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PHP

Posted by Ashu Singh
Ashu Singh
Courses Plus Student 38 Points

How to send complete form through AJAX ?

When i receive file in php I am only getting post there not image

<form action="" method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data" id="posting">
      <img src="<?php echo $user_data['profile']; ?>" alt = "<?php echo $user_data['firstName']; ?>" class='post_pro'/>
      <textarea name="post" placeholder="Hey <?php echo $user_data['firstName'] ?>,want to share something with us..."></textarea>
      <input type="file" name="post_pic" id="post_pic" style="color:transparent">
      <input type="submit" value="SHARE">
   </form>

$("#posting").on('submit',function(e){
         e.preventDefault();
        $.ajax({

            url  : "request/post.php",
            type : "POST",
            data : new FormData(this),
            dataType : "text",
            beforeSend : function(http){
                $("#posting").val("SHARING...");
            },
            success : function(response,status,http){ 
                 $("#posting").val("SHARE");
                 alert(response);

            },
            error : function(http,status,error){
                $("#show").html("<span class=\"error\" data-icon ='&#xea0f;'>Something went wrong with server.Try Again</span>");
                $('#posting').val("SHARE");
            }

        })
    })

1 Answer

Shane Oliver
Shane Oliver
19,977 Points
Shane Oliver
Shane Oliver
19,977 Points

You need to serialize your form data

$.ajax({
    data: $("posting").serialize(),
    // rest of code
});