Passing array values to js

Question

So current setup is as following:

PHP:data.php

Answer 1

You can use a hidden field:

<input id="my-data" type="hidden" value='<?php echo json_encode($data)?>' />

And then you can parse the input value from javascript:

var data = $.parseJSON($('#my-data').val());

Answer 2

You can use PHP to create the Javascript in the original page. json_encode() can be used to convert a PHP value to the analogous JS literal.

<?php
  $data = array(
    "16508",
    "16498",
    "16506" 
   );   
?>
<script>
var data = <?php echo json_encode($data); ?>;
</script>