handing data returned from jquery get request - php

I have a simple jquery script as follows:
$('a').click(function()
{
//get the id of the song we want to play
var song_id = $(this).attr("id");
//do a get request to get the information about the song
$.get("http://www.site.com/v4/ajax/get_song_info.php", { id: song_id, }, function(data)
{
alert("Data Loaded: " + data);
});
//alert( song_id );
});
I have gotten it to work and it returns several bits of data 'artist' 'title' 'song duration' and so on.
How do I process my 'data' so I can then update my page with each bit. In this case I want to set a series of '' to hold each of the values returned.
Thanks.

Best practice would be to use a JSON encoding.
Whatever server-language you are using, encode your data as JSON object and send it with
the mime-type application/json.
Javascript/jQuery side make a call to .getJSON() which is aquivalent to
$.ajax({
url: url,
dataType: 'json',
data: data,
success: callback
});
However, if you are using jQuery 1.4.x, you now have a JSON object in your data variable.
In a previous version you need to explicitly parse the incoming data into a JSON object. For instance
if(window.JSON) data = window.JSON.parse(data);
This will create a valid Javascript Object which you can treat and access like
data.artist
(Of course you need to create such an object structure serverside before sending)

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Extracted json url from example.com/myjsonsql.php to jquery mobile fail to return value

i am a new php developers i was trying to create a simple system where i use php to extract database from mysql and use json in jquery mobile.
So here is the situation,
I've created a custom .php json (to extract data from mysql) on my website and i've successfully upload it onto my website eg: www.example.com/mysqljson.php
This is my code extracting mysql data `
header('content-type:application/json');
mysql_connect('localhost','root','') or die(mysql_error());
mysql_select_db('mydb');
$select = mysql_query('SELECT * FROM sample');
$rows=array();
while($row=mysql_fetch_array($select))
{
$rows[] = array('id'=>$row['id'], 'id'=>$row['id'], 'username'=>$row['username'], 'mobileno'=>$row['mobileno'], 'gangsa'=>$row['gangsa'], 'total'=>$row['total']);
}
echo json_encode($rows);`
Which in returns gives me the following json # http://i.imgur.com/d4HIxAA.png?1
Everything seems fine, but when i try to use the json url for extraction on jquery mobile it doesn't return any value.
i extract the json by using the following code;
function loadWheather(){
var forecastURL = "http://example.com/mysqljson.php";
$.ajax({
url: forecastURL,
jsonCallback: 'jsonCallback',
contentType: "application/json",
dataType: 'jsonp',
success: function(json) {
console.log(json);
$("#current_temp").html(json.id);
$("#current_summ").html(json.id.username);
},
error: function(e) {
console.log(e.message);
}
});
}
The json.id # #current_temp and json.id.username # #current_sum dint return any result on my jquery mobile page.
I suspected i didn't extracted the json url correctly, but im not sure, could anyone help me identify the problem?
Thank you.
jsonp expects a callback function to be defined in the json being retrieved - for ecample see here.
Your data print screen is actually plain old fashioned json, not jsonp.
So I see 2 options:
change the php data to render jsonp (this assumes you have control over data source).
change your jquery request to expect plain old fastioned json (this assumes client and server are on same domain, otherwise CORS error happen), e.g,,
$.get(forecastURL)
.then(function(json) {
console.log(json);
$("#current_temp").html(json.id);
$("#current_summ").html(json.id.username);
})
.fail(function(e) {
console.log(e.message);
});
First of all, you don't have to use jsonp to retrieve JSON. You could just do a simple Ajax Call. jQuery convert automatically your json string to a json object if your HTTP response contains the good Content-Type. And you did this good in your PHP call.
I think your problem comes from your json data analysis in your javascript success callback. The json generated is an array containing some user objects. In your code you don't work on one item of the array but you directly call .id or .username on the array. So javascript give you undefined values.
Here is an example displaying the data for the first item (index 0) of your json array. You have after that to choose for your own purpose how to treat your array objects but it's an example:
function loadWheather(){
var forecastURL = "http://example.com/mysqljson.php";
$.ajax({
url: forecastURL,
success: function(json) {
console.log(json);
// See, I use [0] to get the first item of the array.
$("#current_temp").html(json[0].id);
$("#current_summ").html(json[0].username);
},
error: function(e) {
console.log(e.message);
}
});
}

Get - Request , to display results in Alert()

I would like to create an app that will send out a get request, then take the response and display it on the page,
this is part of my learning process, ultimately i would like to have the response be parsed and turned into
elements etc. but for now i am having trouble accessing the information within the response.
How can i alert() any of the results in the response?
the results of the script below ranged from undefined, to [object ojbect]
<script type="text/javascript">
var bbz;
$.ajax({
type: "GET",
dataType: "jsonp",
cache: false,
url: "MyDomain - its defined and on the web",
success: function(response) {
bbz = response;
alert(bbz.length);
alert(bbz);
alert(bbz[0]);
}
});
</script>
It looks to me like you are expecting a JSON response...
I am assuming this because of the way you are accessing properties of the response object -
bbz = response;
alert(bbz.length);
You'll want to set your dataType to "json".
If you set the dataType property to html, you should be able to simply return HTML.
You set dataType: "jsonp" which attempts to parse a jsonp object out of the data that is to be returned. However, what you really want is the markup that is in the file you are requesting data from. In order to do this, you must state the correct return type, so that the AJAX knows what data to give you, i.e. you tell the AJAX how to parse the data.

JSON data not being sent in POST?

I'm building an AJAX form and I'm trying to send 3 fields by JSON.
Client-side, the form is serialised and entered into JSON format:
$('#form-signin').live('submit', function(event) {
var target = $('#ajax');
var url = '/ajax/user/authenticateLevel2';
$.ajax({
type: "POST",
url: url,
data: $.base64.encode($('#form-signin').serialize()),
dataType: 'json',
success: function(data, status) {
$.getJSON(url, function(data) {
$('#ajax').html($.base64.decode(data.html));
$('#ajax').modal();
});
}
});
event.preventDefault();
});
Server side, my router splits the URL request up, sees that the first part contains 'ajax' then proceeds to specially pass the routing request to an AJAX handler.
my problem is that even inside the router, checking $_REQUEST, which is what is used to get the information about the post, the post data is not there. The same goes with $_POST.
Even the first page where the request hits (index.php), $_REQUEST does not have the data.
What am I doing wrong?
Server Side,
The request is sent to an index.php which includes the Autoloader and init script.
The init script initialises the database connection, sets the error, exception and session handling, then passes the request onto the router.
The router, in its construction method: sets the URL as an array (exploded $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI']), and then sets the relevant controller, method and additional parameters.
In this case, as we are doing an ajax request, special processing happens before we dispatch the request.
The method parameters are set to:
$requestParams = $_REQUEST;
unset($requestParams['url']);
This request parameter(s) along with additional information (url, controller, method and database object) are passed for dispatch.
In all cases, we are primarily dispatching using this method:
$dispatchedController = new $this->controller($this->database);
$method = $this->method;
return $dispatchedController->$method($this->params);
If I remember right from using a plugin a long time ago, the method $.base64.encode() returns a single string so what you are probably sending to the server is something like a single parameter with no value.
I believe you should be doing something like
data: "foo=" + $.base64.encode($('#form-signin').serialize()),
You are not sending json to the server just a base64 encoded string. Also you are expecting key/pair values. To send key/pair values just pass the serialized form data to the $.ajax function.
$('#form-signin').live('submit', function(event) {
var target = $('#ajax');
var url = '/ajax/user/authenticateLevel2';
$.ajax({
type: "POST",
url: url,
data: $('#form-signin').serialize(),
dataType: 'json',
success: function(data, status) {
$.getJSON(url, function(data) {
$('#ajax').html($.base64.decode(data.html));
$('#ajax').modal();
});
}
});
event.preventDefault();
});
The code should work (assuming your HTML is not the problem here, e.g., '#form-signin' is the right selector for the right form).
You mentioned you are not able to get the data on the server side. However, are you absolutely sure you are even sending the data you need from the client? For example, have you analyzed the request using a tool such as Firebug?

Send post form data in json format via ajax with JQuery dynamically

I wander how send post form data in json format via ajax with JQuery dynamically?
For example I'm coding something like this in JQ:
$.post("test.php", { func: "getNameAndTime" },
function(data){
alert(data.name); // John
console.log(data.time); // 2pm
}, "json");
and that's good, but in live apps often need to send huge form data and user can dynamically change the fields, so I don't know how many func1, func2, func3 or even func[] will be sent.
The q is how to do this dynamically, in old world of an AJAX I could done it by serealizing the form and send to the server.
Thanx in advance.
Yes I can send all the data to the server and in any case it will worked well,
example:
$(function() { // on document load
$('#email_form').submit(function() { // set onsubmit event to the form
var data = $('#email_form').serialize(); // serialize all the data in the form
$.ajax({
url: 'testJson.php', // php script to retern json encoded string
data: data, // serialized data to send on server
dataType:'json', // set recieving type - JSON in case of a question
type:'POST', // set sending HTTP Request type
async:false,
success: function(data) { // callback method for further manipulations
for (key in data.email) {
alert(data.email[key]);
}
},
error: function(data) { // if error occured
}
});
return false;
});
});
It is possible to build up dynamic data for an AJAX request but clearly you'll need to know the logic for retrieving that dynamic data. You don't describe this in your question, so in the below example I'm assuming it's based on the number of .user_input fields in the form (which could be 2, or 10, or whatever). The data is then comprised of field name + field value.
The point is to show dynamic collection of data, that's all.
var ajax_data = {};
$('.user_input').each(function() {
ajax_data[$(this).attr('name')] = $(this).val();
});
$.post('some/url.php', ajax_ata); //etc

AJAX, POST, JSON, and PHP: How do I do it?

How do I send AJAX data through $.ajax() in JavaScript via type: "POST" using JSON data formatting and how do I receive the data in a PHP script (through $_POST??) and put it into an array so I can use it? I've been kicking at this for hours and I have no idea what I'm doing wrong. If someone could post the JS and PHP code for sending and receiving JSON formatted data, I would be eternally grateful!!!!!
JS Code:
$.ajax({
type: "POST",
url: $(location).attr('protocol') + "//" + $(location).attr('hostname') + "/ajax/rate.php",
data: {
"value1": 1,
"value2": 2,
"value3": 3,
"value4": 4,
"value5": 5
},
dataType: "json"
});
PHP Code:
I was just using $_POST["value1"], etc., to get that value. On that note, is there a way to make the ajax request GET instead AND open up a new window with that GET data on it so I can see what's going on??
The idea is to create a php page the outputs data in JSON form. This data is taken from an array and echoed using the json_encode function. Using the $.ajax() method from jQuery, you send a request to that page and manipulate the data in the success: function.
Example.
PHP - array.php
$array = ("flag" => 1);
echo json_encode($array);
JavaScript
$.ajax({
url : '/array.php', // page containing JSON data
dataType : 'json', // must be specified for JSON manipulation in success
success : function(data) {
// this function is called if the call to test.php is successful
// access the data using object dot syntax
alert(data.flag); // should display '1'
}
});
// Send data to server this way
PHP - test.php
echo $_POST['data'];
JavaScript
$.ajax({
url : '/test.php',
dataType : 'text',
type : 'post',
data : { data : 'Hello, World!'},
success : function(data)
alert(data); // should display 'Hello, World'
}
});
As far as I know you can't POST data in a JSON format. Only as a query string, like GET. You can however return data from the PHP script in a JSON format.
Eg.
$.ajax({
url: "script.php",
dataType: 'json', // Tell jQuery/JS that the returned data from script.php is JSON format
data: 'id='+Id, // will become $_POST['id'] with the value of Id (js var)
success: function(data){
// data is JSON formatted
}
Now, in your PHP script, you receive a POST variable called $_POST['id'].
Let's say that $_POST['id'] is needed to request a certain customer from the database. Its data can be stored in an array and then json encoded and then send back to the page with the ajax request.

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