jquery ajax POST but PHP seeing GET? - php

Question

I'm sending some data over with jQuery/Ajax. My code is marked as POST, but PHP is actually seeing it as GET. What gives?
$.ajax({
url: url,
type: "POST",
contentType: "application/json; charset=utf-8",
dataType: "json",
success: function (results) {
callback(results);
},
error: function (req, msg, obj) {
console.log('An error occured while executing a request for: ' + url);
console.log('Error: ' + msg);
}
});
I'm able to confirm it's coming in on the PHP side as GET by doing print_r($_GET) and print_r($_POST)

Answer 1

you r not sending any data in post. try add some data and check in server side.
JS
<script>
$.ajax({
url: url,
type: "POST",
contentType: "application/json; charset=utf-8",
dataType: "json",
data : {
'sample' : 'sample_data'
},
success: function (results) {
callback(results);
},
error: function (req, msg, obj) {
console.log('An error occured while executing a request for: ' + url);
console.log('Error: ' + msg);
}
});
</script>
PHP
<?php
$sample = '';
if (isset($_POST['sample'])) {
$sample = $_POST['sample'];
}
echo $sample;
?>
// Output
sample_data

Answer 2

I think through the url you are passing values instaed of get if you want to post try like
$.ajax({
url: url,
type: "POST",
data:{'my_var':'gautam'},
-------------
and in php you can use like
<?php
print_r($_POST); //or you can print_r($_POST['my_var']);
?>
gives you 'gautam'...

Answer 3

Use $_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD'] to check if its GET or POST
echo $_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD'];

Answer 4

Use $_REQUEST[] for getting both POST and GET method values
<?php
print_r($_REQUEST);
extract($_REQUEST);
echo "sample : ".$sample;
?>
output:
sample : sample_data