Server Side Question. How do I send POST variables to the Ajax page?

SkyScream

$(document).ready(function() {
$('#example').dataTable( {
"processing": true,
"serverSide": true,
"ajax": "../server_side/scripts/server_processing.php"
} );
} );

in this code, how would i set it up to pass post variables in?

zepernick

This is an example of a extra parameter user_id being passed in. Your ajax property needs to be turned into a object instead of a string and the url moves into the url property.

$('#example').dataTable( {
  "ajax": {
    "url": "../server_side/scripts/server_processing.php",
    "data": {
        "user_id": 451
    }
  }
} );

The Docs have more examples

The ajax object also has a "type":"post" if you want to do a post instead of a get.

SkyScream

ah thank you. I figured that out. Now I have another problem I posted. Do you think you can help me out with it?

http://datatables.net/forums/discussion/25520/okay-i-m-trying-to-get-this-to-work-server-side-with-what-i-have-help

SkyScream

if I use this method :

"data": {
"user_id": 451
}

will the data on the server side be retrivable by $_POST["user_id"]
?

SkyScream

I have this:

$('#example').dataTable( {
       "processing": true,
        "serverSide": true,
        "ajax": {
        "url": "../includes/views/DetailsTableJSON.php", 
        "type": "POST" }

    } );

and i have input fields bellow, in the HTML.
Am I missing something?
those input fields aren't being passed to the serverside page as POST data.