Angular http request missing post values

Question

I'm making a http request where i need to send some values with it.

Http request

$http({
           url: 'user_resources/delete.php',
           method: 'POST',
           data: { parent_state: parent_state, course_id: course_id, filename: material_to_delete.material.file_name }
    });

It runs the php file but the $_POST values aren't there. I've also tried to include headers: {'Content-Type': 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded'} in my http request but without any luck. Can somebody help me figure out what I'm doing wrong?

Thank you in advance!

Update

Controller

app.controller('CourseEditController', ['$http', '$scope','$sessionStorage','$state','$log','Session','api','$filter', function ($http, $scope, $sessionStorage, $state, $log, Session, api, $filter) {
    var course_id = $state.params.course_id;
    var parent_state = $state.$current.parent.name;

    $scope.deleteMaterial = function (idx) {
        var material_to_delete = $scope.course.course_has_materials[idx];
        $http({
            headers: {'Content-Type': 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded'},
            url: 'user_resources/delete.php',
            method: 'POST',
            data: { parent_state: parent_state, course_id: course_id, filename: material_to_delete.material.file_name }
        });
    };
}]);

HTML

<table class="table table-striped b-t b-light" ng-controller="CourseEditController">
   ...
   <tbody>
      <tr ng-repeat="material in course.course_has_materials">
          <td class="l-h-2-5x">{{ material.material.file_name }}</td>
          <td class="l-h-2-5x">{{ material.material.file_type }}</td>
          <td class="l-h-2-5x text-right pointer">
             <i class="fa fa-times" ng-click="deleteMaterial($index)"></i></td>
      </tr>
   </tbody>
</table>

I'm assuming the variables you post actually exist and are not null at the time of post? Also, try var_dumping POST — Huey, Apr 16 '15 at 13:08
Check the value of fopen("php://input", "r") and see if the data is there — cwurtz, Apr 16 '15 at 13:11
@CJ Wurtz I just tried that and this is what i get back `result={resource}resource id='3' type='stream'` — Backer, Apr 16 '15 at 13:13
Sorry, I should have been more specific. fopen() will give you the resource, you need to check the value of 'fread(fopen("php://input", "r"));' — cwurtz, Apr 16 '15 at 13:17
So...the title says "angular" in it. Can you post some of your html and controller code too? I'd venture a guess it's a scoping issue if your server side data looks like this: { parent_state: null, course_id: null, ...etc } — wholevinski, Apr 16 '15 at 13:17
@Alexander As i mention in my post I've already tried that, but with no luck — Backer, Apr 16 '15 at 13:17
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/11442632/how-can-i-post-data-as-form-data-instead-of-a-request-payload/11443066#11443066 — epascarello, Apr 16 '15 at 13:18
@dubhov I have just updated my post. Tell me if you need more of my code. @CJ Wurtz Also tried that and it returns `false` — Backer, Apr 16 '15 at 13:37

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Apr 16 '15 at 13:43

Looking at the post @epascarello posted help me resolve my issue.

$http({
      headers: {'Content-Type': 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded'},
      url: 'user_resources/delete.php',
      method: 'POST',
      data: $.param({parent_state: parent_state, course_id: course_id, filename: material_to_delete.material.file_name})
 });

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Angular http request missing post values

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