$(document).ready(function() { //check login state console.log("page loaded"); $.post('/senddata/checkloginstate','action=getloginstate',function(data){ console.log(data); if (data.loggedin == true) { $("#userlabel").html(" "+data.username); }else{ $("#userlabel").html(" not logged in!!"); } },'json'); $('#logoutbtn').click(function() { $.post('/senddata/checkloginstate','action=logout',function(data){ console.log(data); },'json'); }); });