How to pass an array using PHP & Ajax to Javascript?

Question

Apologies if this explanation isn\'t clear, it\'s hard for me to understand too. How can I use PHP & Ajax to send an array to Javascript? I\'m using Aja

Answer 1

json_encode is definitely the way to go. jQuery even has built-in support for parsing JSON. You could use e.g.

$.ajax({
    url: "",
    type: 'POST',
    data: form_data,
    dataType: 'json', // will automatically convert array to JavaScript
    success: function(array) {
        alert(array[0]); // alerts first string
    }
});