Get response from PHP file using AJAX
ajax, jquery, php
Solution
`<?php echo 'apple'; ?>` is pretty much literally all you need on the server.
as for the JS side, the output of the server-side script is passed as a parameter to the success handler function, so you'd have
success: function(data) {
alert(data); // apple
}
Problem
So here's my issue, I am using AJAX (jQuery) to post a form to `process.php` but the page actually needs to echo out a response such as `apple` or `plum`. I'm not sure how to take the response from `process.php` and have it stored as a variable... Here's the code I have so far: ``` <script type="text/javascript"> function returnwasset(){ alert('return sent'); $.ajax({ type: "POST", url: "process.php", data: somedata; success function(){ //echo what the server sent back... } }); } </script> ``` Also will I need to echo the response in `process.php` in json? or will plain text be fine? Sorry if this sounds like a stupid question, this is my first time doing something as such in Ajax. PS: How do I name the POST request in the above code?