ajax_sim.php

<?php

//simulated server for ajax lookup

sleep(2); //simulate load time

//build data array
$data = array(
	array(id=>1, name=>"Billy Bob", age=>"12", gender=>"male", height=>1, col=>"red", dob=>"", cheese=>1),
	array(id=>2, name=>"Mary May", age=>"1", gender=>"female", height=>2, col=>"blue", dob=>"14/05/1982", cheese=>true),
	array(id=>3, name=>"Christine Lobowski", age=>"42", height=>0, col=>"green", dob=>"22/05/1982", cheese=>"true"),
	array(id=>4, name=>"Brendon Philips", age=>"125", gender=>"male", height=>1, col=>"orange", dob=>"01/08/1980"),
	array(id=>5, name=>"Margret Marmajuke", age=>"16", gender=>"female", height=>5, col=>"yellow", dob=>"31/01/1999"),
	);

//return JSON formatted data
echo(json_encode($data));