NodeJS + JQuery php variable in JScript

Question

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I need to have a php variable in a client-side javascript file. I tried using ajax, but due to the application being Node.JS I cannot properly find the link to the php file on client side.

I'm making a draw my thing game and since its a small project I have the words in a phpfile. If I put them in javascript clients could use 'inspect element' to find all the answers, php doesn't allow them to.

Basically a word is given to one client that he has to draw, the other client guess that word. The 'server' should select a word that only the (drawing) client can see.

TL;DR: Get php variable in javascript within a node.js application. (Serverside or clientside doesn't matter)

Code so far

(Client) Word.js

$.ajax({
                url: 'util.php',
                type: 'POST',
                dataType: 'json',
                success: function(result){
                    console.log(result['word']);
                },
                error: function(){
                    console.log("Error retrieving word.");
                }
            });

Util.php

$words = array("", ""); shuffle($words);
   $selectedWord = $words[0];

   $rtn = array('word' => $selectedWord);
   echo($rtn);

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– Matt, Commented Mar 22, 2016 at 16:50

VoteyDisciple · Accepted Answer · 2016-03-22 11:51:52Z

2

Where you have...

echo($rtn);

... you want ...

echo json_encode($rtn);

Otherwise what your script outputs is just the word "Array".

answered Mar 22, 2016 at 11:51

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2 Comments

Dubb Over a year ago

Yea, its a 404. can't locate the php file.

VoteyDisciple Over a year ago

The only resolution is to use the correct path to the file. You wouldn't get a 404 error for any sort of server-side issue; it specifically means the file cannot be found.

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