PHP array submitted to ajax

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I'm not sure if this question has been asked before, so please note if it's duplicate.

The top line is a PHP merged array that I'm trying to send in AJAX to another page.

I'm having trouble finding what goes in the "?" or how to format it.

<?php $_SESSION['pdfData'] = array_merge_recursive($count, $qty); ?>

$.ajax({ 
	type: "POST",
	url: "indexMenu-sm-pdf.php",
	data: { 
            ? 
        },
	dataType: "JSON", 
	success: function(data){
	    console.log("Good.");
	},
	    error: function(jqXHR, textStatus, errorThrown) {
		console.log(textStatus, errorThrown);
	} 
});

I understand that the built-in function json_encode() but i lack the know-how. And I've been reading about serialization. Is one better than the other?

My main questions are:
What goes into the "?" as $_Session['pdfData'] can not be sent.
And
Is there a difference is using json_encode vs. serialization for this issue?

indexMenu-sm-pdf.php could just read the data from the session — user8011997
– user8011997, Commented Feb 12, 2018 at 19:53
The meta header the company is using is preventing the session from being passed. While I wish it was that easy... this is was the next step I thought of (albeit, much more difficult). — Liam
– Liam, Commented Feb 12, 2018 at 19:56
Typically, because PHP is NOT a single page application you'd share data between pages via session or data fetches. Is there a specific reason you want to AJAX data between pages directly without any PHP code in between for data handling? — RoboBear
– RoboBear, Commented Feb 12, 2018 at 20:01

Barmar · Accepted Answer · 2018-02-12 20:15:18Z

4

It should be something like this:

$.ajax({ 
    type: "POST",
    url: "indexMenu-sm-pdf.php",
    data: { 
            paramName: <?php echo json_encode($_SESSION['pdfData']) ?>
        },
    dataType: "JSON", 
    success: function(data){
        console.log("Good.");
    },
        error: function(jqXHR, textStatus, errorThrown) {
        console.log(textStatus, errorThrown);
    } 
});

Replace paramName with the name of the $_POST parameter that indexMenu-sm-pdf.php is expecting to get the PDF data from. json_encode() will output the contents of the session variable in the form of a Javascript literal.

answered Feb 12, 2018 at 20:15

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Paul · Accepted Answer · 2018-02-12 20:34:58Z

The answer from Barmar is right. But you can also split the php and the js code. Set a DOM element in your page with the php value and access it via js within your ajax call.

See the following example:

1.) Set the DOM element on your page

<div id="jsDomElementPdf" style="display:none">
  <?php echo json_encode($_SESSION['pdfData']); ?>
</div>

2.) Access the value in your script

let paramName = document.getElementById("jsDomElementPdf") || '';

if(paramName){
   $.ajax({ 
     type: "POST",
     url: "indexMenu-sm-pdf.php",
     data: { 
        paramName: paramName
     },
     dataType: "JSON", 
     success: function(data){
       console.log("Good.");
      },
     error: function(jqXHR, textStatus, errorThrown) {
     console.log(textStatus, errorThrown);
    } 
  });
}

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