function downloadObjectAsJson(exportObj, exportName){ var dataStr = "data:text/json;charset=utf-8," + encodeURIComponent(JSON.stringify(exportObj)); var downloadAnchorNode = document.createElement('a'); downloadAnchorNode.setAttribute("href", dataStr); downloadAnchorNode.setAttribute("download", exportName + ".json"); document.body.appendChild(downloadAnchorNode); // required for firefox downloadAnchorNode.click(); downloadAnchorNode.remove(); } $(document).ready(function(){ $("#username-input").focus(function(){$(this).css("color", "black");}); $("#mail-input").focus(function(){$(this).css("color", "black");}); $("#export-recipe-button").click(function(){ $.post("/php/edit-recipes.php", {function:"export"}, function(data){ downloadObjectAsJson(data, "recipes"); }); }); });