title: Receive PHP parameters with jQuery ajax post
body: <p>I am sending data via jQuery's .ajax method to my PHP file.  Both files are on the same domain.  The file making the post looks like this..</p>
  
  <pre><code>$('#pdf').click(function() {                    
      var proj_name = $('#proj_name').text();
      var date = $('#date').text();
      var req_comp_date = $('#req_comp_date').text();
      var status = $('#status').text();
      var secondUserID = $('#secondUserID').text();
  
      var postData = {
          "proj_name" : proj_name,
          "date" : date,
          "req_comp_date" : req_comp_date,
          "status" : status,
          "secondUserID" : secondUserID,
      };
  
      console.log(postData);
  
      $.ajax({
          type: "POST",
          url: "test.php",
          data: postData, 
          success: function(){
              alert(proj_name + ' ' + status);
              window.open("test.php"); 
          }
      });
  });
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>And the PHP file getting the post data is...</p>
  
  <pre><code>//request parameters
  $proj_name = $_POST['proj_name'];
  $date = $_POST['date'];
  $req_comp_date = $_POST['req_comp_date'];
  $status = $_POST['status'];
  $secondUserId = $_POST['secondUserId'];
  
  echo 'postData: ' . var_dump($_POST);
  
  if ($_POST)){
      echo $proj_name;
      echo $date;
      echo $req_comp_date;
      echo $status;
      echo $secondUserId;
  } else {
      echo 'problem';
  }
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>In my firebug console, I can see that the parameters posted with .ajax, but I cannot get the post via PHP.  Can anyone help me out please?  Thank you.</p>