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I stripped down my code to make this question a little simpler.

This is my PHP at the top of the file...

if (isset($_POST['action'])) {

$field = $_POST['db_field'];

$value = $_POST['db_value'];

$fields=array('points'=>($value));

$db->update('teams',$field,$fields);

}

Then I have this script on the same page...

function performAjaxSubmission() {

$.ajax({

url: 'points3.php',

method: 'POST',

data: {

action: 'save',

field: $(this).attr("db_field"),

val: $(this).attr("db_value")

},

success: function() {

alert("success!");

}

});

return false; //

}

jQuery(document).ready(function() {

$(".linkToClick").click(performAjaxSubmission);

});

Then I have 2 super simple buttons for testing purposes...

Click here-1

Click here-2

Currently, it just basically passes null to the database and gives me a success message.

If I change...

$field = $_POST['db_field'];

$value = $_POST['db_value'];

To...

$field = 233;

$value = 234;

It puts the number 234 in the proper column of item 233 in my database as I would like. So basically whatever is in that link is not getting passed properly to the post, but I don't know how to fix it. Any help would be awesome.