JSON.parse() not working

I dont think you should call JSON.parse(jsonObject) if the server is sending valid JSON as it will be parsed automatically when it retrieves the response. I believe that if You set the Content-type: application/json header it will be parsed automatically. Try using jsonObject as if it was already parsed, something like: Without calling JSON.parse before.

Execute PHP function with onclick

First, understand that you have three languages working together: PHP: It only runs by the server and responds to requests like clicking on a link (GET) or submitting a form (POST). HTML & JavaScript: It only runs in someone’s browser (excluding NodeJS). I’m assuming your file looks something like: Because PHP only responds to requests … Read more

Minimum Working Example for ajax POST in Laravel 5.3

I presume you have a basic understanding of the model-controler-view paradigm, a basic understanding of Laravel and a basic understanding of JavaScript and JQuery (which I will use for reasons of simplicity). We will create an edit field and a button which posts to the server. (This works for all versions from Laravel 5.0 to … Read more

What’s the point of the X-Requested-With header?

A good reason is for security – this can prevent CSRF attacks because this header cannot be added to the AJAX request cross domain without the consent of the server via CORS. Only the following headers are allowed across origins: Accept Accept-Language Content-Language Last-Event-ID Content-Type any others cause a “pre-flight” request to be issued in CORS supported browsers. … Read more

Basic Ajax send/receive with node.js

Your request should be to the server, NOT the server.js file which instantiates it. So, the request should look something like this: xmlhttp.open(“GET”,”http://localhost:8001/”, true); Also, you are trying to serve the front-end (index.html) AND serve AJAX requests at the same URI. To accomplish this, you are going to have to introduce logic to your server.js that will … Read more