PHP,Jquery(ajax) post uncaught syntaxerror:unexpected token <

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guys i keep on getting this uncaught syntaxerror:unexpected token <, and it points to the jquery library file,i am making a request to AJAX(comment-insert-ajax.php) using JQuery(comment-insert.js),i try removing the closing token of php(?>) in the AJAX script but i still get the error.I actually get the error when i add the 'require_once' lines,sorry about that.

comment-insert-ajax.php

    <?php 

if(isset($_POST['task']) && $_POST['task'] == 'comment-insert')
{

    $userId = (int)$_POST['userId'];
    $comment = addslashes(str_replace("\n","<br>",$_POST['comment']));


    $std = new stdClass();
    $std->comment_id = 24;
    $std->userId = $userId;
    $std->comment = $comment;
    $std->userName = "Thabo Ambrose";
    $std->profile_img= "images/tbo.jpg";

    require_once $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] . 'defines.php';
   require_once MODELS_DIR . 'Comments.php'; 
    echo json_encode($std);


}
else
{
        header('location: /');

}

and following is the Jquery file that makes the request using the '$.post' method. comment-insert.js

$(document).ready(function(){

   $('#comment-post-btn').click(function(){

        comment_post_btn_click();

    });


});


function comment_post_btn_click()
{

        var _comment = $('#comment-post-text').val();
        var _userId = $('#user-id').val();
        var _userName = $('#user-name').val();

        if(_comment.length > 0 && _userId != null)
        {
            //proceed with ajax call back
            $.post("ajax/comment-insert-ajax.php",
            {
                    task : "comment-insert",
                    userId : _userId,
                    comment : _comment
            }

            ).error(

                    function()
                    {
                        console.log("Error : ");
                    }
            ).success(

                    function(data)
                    {
                        comment_insert(jQuery.parseJSON(data));
                        console.log("Response text : "+ data);
                    }
            );


            console.log(_comment + " "+_userName + " id of "+_userId);  
        }
        else
        {

                //do something

                $('#comment-post-text').addClass('alert alert-danger');
                $('#comment-post-text').focus(function(){$('#comment-post-text').removeClass('alert alert-danger');});
        }   

        //remove text in the text area after posting
        $('#comment-post-text').val("");
}

function comment_insert(data)
{
    var t = '';
    t += '<li class="comment-holder" id="_'+data.comment_id+'">';
    t += '<div class="user-img">';
    t += '<img src="'+data.profile_img+'" class="user-img-pic">';
    t += '</div>';
    t += '<div class="comment-body">';
    t += '<h3 class="username-field">'+data.userName+'</h3>';
    t += '<div class="comment-text">'+data.comment+'</div>';
    t += '</div>'; 
    t += '<div class="comment-buttons-holder">';
    t += '<ul>';
    t += '<li class="delete-btn">x</li>';
    t += '</ul>';
    t += '</div>';  
    t += '</li>';

    $('.comments-holder-ul').prepend(t);
}

The error points to line 7497 of the jQuery library,it point to the following code

    jQuery.parseJSON = function(data)
{
  return data;
}

I parse the data from the ajax response using the jquery.parse (data), buy since there is this error i get nothing — Thabo
– Thabo, Commented Nov 24, 2015 at 7:36
Will you comment comment_insert(jQuery.parseJSON(data)); and paste what you get in data? — AnkiiG
– AnkiiG, Commented Nov 24, 2015 at 7:37
try removing header('location: /'); in your else block and echo something else there and inspect the response with chrome Inspector or Firebug. — abhishekkannojia
– abhishekkannojia, Commented Nov 24, 2015 at 7:38

madalinivascu · Accepted Answer · 2015-11-24 07:33:41Z

1

Try using the JSON.parse function:

//proceed with ajax call back
    $.post("ajax/comment-insert-ajax.php",
        {
            task : "comment-insert",
            userId : _userId,
            comment : _comment
        }

    ).error(

        function()
        {
            console.log("Error : ");
        }
    ).success(

        function(data)
        {
            comment_insert(JSON.parse(data));
            console.log("Response text : "+ data);
        }
    );


    console.log(_comment + " "+_userName + " id of "+_userId);
}

edited Nov 24, 2015 at 7:33

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answered Nov 24, 2015 at 7:32

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abhishekkannojia Over a year ago

JSON.parse() and jQuery.parseJSON do the same. stackoverflow.com/questions/10362277/…

madalinivascu · Accepted Answer · 2015-11-24 07:40:39Z

0

try puting the data in a array and then encode it

$array = ['comment_id' => 24,'userId' => $userId,'comment' => $comment,'userName' => "Thabo Ambrose",'profile_img'= "images/tbo.jpg"];


echo json_encode($array);

answered Nov 24, 2015 at 7:40

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Jasmel Pc · Accepted Answer · 2015-11-24 07:45:57Z

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change if(isset($_POST['task']) && $_POST['task'] == 'comment-insert') this line of code to if(isset($_POST['task']) && isset($_POST['task'])&&$_POST['task']== 'comment-insert'). then change the ajax call to

    $.ajax({
                        url: "ajax/comment-insert-ajax.php",
                        data :{"task":"comment-insert","UserId":_userId,"comment":_comment},
                        type: "POST",       
                        dataType: "json",
    success:function(msg) { 
    }
});

answered Nov 24, 2015 at 7:45

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