$(document).ready(function () { console.log("page loaded"); $.post('/senddata/checkloginstate', 'action=getloginstate', function (data) { console.log(data); if (data.loggedin == true) { $("#userlabel").html(" " + data.username); if (data.permission > 0) { $("#adminpanel").show(); } } else { $("#userlabel").html(" not logged in!!"); } }, 'json'); });