Empty PHP response object in AJAX but only on success - php

To receive my response object from my PHP server I have the code down below.
First of all, it works. What does not work is that if my first PHP condition is met, the success function in my Ajax responds correctly but only without using the data object.
This is my AJAX function:
$.ajax({
type: "PUT",
url: "http://server/register",
contentType: "application/json",
data: '{"username":"' + username + '", "password":"' + password + '"}',
success: function(data) {
console.log(data) // The output in my dev tools under Firefox is just a blank line, no error message or even "undefined".
console.log("Success") // Works!
if(data.status == 200){
console.log("Test 1") // Doesn't work. Although status code 200 is shown to me.
}
},
error: function(data) {
console.log(data) // This works! I can see the content of the object. The correct status code (409) is shown to me.
if(data.status == 409){
console.log("Test 2") // Works
}
}
});
This is my PHP function:
public function register($request, $response)
{
...
if(condition-1) {
echo("Condition 1 works!"); // Works.
return $response->withStatus(200);
} elseif(condition-2) {
echo("Condition 2 works!"); // Works too.
return $response->withStatus(409);
}
}
I don't see why there is no data object. I'm using the Slim 3 Framework and could probably return a JSON object like this:
$content = ["foo" => 'bar', ...] ; //Any data you wish to return
return $response->withJson($content);
But so far my whole code works without using JSON objects. Even if I var_dump the $response object, I can see that on the server side it is there.
if(condition-1) {
var_dump($response->withStatus(200)); // Works. I can see it.
}

There's a lot wrong here, so I've done my best to point out what I see wrong, and hopefully with the changes I'm going to suggest you will have success.
If you are trying to use data.status in your ajax success function, then it looks like you think you are returning json, but you aren't. Even if you are, you are corrupting it by echoing "Condition 1 works!".
So think about it, if you have a json response like this:
{'a':'1'}
And you echo something out before it, your response is corrupted, and looks like this:
Condition 1 works!{'a':'1'}
Same corruption occurs if PHP throws an error your way, so be aware of that.
You should also be declaring a dataType for your ajax request, so:
$.ajax({
type: "PUT",
url: "http://server/register",
contentType: "application/json",
data: JSON.stringify({
"username": username,
"password": password
}),
dataType: 'json', // <-- THIS LINE IS IMPORTANT
success: function(data, textStatus, jqXHR) {
// ...
},
error: function(jqXHR, textStatus, errorThrown) {
// ...
}
});
Note: you were single quoting your data object, so you were doing it the hard way. Just use JSON.stringify on a JS object like I did!
Since my code expects a json response, make sure to look at the other answer here, as it shows how to send back a proper json response with slim.
Finally, in your ajax success function, data.status is not ever going to be available. Docs for jQuery show that there are three parameters, (data, textStatus, jqXHR) and data is specifically for the data, not the HTTP status code or any headers.
I put together a full working example of a mini Slim app. It's fully tested and works (it's just not awesome, so don't laugh):
<?php
use \Psr\Http\Message\ServerRequestInterface as Request;
use \Psr\Http\Message\ResponseInterface as Response;
require 'vendor/autoload.php';
$app = new \Slim\App;
$app->get('/', function (Request $request, Response $response) {
$response->getBody()->write('<!doctype html>
<html>
<head>
<script
src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-3.2.1.min.js"
integrity="sha256-hwg4gsxgFZhOsEEamdOYGBf13FyQuiTwlAQgxVSNgt4="
crossorigin="anonymous"></script>
<script>
$(document).ready(function(){
$("p").on("click", function(){
var username = "kookoopapa";
var password = "gr3atp4ssWerd";
$.ajax({
type: "PUT",
url: "/register",
data: JSON.stringify({
"username": username,
"password": password
}),
contentType: "application/json",
dataType: "json", // <-- THIS LINE IS IMPORTANT
success: function(data, textStatus, jqXHR) {
alert( data.a );
alert( data.b );
},
error: function(jqXHR, textStatus, errorThrown) {
// ...
}
});
});
});
</script>
</head>
<body>
<p>Click</p>
</body>
</html>');
return $response;
});
$app->put('/register', function (Request $request, Response $response) {
$php_input = file_get_contents('php://input');
$vars = json_decode( $php_input, TRUE );
$content = [
'a' => $vars['username'],
'b' => $vars['password']
];
return $response->withStatus(200)->withJson($content);
});
$app->run();

Try to use the following return:
$content = ["foo" => 'bar', ...] ; //Any data you wish to return
return $response->withStatus(200)->withJson($content);

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HTTP 422 Error with JSON & jQuery + Human API

I am using the Human API found here: https://docs.humanapi.co/docs/connect-backend
At one point in connecting to the API, I need to send data back to them as JSON. I get a JSON object called sessionTokenObject which contains this:
{
humanId: "1234567890",
clientId: "abcdefg",
sessionToken: "9876zyx",
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$pop_sessiontoken = $_GET['clientid'];
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</script>
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clientUserId: clientUserId,
clientSecret: clientSecret,
finish: function(err, sessionTokenObject) {
console.log(sessionTokenObject);
// When user finishes health data connection to your app
// `finish` function will be called.
// `sessionTokenObject` object will have several fields in it.
// You need to pass this `sessionTokenObject` object to your server
// add `CLIENT_SECRET` to it and send `POST` request to the `https://user.humanapi.co/v1/connect/tokens` endpoint.
// In return you will get `accessToken` for that user that can be used to query Human API.
sessionTokenObject.clientSecret = clientSecret;
jQuery(document).ready(function($) {
$.ajax({
type: "GET",
url: url,
dataType: 'jsonp',
contentType: "application/json",
data: sessionTokenObject,
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data: sessionTokenObject
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Why won't my .ajax request work?

The code I want to work:
$.ajax({
type: "POST",
url: "_Source/ajap/ajap.nlSrch.php",
data: { sndJson : jsonData },
dataType: "json",
processData: false,
success: function(html) {
$("#srchFrm").append(html);}
});
The code that works:
$.ajax({
type: "POST",
url: "_Source/ajap/ajap.nlSrch.php",
data: { sndJson : jsonData },
success: function(html) {
$("#srchFrm").append(html);}
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Unfortunately when I send the first one my post data looks like this "Array ()" and when I use the later I get this "Array ( [sndJson] => [\"8\",\"3\",\"6\",\"7\"] )".
I know that there has to be a simple explanation but I haven't been able to figure it out.
Help please!
Try sending your data in a query string...
$.ajax({
type:"POST",
url:"_Source/ajap/ajap.nlSrch.php?json="+jsonData,
dataType:"json",
success: function(data) {
$("#srchFrm").append(data);}
error: function(xhr, ajaxOptions, thrownError)
{alert("Error!");}
});
You can use shorthand $.post instead of using low level ajax class --- because you don't need to advanced handling. So, this one will be great enough.
$(document.ready(function(){
$("#submit_button").click(function(){
$.post('php_script.php', {
// here's what you want to send
// important -- double quotes, 'cause It's evals as valid JSON
"var1" : "val1"
"var2" : "val2"
}, function (respond){
try {
var respond = JSON.parse(respond);
} catch(e){
//error - respond wasn't JSON
}
});
});
});
PHP code:
<?php
/**
* Here you can handle variable or array you got from JavaScript
* and send back if need.
*/
print_r($_POST); // var1 = val1, var2 = val2
?>
Back to your question,
Why my .ajax request doesn't work?
This is because JavaScript throws fatal error and stops further code execution.
You can catch and determine the error occasion, simply by adding
try {} catch(){} block to the statement you think may occur any error
When you specify dataType: json, jQuery will automatically evaluate the response and return a Javascript object, in this case an array. You're taking the result and adding it as html to #srchForm, so it does not make sense to convert it to a javascript object. Use dataType: html, or none at all.
http://api.jquery.com/jQuery.ajax/
The following examples above are not reusable. I am a huge fan of reuseable code. here is my solution.
Software design 101:
DRY Don't repeat your self. You should wrap your code into an object. This way you can call it from anywhere.
var Request = {
version: 1.0, //not needed but i like versioning things
xproxy: function(type, url, data, callback, timeout, headers, contentType)
{
if (!timeout || timeout <= 0) { timeout = 15000; }
$.ajax(
{
url: url,
type: type,
data: data,
timeout: timeout,
contentType: contentType,
success:function(data)
{
if (callback != undefined) { callback(data); }
},
error:function(data)
{
if (callback != undefined) { callback(data); }
},
beforeSend: function(xhr)
{
//headers is a list with two items
if(headers)
{
xhr.setRequestHeader('secret-key', headers[0]);
xhr.setRequestHeader('api-key', headers[1]);
}
}
});
}
};
Usage:
<script type="text/javascript">
var contentType = "applicaiton/json";
var url = "http://api.lastfm.com/get/data/";
var timeout = 1000*5; //five seconds
var requestType = "POST"; //GET, POST, DELETE, PUT
var header = [];
header.push("unique-guid");
header.push("23903820983");
var data = "{\"username\":\"james\"}"; //you should really deserialize this w/ a function
function callback(data)
{
//do logic here
}
Request.xproxy(requestType, url, data, callback, timeout, header, contentType);
</script>

Getting Response From Jquery JSON

I'm having trouble getting a response from my php jquery / json / ajax. I keep combining all these different tutorials together but I still can't seem to pull it all together since no one tutorial follow what I'm trying to do.
Right now I'm trying to pass two arrays (since there's no easy way to pass associative arrays) to my jquery ajax function and just alert it out. Here's my code:
PHP
$names = array('john doe', 'jane doe');
$ids = array('123', '223');
$data['names'] = $names;
$data['ids'] = $ids;
echo json_encode($data);
Jquery
function getList(){
$.ajax({
type: "GET",
url: 'test.php',
data: "",
complete: function(data){
var test = jQuery.parseJSON(data);
alert(test.names[0]);
alert("here");
}
},
"json");
}
getList();
In my html file all I'm really calling is my javascript file for debugging purposes. I know i'm returning an object but I'm getting an error with null values in my names section, and i'm not sure why. What am I missing?
My PHP file returns
{"names":["john doe","jane doe"],"ids":["123","223"]}
It seems to be just ending here
Uncaught TypeError: Cannot read property '0' of undefined
so my sub0 is killing me.
You could prob use the $.getJSON facade that jQuery provides, this will setup all the required ajax params for a standard JSON request:
$.getJSON('test.php', function(response) {
alert(response.names[0]); // john doe
});
However i think the route of the issue is that 1) your server may not be returning the correct response codes and/or the correct headers (ie: JSON data) - however the above method at least for the latter should force this conclusion.
See: http://api.jquery.com/jQuery.getJSON
It looks like the problem is that you're using the complete callback instead of the success callback:
function getList(){
$.ajax({
type: "GET",
url: 'test.php',
data: "",
success: function(data) { /* success callback */
var test = jQuery.parseJSON(data);
alert(test.names[0]);
alert("here");
}
},
"json");
}
getList();
From jQuery AJAX Docs:
success(data, textStatus, jqXHR)
A function to be called if the request succeeds. The function gets passed three arguments: The data returned from the server, formatted according to the dataType parameter; a string describing the status; and the jqXHR (in jQuery 1.4.x, XMLHttpRequest) object. As of jQuery 1.5, the success setting can accept an array of functions. Each function will be called in turn. This is an Ajax Event.
complete(jqXHR, textStatus)
A function to be called when the request finishes (after success and error callbacks are executed). The function gets passed two arguments: The jqXHR (in jQuery 1.4.x, XMLHTTPRequest) object and a string categorizing the status of the request ("success", "notmodified", "error", "timeout", "abort", or "parsererror"). As of jQuery 1.5, the complete setting can accept an array of functions. Each function will be called in turn. This is an Ajax Event.
jQuery wants to know what kind of data to expect as a response, otherwise it wont know how to parse it.
So, as has been said before here, you tell jQuery using the dataType = 'json' attribute.
function getList() {
$.ajax({
type: "GET",
url: 'test.php',
data: "",
dataType: "json",
success: function(data) {
console.log(data);
}
});
}
On top of this it is a good idea to have PHP present its content as json rather than html. You use the header for this by setting header('Content-type: application/json'); before any output in your PHP script. So:
$names = array('john doe', 'jane doe');
$ids = array('123', '223');
$data['names'] = $names;
$data['ids'] = $ids;
header('Content-type: application/json');
echo json_encode($data);
You should pass all parameters for ajax() function in single object. So, there should be "dataType" option. Also, if you set data type explicitly, jQuery will parse JSON data for you. Complete callback will receive parsed JavaScript object as parameter.
function getList() {
$.ajax({
type: "GET",
url: 'test.php',
data: "",
dataType: "json",
success: function(test) {
alert(test.names[0]);
alert("here");
}
});
}

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