$(document).ready(function(){ var postsData = $('#postsList').DataTable({ "lengthChange": false, "processing":true, "serverSide":true, "order":[], "ajax":{ url:"manage_posts.php", type:"POST", data:{action:'postListing'}, dataType:"json" }, "columnDefs":[ { "targets":[0, 6, 7], "orderable":false, }, ], "pageLength": 10 }); $(document).on('click', '.delete', function(){ var postId = $(this).attr("id"); var action = "postDelete"; if(confirm("Are you sure you want to delete this post?")) { $.ajax({ url:"manage_posts.php", method:"POST", data:{postId:postId, action:action}, success:function(data) { postsData.ajax.reload(); } }) } else { return false; } }); });