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I have a pretty simple issue which I just can't seem to resolve. I have the following ajax request which sets a PHP Session variable

  $.post("http://mytestdomain.com/test.php", {"data": 'success'});

And this code in the PHP file to generate and echo the Session variables

  session_start();
  $_SESSION['test_text']= $_POST['data'];
  echo "Pageviews=". $_SESSION['test_text'];

However this keeps returning the following error message

  Notice: Undefined index: data in /var/www/test.php on line 2

If I post a demo URL into my browser like this

 http://mytestdomain.com/test.php?data=11111

Then the results are echoed correctly.

So my question is, how do I pass via jQuery Ajax data to a PHP session variable and have it saved?

Thanks

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So can you do post much more complete code? –  George Garchagudashvili Aug 30 at 8:06
    
This is the complete code, it's for testing purposes –  user2028856 Aug 30 at 8:06
    
Try doing var_dump($_POST) and post the result –  Khalid Dabjan Aug 30 at 8:34

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In your test.php file, try the following:

 session_start();
 $_SESSION['test_text']= $_REQUEST['data'];
 echo "Pageviews=". $_SESSION['test_text'];
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Exactly the same result... –  user2028856 Aug 30 at 8:32
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Check test here, using your code but with a $_REQUEST method. checkourprogress.co.uk/test/test.html –  Telford Computer-DoctorLtd Aug 30 at 8:33
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do data instead of "data"

$.post("http://mytestdomain.com/test.php", {data: 'success'});
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Still the same issue –  user2028856 Aug 30 at 8:03
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Both data and "data" are the same –  hindmost Aug 30 at 8:04
    
yes I've found it now –  George Garchagudashvili Aug 30 at 8:05
    
My situation isn't that the ajax request itself has an issue, the ajax request works fine. It's just that the PHP Session doesn't seem to remember anything –  user2028856 Aug 30 at 8:07
    
no it's not session either, problem resides in POST request –  George Garchagudashvili Aug 30 at 8:08

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