[jQuery] Jquery variable passing

[jQuery] Jquery variable passing


Hi all,
I'm really new to Jquery. I've a basic ajax form post, my question is
how can I take the data section of the below request in
pathSubmit.php? My aim is to pass some variables(in the case below
pat=12 ) from host php file to the file I'm calling in Ajax without
using ? sending and session variables. I'd be happy if someones help
me :)
I tried $_POST['pat'], $_GET['pat'] and $_REQUEST['pat'] in the file
I'm calling but none take the value.
Thanks.
var options = {
type: 'POST',
url: 'pathSubmit.php',
data : 'pat=12',
dataType: 'json',
beforeSubmit: function(){
},
success: function(json){
$(form_message).removeClass().addClass(json.type).html
(json.message).fadeIn('slow');
if(json.type == 'success')
$(form).clearForm();
}
};
$(form).ajaxForm(options);