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how to pass values to a php file using ajax and jquery

Hi,

i needto pass a value to a php file. i tried doin so using $.ajax and $.post..but both did not work out...can u help me out as to where am makin mistake
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">  
 <head>  
 <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" />  
 <title>Classic Example</title>  
<script type="text/javascript" src="jquery.js"></script>    
 
 
 
<script language="javascript" type="text/javascript">
 
 
   
 $(document).ready(function()  
 { 
 
 $('form#sub').submit(function(){
  var MyJavascriptVariable = 'Kate Winslet';  
   // $.post("ajax.php",{js: MyJavascriptVariable});
	 
	 $.ajax({
			   type: "POST",
			   url: "ajax.php",
			   data: "items="+MyJavascriptVariable,
			   success: function(data){
			  	alert("hi");
			   
			 });
	   
 });  
  }); 
 </script>  
 </head>  
   
 <body>  
 <form id="sub" action="" method="post">  
 
<input type="submit" name="submit" id="submit" value="Submit" />  
</form>  
</body>  
</html>

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