How to pass multiple parameters by jQuery.ajax() to PHP? - php

Question

I have a simple load more style script that works fine on the index page, where only one parameter is sent via ajax
$(function() {//When the Dom is ready
$('.load_more').live("click",function() {//If user clicks on hyperlink with class name = load_more
var last_msg_id = $(this).attr("id");//Get the id of this hyperlink this id indicate the row id in the database
if(last_msg_id!='end'){//if the hyperlink id is not equal to "end"
$.ajax({//Make the Ajax Request
type: "POST",
url: "index_more.php",
data: "lastmsg="+ last_msg_id,
beforeSend: function() {
$('a.load_more').html('<img src="loading.gif" />');//Loading image during the Ajax Request
},
success: function(html){//html = the server response html code
$("#more").remove();//Remove the div with id=more
$("ul#updates").append(html);//Append the html returned by the server .
}
});
}
return false;
});
});
With this HTML/PHP
<div id="more">
<a id="<?php echo $msg_id; ?>" class="load_more" href="#">more</a>
</div>
However, I want to add another php variable so that it can also work with particular categories, I have no problems writing the HTML and PHP but I am new to Jquery and struggling to edit the script to include the additional parameter if it is set. This is the HTML that I am thinking of using, just struggling with editing the JQuery
<div id="more"class="<?php echo $cat_id;?>">
<a id="<?php echo $msg_id;?>" class="load_more2" href="#">more</a>
</div>
As always any help is much appreciated!

Answer 1

You can set
data = {onevar:'oneval', twovar:'twoval'}
And both key/value pairs will be sent.
See Jquery ajax docs
If you look under the data section, you can see that you can pass a query string like you are, an array, or an object. If you were to use the same method you already are using then your data value would be like "lastmsg="+ last_msg_id + "&otherthing=" + otherthing,

Answer 2

You can pass multiple URL params in the data portion of your ajax call.
data: "lastmsg="+ last_msg_id +"&otherparam="+ other_param
On the PHP side, you'd just process these as you already are.

Answer 3

You can use this code:
$.ajax({//Make the Ajax Request
type: "POST",
url: "index_more.php",
data: {var1: "value1", var2: "value2"},
beforeSend: function() {
$('a.load_more').html('<img src="loading.gif" />');//Loading image during the Ajax Request
},
success: function(html){//html = the server response html code
$("#more").remove();//Remove the div with id=more
$("ul#updates").append(html);//Append the html returned by the server .
}
});

Answer 4

Try It:
data: JSON.stringify({ lastmsg: last_msg_id, secondparam: second_param_value});
You can add more parameters separating them by comma (,).