Laravel & Bootstrap ajax modal example

gistfile1.txt

// html
<div>This is my post</div>
<!-- Just put this div at the bottom of your template somewhere-->
<!-- Notice that its hidden by default, so if it doesnt get used, thats fine-->
<div class="modal hide"></div>


//JS
$.ajax({
	type: 'post', // or post?
	dataType: 'json',
	url: SITE_BASE + uri, // change as needed
	data: requestData, // if you are posting
	success: function(data) {
		if (data.success) {
			// notice that we are expecting a json array with success = true and a payload
			$('.modal').empty().append(data.payload).modal();
		} else {
			// for debugging	
			alert(data);
		}
	},
	error: function(xhr, textStatus, thrownError) {
		alert(xhr.status);
		alert(thrownError);
	}
});


//php
return Response::json(array('success' => true, 'payload' => View::make('posts.item'))