$(document).ready(function() { $("#submit").click(function(e) { e.preventDefault(); // don't let browser submit var name = $('#name').val(); var age = $('#age' ).val(); if( name && age ){ $.get(url, { name: name, age: age }, function(data){ $('#somediv').html(data); // replace div contents with new data }); } else { alert('Missing form fields!); } }); });