upload image ajax demo

JavaScript
$('#upload').on('click', function() {
    var file_data = $('#sortpicture').prop('files')[0];   
    var form_data = new FormData();                  
    form_data.append('file', file_data);
    alert(form_data);                             
    $.ajax({
        url: 'upload.php', // point to server-side PHP script 
        dataType: 'text',  // what to expect back from the PHP script, if anything
        cache: false,
        contentType: false,
        processData: false,
        data: form_data,                         
        type: 'post',
        success: function(php_script_response){
            alert(php_script_response); // display response from the PHP script, if any
        }
     });
});$(document).ready(function(){

    $("#but_upload").click(function(){

        var fd = new FormData();
        var files = $('#file')[0].files[0];
        fd.append('file',files);

        $.ajax({
            url: 'upload.php',
            type: 'post',
            data: fd,
            contentType: false,
            processData: false,
            success: function(response){
                if(response != 0){
                    $("#img").attr("src",response); 
                    $(".preview img").show(); // Display image element
                }else{
                    alert('file not uploaded');
                }
            },
        });
    });
});
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