passing arguments to php function using jquery -

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i'm having problem code below:

jquery

var data = $('thisform').serialize(); var msg = <?php echo computeaverage(data)?>; alert(msg); 

php

function computeaverage($data){     return $data; } 

i'm getting " data"(string) output , not actual value of data. way, use 1 php file contains jquery , php function above.

your appreciated. need figure out. i'm new jquery.

thank replies. given need place php function separate file

jquery

var url = "myphpfunction.php"; var data = $('thisform').serialize(); $post(url,data, function(response)); // how can reponse url? 

php

function computeaverage($data){ // how convert $data array?      return average; // how can return average jquery? }  

can me? thanks

php code executed on server before client starts executing javascript. code within <?php ?> executed first.

after php code has been executed, send output client like:-

var data = $('thisform').serialize(); var msg = data; // echo executed alert(msg); 

now javascript start executing.

the php not consider javascript variable data part of client-side scripting.