I'd like to suggest an additional option for $.ajax()

to allow an alternative Content-Type, eg: application/json

I'd like to send raw JSON data to a PHP script, but PHP

requires that a Content-Type other than the usual

'application/x-www-form-urlencoded'

is set before it allows you to access the raw request data

(via $HTTP_RAW_POST_DATA).

This will also allow the correct submission of XML, and other formats.

I've attached a patch against ajax.js

Cheers

• Mark Gibson

Index: ajax.js

--- ajax.js (revision 512)

+++ ajax.js (working copy)

@@ -686,6 +686,7 @@

var success = type.success;

var error = type.error;

var dataType = type.dataType;

+ var contentType = type.contentType || "application/x-www-form-urlencoded";

var global = typeof type.global == "boolean" ? type.global : true;

var timeout = typeof type.timeout == "number" ? type.timeout : jQuery.timeout;

ifModified = type.ifModified || false;

@@ -708,7 +709,7 @@

// Set the correct header, if data is being sent

if ( data )

- xml.setRequestHeader("Content-Type", "application/x-www-form-urlencoded");

+ xml.setRequestHeader("Content-Type", contentType);

// Set the If-Modified-Since header, if ifModified mode.

if ( ifModified )