I'm using server side processing for datatables, but I'd like to pass a parameter to be included in my PHP that gets the data. The problem is that I can't figure out how to pass it. I know how to do it using "regular" AJAX but that structure doesn't work with datatables.
var mydata = "xyz";
$("#full_table").DataTable({
"processing": true,
"serverSide": true,
"ajax": {
"url": "php/get_permit_data2.php",
"type":"POST",
"data": mydata //this doesn't actually pass something to my PHP like it does normally with AJAX.
},
//etc, etc