i have a form that auto populates input fields using jquery and ajax i can not get the img url to change in the img src when i select the option from dropdown my dropdown is dynamicaly populated here is is my function <script type="text/javascript"> $(document).ready(function(){ $("#id").change(function(){ $.ajax({ url : 'get_driver_data2.php', type : 'POST', dataType: 'json', data : $('#ContactTrucks').serialize(), success: function( data ) { for(var id in data) { $(id).val( data[id] ); } } }); }); }); </script> here is get_driver_data2.php <?php include ('dbc.php'); $id_selected = $_POST['id']; // Selected Id $query = "SELECT * from admin_dispatch_records where id = '$id_selected' AND driver LIKE '%$username%'"; $result = mysqli_query($dbcon, $query); while ($row = mysqli_fetch_array($result, MYSQLI_ASSOC)) { $eta = $row['eta']; $time = $row['dispatch_time']; $date = $row['dispatch_date']; $name = $row['name']; $phone = $row['phone']; $vehicleyear = $row['vehicleyear']; $color = $row['color']; $make = $row['make']; $model = $row['model']; $vin = $row['vin']; $plate = $row['plate']; $mileage = $row['mileage']; $pickup = $row['pickup']; $dropoff = $row['dropoff']; $price = $row['price']; $invoice = $row['invoice']; $cash = $row['cash']; $credit = $row['credit']; $check = $row['check']; $po = $row['po']; $billed = $row['billed']; $need_to_bill = $row['need_to_bill']; $getphoto = $row['image_path']; } $arr = array( 'input#eta' => $eta, 'input#dispatch_time' => $time, 'input#dispatch_date' => $date, 'input#name' => $name, 'input#phone' => $phone, 'input#vehicleyear' => $vehicleyear, 'input#color' => $color, 'input#make' => $make, 'input#model' => $model, 'input#vin' => $vin, 'input#plate' => $plate, 'input#mileage' => $mileage, 'textarea#pickup' => $pickup, 'textarea#dropoff' => $dropoff, 'input#price' => $price, 'input#invoice' => $invoice, 'input#cash' => $cash, 'input#credit' => $credit, 'input#check' => $check, 'input#po' => $po, 'input#billed' => $billed, 'input#need_to_bill' => $need_to_bill, 'image#image_path' => $getphoto); echo json_encode( $arr ); ?> a bit of the html <td> <img id="image_path" src="????" /> </td> </tr> </table> <p><strong> <input type="submit" value="Complete Dispatch"> </strong></p> how do i if at all possible populate the src with the database vaule ajax recieved when i change the select box all other data is populated and the string is returned correctlly i have tested that by placing an input box and calling input#image_path = $getphoto. is there syntax for an img tag like the input....textarea....etc. I have tried including the get....php inline and assigning the src to $getphoto no luck there I was looking at trying to make a hidden input field with the ajax passed data and then taking that data and making it a var but can not figure that out either. thanks