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Views$.ajax() returns syntax error: Unexpected end of json input
So I'm working on a website where I have to implement a chat, currently the whole thing is running on localhost. I'm getting this error:
SyntaxError: Unexpected end of JSON input
and can't figure out why. I have googled a little but can't find an answer, that actually works. I actually did this yesterday, on another computer and that worked super, but today it won't work and I can't figure out why.
Thank you for the great answers.
$(function() {
updateChat("updateChat", null);
$(".chat-form").submit(function(event) {
event.preventDefault();
if ($(".chat-form input").val() != "") {
updateChat("sendMessage", $(".chat-form input").val());
}
});
setInterval(function() {
updateChat("updateChat", null);
}, 3000);
function updateChat(method, message) {
$.ajax({
type: "POST",
url: "action/chat.php",
data: {
function: method,
message: message
},
dataType: "json",
success: function(data) {
console.log(data);
},
error: function (request, status, error) {
console.log(error);
}
})
}
})
3 answers
Answer question0
Most likely there's an error or warning in your PHP code being displayed, and because you are expecting only json, that causes the syntax error.
There are a few ways to find out what's going on:
- open the developer console in your browser and see what the response is the network tab
- check your PHP error log
- temporarily change your
dataTypetohtmland you'll see yourconsole.log(data)
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I was getting this error due to my backend php function NOT returning a response as it should have been. It was returning nothing. My parent function that should have been returning the response was calling a child function that WAS returning a response, but the parent function wasn't passing that child return back to the ajax call.
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Another possible culprit for these type of errors could be an improper python "shebang" on your back-end (server side) script.
In my particular case I had ajax call to python cgi script via Apache web server and I could not find a more descriptive error message at front-end debug tools. However, Apache logs indicated that the back-end script had problems importing a one of the python scripts because the interpreter did not recognize it. After checking the "shebang" of that back-end script sure enough it had the wrong interpreter specified because I just copied a template file over and forgot to modify it..
So, check your "shebang" at the top of your script to make sure it points to correct interpreter. Example:
