jQuery Load function not loading inside a div but loads new page - php

Question

I have following html markup:
<button class="btn btn-success" id="search"><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-search"></span> Search</button>
<div class="row text-center" style="margin-top: 50px;">
<div class="col-md-12">
<div id="content-area"></div>
</div>
</div>
I want to load a page.php inside #content-area. This is the jQuery I used for this:
$("#search").click(function(){
$("#content-area").load("page.php");
});
The problem is page.php is not loading inside #content-area but it loads as a new page itself. I want page.php to load inside #content-area. Please help.

Answer 1

//you have to make ajax call to get content without page load.
$("#search").click(function(){
$.ajax({
url: 'page.php', // point to server-side PHP script
dataType: 'json', // what to expect back from the PHP script, if anything
type: 'POST',
success: function (data) {
if (data.status === 'success')
{
$("#content-area").html(data);
}
else if (data.status === 'error')
{
alert(data.message);
}
},
error: function (e) {
return false;
Msg.show('Something went wrong, Please try again!','danger', 7000);
}
});
});

Answer 2

I have tried below code its working fine for me.
<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.12.0/jquery.min.js"></script>
<button class="btn btn-success" id="search"><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-search"></span> Search</button>
<div class="row text-center" style="margin-top: 50px;">
<div class="col-md-12">
<div id="content-area"></div>
</div>
</div>
<script>
$("#search").click(function(){
$("#content-area").load("test1.php");
});
</script>