How to pass variables from PHP to Javascript using Ajax calls

Question

I read this post and assumed the technique in the answer would work with ajax calls. I have my ajax and php code below but it does not work.The client does not recognize the 'passed' variable. I do not know why nor how to remedy this.

Javascript

var irrelevant = 'irrelevant';

   $('body').click(function(){


            $.ajax({
            type: 'POST',
            url: 'test.php',
            data: {mydata: irrelevant},    
            success: function(){

            console.log('worky');

            alert(myvar); // NOT worky!

                    }

            });

    });

PHP File

<?php


$thing = 10;


?>


<script>

var myvar = "<?php echo $thing; ?>";

</script>

Solution

try this in your ajax.success

success: function(data){
   console.log('worky');
   alert(data); // It should now, worky!
}

and in you php

<?php

   echo 10;

?>

Comments

[Michał Rybak]

there is no accepted answer in the question you mention.

[William]

Sorry I was reading the comments and didn't look for the green check

[luke_mclachlan]

works great, although it would be nice to have an example or an array of variables instead of a single variable ;-)