
    data: <? php $something; ?>, 
    success: function (data) {
        $('#total').load('xxx.php');
    }
    });

Answer 1

myFile.php:

<?php $something = 'text'; ?>

<script>
$.ajax({
  url: "page.php",
  type: "post",
  dataType: "html",
  data: '<?php echo $something; ?>', 
  success: function (data) {
    $('#total').load('xxx.php');
  }
});
</script>