Send an array from Javascript to php

Question

I would like to send array to the server.

This is how i try to send the array:

jQuery(document).ready(function($){
    $.ajax({
        type: "POST",
        url: "file.php",
        datatype : "json",
        data : JSON.stringify({ name: "Daniel", phone: "01234123456" }),
        success: function(msg){ 
            alert('Success!');
        }
    });
});

This is how i try to get the array in file.php

print_r($_POST);
print_r($_GET);
print_r(json_decode($_POST);

Of course in the firebug console i see the array but not on the page.

Answer 1

You are currently sending the data - what you refer to as the 'array' in the format of JSON - java script object notation.

It is not possible to send data across (at least in jQuery ajax) in JSON. You must stringify it before you send it, and then decode it in the php end (like you already do - got that part right). You would have to do something like:

  data: JSON.stringify({ name: "Daniel", phone: "01234123456" }),

Hope this helps!