jquery.get returning php code?

Question

I am trying to use jquery's ajax $.get(...) function to send a request to my server and have it return some data. I am using the following code:

$.get("php/getRocks.php", { name: "John", time: "2pm" },
    function(data){
    alert("Data Loaded: " + data);
});

Instead of getting the the data back, it just returns the entire php file as a string. Am I doing something wrong? Thanks for the help.

Answer 1

Is PHP installed on your server? This is a server issue. For some reason your .php file isn't being handled properly and it is returning the PHP code in plain text.

This is in response to:

Well, I seem to have solved the problem, sort of. Apparently, if I access the site localy, php doesn't work, but if I use the domain name, it does. Anyone know why? Or better yet, a way to fix this?

Thanks to everyone for the help!

When working locally (and it always is a good idea to do so before uploading to a live environment) you need to setup PHP on your computer so that it can run the pages you require. A browser will not do it for you as it is a server side technology. You can download a package like Uniform Server, that will give you a full server environment for you to work with.