jQuery Ajax call returning '[object XMLDocument]'

Question

I have an HTML page which I want to populate using Ajax. I\'ve copied code from other pages, (which are all in PHP, and I\'m not sure if that matters), and it\'s returning

Answer 1

You need to include the datatype parameter on you AJAX call to indicate that you are simply expecting a text response:

function getSplashHelpVideos() {
    $.ajax({ 
        url: "include/get_help_videos.php",
        type: "POST",
        dataType: "text",
        success: function(data) {
            alert(data);
        }
    });
    return;
}