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Issue transferring data from ajax to PHP

I'm trying to send an associative array of key-value pair from client(javascript) to server(php). The size of the array or the values are not fixed. Need to forward the user selected options from one page to another. Not using forms
Tried using ajax, but php does not receive the array correctly. Using php7, jquery 2.4.1, sql server, javascript
javascript/jquery
var contributeArr = {};
$(document).on("change", ".contribute_txt", function() {
// some other code
contributeArr[this.id] = this.value;
});
$('#contri_submit').click(function(e) {
e.preventDefault();
var error = false;
var contributeArray = JSON.stringify(contributeArr);
var url = 'chapter.php';
var formData = new FormData();
if (error == false) {
formData.append("contributeArray", contributeArray);
}
else {
console.log("Something went wrong. Check your code.");
}
for (var pair of formData.entries()) {
console.log(pair[0]+ ', ' + pair[1]);
}
$.ajax({
type: "POST",
url: url,
data: formData,
cache: false,
processData: false,
contentType: false,
success: function(result) {
window.setTimeout(function() {
window.location.href = url;
}, 2000);
},error: function(xhr,request,error) {
alert(error);
}
});
return false;
});
php
foreach ($_POST['contributeArray'] as $key => $value) {
$_SESSION['contribution'][$key] = $value;
}
print_r($_SESSION['contribution']);
print_r($_POST);
Sample data from console log:
contributeArray, {"LECH":"10","MASC":"20","PMEM":"30","LVME":"50"}

note: not sure what // some other code is... assuming you have everything correct there for your purposes
and assuming you are validating your $_POST data...
var contributeArr = {};
$(document).on("change", ".contribute_txt", function() {
// some other code
contributeArr[this.id] = this.value;
});
$('#contri_submit').click(function(e) {
e.preventDefault();
var my_url_value = 'chapter.php';
var real_url_to_ajax_app = 'https://realdomain.com/realfile.php';
$.ajax({
type: "POST",
url: real_url_to_ajax_app,
data: contributeArr,
success: function(result) {
window.setTimeout(function() {
window.location.href = my_url_value;
}, 2000);
},error: function(error) {
console.log(error);
}
});
return false;
});
in your PHP:
// assuming you are initializing $_SESSION['contribution'] per your needs
foreach ($_POST as $key => $value) {
// validate key/value here
$_SESSION['contribution'][$key] = $value;
}
echo 'some helpful response';
exit; // required

Please use json_decode and include latest jQuery.
I can solve your code if you did not solved yet

AJAX returns only last array item

I want to create async AJAX query to check server status when web page finish loading. Unfortunately when it comes to data display from processed PHP, I receive only single value.
JS:
<script>
window.onload = function() {
test();
};
function test()
{
var h = [];
$(".hash td").each(function(){
var hash = $(this).closest('#h').text();
if (hash) {
$.ajax({
url: 'stat.php',
method: 'POST',
async: true,
data: {hs: JSON.stringify(hash)},
success: function(data) {
$('.result').replaceWith(data);
}
});
}
});
}
</script>
PHP:
<?php
require_once ('inc/config.php');
require_once ('inc/libs/functions.php');
if (isset($_POST['hs'])) {
$hash = json_decode($_POST['hs']);
serverstatus($hash);
}
function serverstatus($hash) {
$address = DB::queryFirstRow("SELECT address,hash FROM servers WHERE hash=%s", $hash);
$address_exploded = explode(":", $address['address']);
$ip = $address_exploded[0];
$port = $address_exploded[1];
$status = isServerOnline($ip,$port);
if ($status) {
$s = "Online $ip";
} else {
$s = "Offline";
}
echo $s;
}
?>
I embed result from PHP to a table row. I see that AJAX iterating over the array, but all rows receive same value (last checked element in array).

$('.result') matches all elements with the class result. replaceWith will then replace each of them with the content you provide.
If you want to only affect the .result element within some structure (perhaps the same row?), you need to use find or similar:
function test()
{
var h = [];
$(".hash td").each(function(){
var td = $(this); // <====
var hash = td.closest('#h').text();
var result = td.closest("tr").find(".result"); // <====
if (hash) {
$.ajax({
url: 'stat.php',
method: 'POST',
async: true,
data: {hs: JSON.stringify(hash)},
success: function(data) {
result.replaceWith(data); // <====
}
});
}
});
}
Obviously the
var result = td.closest("tr").find(".result"); // <====
...will need to be tweaked to be what you really want it to be, but that's the idea.
This line in your question suggests an anti-pattern:
var hash = $(this).closest('#h').text();
id values must be unique in the document, so you should never need to find the one "closest" to any given element. If you have more than one id="h" element in the DOM, change it to use a class or data-* attribute instead.

Thank you all for help. My final, obviously very dirty but working code:
function testServerPage()
{
var h = [];
$(".hash li").each(function(){
var hash = $(this).closest('#h').text();
if (hash) {
$.ajax({
url: 'stat.php',
method: 'POST',
//async: true,
data: {hs: JSON.stringify(hash)},
success: function(data) {
$('#' + hash).replaceWith(data);
}
});
}
});
return false;
}
I just added dynamic variable to element:
success: function(data) {
$('#' + hash).replaceWith(data);
}

Ajax passing value to PHP

I would like to pass multiple values to php via ajax (on same page), here's my code:
HTML (user_list.php):
<button type="submit" class="button button-block savebutton" name="save_changes"/>
Save changes</button>
Javascript (user_list.php):
$(".savebutton").on("click", function (event) {
event.preventDefault();
var js = [];
var i = 0;
$('select').each(function () {
var a = {"id": "", "permission": ""}
a.id = $(this).val();
a.permission = $(this).children(":selected").text();
js.push(a);
alert(js[i].permission + " - "+js[i].id);
i++;
});
$.ajax({
type: "POST",
url: "user_list.php",
data: {result: JSON.stringify(js)}
});
return false;
});
PHP (user_list.php):
if ($_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD'] == 'POST') {
if (isset($_POST['delete_selected'])) { // Button to delete selected user(s)
if (!empty($_POST['check_list'])) {
foreach ($_POST['check_list'] as $id) {
$sql = "DELETE FROM users WHERE id=$id";
$mysqli->query($sql);
header("Refresh:0"); //Refresh page
}
}
}
// Other if above works fine
elseif (isset($_POST['result'])){
// I want to get the js array with the values here after ajax
}
else {
// But I get here, and I don't get the js array
}
}
So I have 2 problems, the first is that I pass the elseif, and the second is that I dont get the array. I think the problem is with ajax, since filling the array works properly
EDIT: I moved the php to a different page, now it's working.

Though your Ajax request is initiated, a "normal" submit request is also started, when you press the button. To prevent the second request (thus keeping only the Ajax request), you have to return false; at the end of your onclick callback.
Solution #1:
$(".savebutton").on("click", function () {
var js = [];
var i = 0;
$('select').each(function () {
var a = {"id": "", "permission": ""}
a.id = $(this).val();
a.permission = $(this).children(":selected").text();
js.push(a);
alert(js[i].permission + " - "+js[i].id);
i++;
});
$.ajax({
type: "POST",
url: "user_list.php",
data: {result: JSON.stringify(js)}
});
return false;
});
Solution #2 (as also suggested by #charlietfl):
$(".savebutton").on("click", function (event) {
event.preventDefault();
var js = [];
var i = 0;
$('select').each(function () {
var a = {"id": "", "permission": ""}
a.id = $(this).val();
a.permission = $(this).children(":selected").text();
js.push(a);
alert(js[i].permission + " - "+js[i].id);
i++;
});
$.ajax({
type: "POST",
url: "user_list.php",
data: {result: JSON.stringify(js)}
});
});

It seems that when you're submitting the POST request, the data is coming as their own POST fields. Simply check for the values of what you submitted. For example, if you had done the same, but put foo as bar and hello as world, you could check for foo and hello with something like this:
elseif (isset($_POST['foo'], $_POST['hello']) {
# your code
}

$('.savebutton').click(function (e) {
e.preventDefault()
var js = []
var i = 0
$('select').each(function (i) {
var a = {}
a.id = $(this).val()
a.permission = $(this).children(':selected').text()
js.push(a)
alert(js[i].permission + ' - ' + js[i].id)
})
js = JSON.stringify(js)
$.post('user_list.php', {result: js}
})

Try with this
<button type="submit" class="button button-block savebutton" name="save_changes[]"/>Save changes</button>

How to print JavaScript based on Ajax request?

Allow me to elaborate.
I have this Ajax script which is fetching for one thing. The refresh_on.
What does it do? It either returns 0 OR 1.
function startRefresh() {
setTimeout(startRefresh, 60000);
$.ajax({
url: 'refresh.php',
type: 'POST',
dataType: 'JSON',
data: {task: "reload"},
success: function(data) {
$.each(data, function(i, attr){
if (attr.refresh_on == 0) {
//this doesn't work
/*Write/return this in JavaScript:*/ line[1]="Offline.";
} else {
//this doesn't work
/*Write/return this in JavaScript:*/ line[1]="Online.";
};
})
}
});
}
If the ajax returns with refresh_on == 0 OR refresh_on == 1 - I want it to print its respective array item. It must be an array item.
</head>
<body>
<script type="text/javascript">
var line=new Array()
startRefresh();
//output either "line[1]=\"Offline.\""; or "line[1]=\"Online.\"";
</script>
</body>
This is the PHP file:
if (isset($_POST['task']) && $_POST['task'] == "reload") {
$stmt = $connection->prepare("SELECT refresh_on FROM refresh");
$stmt->execute();
$result = $stmt->get_result();
$encode = Array();
while ($row = $result->fetch_assoc()) {
$encode[] = $row;
}
echo json_encode($encode);
}
If it matters - this is the JSON response:
[{"refresh_on":1}]
Is there a way to insert/output/print the array item using the function?
Any help would be appreciated.

So there's a couple things that might be going on here, but to begin, you're wrapping your variable in a quote, so all that is happening is a string is being made and immediately being dropped to the floor. Let's start off by doing something like the following:
function startRefresh() {
setTimeout(startRefresh, 60000);
$.ajax({
url: 'refresh.php',
type: 'POST',
dataType: 'JSON',
data: {task: "reload"},
success: function(data) {
$.each(data, function(i, attr){
if (attr.refresh_on == 0) {
//this doesn't work
line[1] = "Offline.";
} else {
//this doesn't work
line[1]= "Online.";
};
})
}
});
}
Now, if I recall correctly, the ajax function is going to be calling your success callback, which is going to take over your local scope. I don't believe line is going to be accessible to that callback, so we should/could actually move that callback to its own function within a closure:
<script type="text/javascript">
(function() {
var line = [];
startRefresh();
function startRefresh() {
setTimeout(startRefresh, 60000);
$.ajax({
url: 'refresh.php',
type: 'POST',
dataType: 'JSON',
data: { task: "reload" },
success: refreshResponse
});
}
function refreshResponse(data) {
$.each(data, function(i, attr) {
if (attr.refresh_on == 0) {
line[1] = "Offline.";
} else {
line[1] = "Online.";
}
});
}
})();
</script>
We've wrapped that in a self executing function to give us some nice encapsulation to work with, and because line is in a function which refreshResponse is found, that variable should be accessible to it.
But we're not done yet!
For one, we could easily make that variable assignment a little easier, like so:
line[1] = (attr.refresh_on == 0) ? "Offline." : "Online.";
...and we're also going to want to triple up on that equality statement, just to avoid variable coercion:
line[1] = (attr.refresh_on === 0) ? "Offline." : "Online.";
Give that a shot and let's see where we're at.

Not sure what you are expecting "line[1]=\"Offline.\""; to do, but it's not going to do anything. Perhaps you mean: line[1]= "Offline";? Try putting this line of code there instead to test that it's working: console.log('Offline');
If the line is getting executed and you see the output in your console, you would just have to target some HTML element that you want to put the "Offline" string into, for instance:
<div id="status"></div>
<script>
....
var status = document.getElementById("status");
if (attr.refresh_on == 0) {
status.textContent = "Offline";
} else {
status.textContent = "Online";
};
....
</script>

Pass Array FROM Jquery with JSON to PHP

hey guys i read some of the other posts and tried alot but its still not working for me.
when i alert the array i get all the results on the first site but after sending the data to php i just get an empty result. any ideas?
$(document).ready(function() {
$('#Btn').click(function() {
var cats = [];
$('#cats input:checked').each(function() {
cats.push(this.value);
});
var st = JSON.stringify(cats);
$.post('foo.php',{data:st},function(data){cats : cats});
window.location = "foo.php";
});
});
Php
$data = json_decode($_POST['data']);
THANK YOUU
my array looks something like this when i alert it house/flat,garden/nature,sports/hobbies
this are a couple of results the user might choose (from checkboxes).
but when i post it to php i get nothing. when i use request marker (chrome extension) it shows me something likethat Raw data cats=%5B%22house+themes%22%2C%22flat+items%22%5D
i also tried this way-- still no results
$(document).ready(function() {
$('#Btn').click(function() {
var cats = [];
$('#cats input:checked').each(function() {
cats.push(this.value);
alert(cats);
$.ajax({
type: 'POST',
url: "foo.php",
data: {cats: JSON.stringify(cats)},
success: function(data){
alert(data);
}
});
});
window.location = "foo.php";
});
});
php:
$json = $_POST['cats'];
$json_string = stripslashes($json);
$data = json_decode($json_string, true);
echo "<pre>";
print_r($data);
its drives me crazy

Take this script: https://github.com/douglascrockford/JSON-js/blob/master/json2.js
And call:
var myJsonString = JSON.stringify(yourArray);
so now your code is
$(document).ready(function() {
$('#Btn').click(function() {
var cats = [];
$('#cats input:checked').each(function() {
cats.push(this.value);
});
var st = JSON.stringify(cats);
$.post('foo.php',{data:st},function(data){cats : cats});
// window.location = "foo.php"; // comment this by this page redirect to this foo.php
});
});
//and if uou want toredirect then use below code
-------------------------------------------------
$.post('foo.php',{data:st},function(data){
window.location = "foo.php";
});
---------------------------------------------------
Php
$data = json_decode($_POST['data']);

var ItemGroupMappingData = []
Or
var ItemGroupMappingData =
{
"id" : 1,
"name" : "harsh jhaveri",
"email" : "test#test.com"
}
$.ajax({
url: 'url link',
type: 'POST',
dataType: "json",
data: ItemGroupMappingData,
success: function (e) {
// When server send response then it will be comes in as object in e. you can find data //with e.field name or table name
},
error: function (response) {
//alert(' error come here ' + response);
ExceptionHandler(response);
}
});

Try this :-
$data = json_decode($_POST['data'], TRUE);

I think you should move the "window.location = " to the post callback, which means it should wait till the post finshed and then redirect the page.
$.post('foo.php', {
data : st
}, function(data) {
window.location = "foo.php";
});