Why is $(document).ready not firing for me?

Question

In a php file i have used include to include the following js.php file and prior to that i have included the jquery file.

Answer 1

1. Check whether jQuery is loaded correctly.
2. Look at the browser's progress bar: it may be loading some counters and the document is not ready until they're loaded: this often happens when external resources are slow.
3. Try $(function(){ alert(...); }); just in case...
4. Check whether you have JS errors prior to this onload binding. Use Firefox's FireBug plugin to check it out.