$(document).ready(function () { $('#loginbtn').click(function (e) { e.preventDefault(); console.log("clicked login button"); var username = $("#userfield")[0].value; var password = $("#passfield")[0].value; $.post('/senddata/loginget', 'username=' + username + '&password=' + password, function (data) { console.log(data); if (data.status == "nodbconn"){ Swal.fire({ type: "error", title: 'No connection to Database', html: 'Setup DB here --> click.', }).then((result) => { console.log('Popup closed. ') }); } if (data.accept == true) { console.log("successfully logged in!"); document.cookie = "username=" + username; window.location = 'dashboard.html'; } }, 'json'); }); });