Jquery load() and PHP variables

Question

If I load a PHP page with Jquery .load(file.php), can the included file use the php variables that were defined on the page that called the load()?

Answer 1

Yes, use the data parameter, see http://api.jquery.com/load/:

$('#someelement').load(
    "test.php", 
    {
        'key1': '',
        'key2': ''
    } 
);

The parameters are posted to the file test.php and are accessible as:

$_POST['key1']
$_POST['key2']