Ajax和PHP将数据返回到表格单元格

New to PHP/MySQL here and I have been trying to learn some Ajax.

I want to return some JSON (one figure e.g 12345) to a $variable and echo this variable in in a single table cell. (There may be better ways to do this however I just want to know how it's done - if at all possible!)

So far I can retrieve the JSON figure and display it within a <div id="result"></div> using the code below, so I know the request works - I'm just stuck at passing the variable part.

My response (in Chrome) looks like this;

My code so far is;

chartAjax.php

<form method="post" id="search">
  <input type="text" id="date" name="date">
  <input type="submit" value="Submit">
</form>

<div id="result"></div> <!-- this successfully displays the figure on submit -->

<table id="datatable" class="table">
    <tbody>
      <tr>
        <th>Data</th>
        <td>{NEED TO echo the $result here}</td> <!-- stuck here -->
      </tr>
    </tbody>
</table>

monthConn.php

<?php 

/* set header type to json */
header('Content-Type: application/json');

/* array to pass back data */
$data = array();

/* get date from form submit */
if (isset($_POST['date']) && !empty($_POST['date'])){$date = $_POST['date'];}

/* Create a prepared statement */
$stmt = $conn -> prepare("SELECT count(*) FROM transactions WHERE TimeStamp >= ?");

/* Bind parameters */
$stmt -> bind_param("s", $date);

/* Execute it */
$stmt -> execute();

/* Bind results */
$stmt -> bind_result($data);

/* fetch values */
$stmt->fetch();

 /* close conn */
$stmt->close();

echo json_encode($data);

?>

My JS (contained within chartAjax.php page above)

<script>
$(document).ready(function() {

    $('#search').submit(function(event) {

        event.preventDefault();

        /* Clear result div*/
        $("#result").html('');

        /* Get from elements values */
        var values = $(this).serialize();

        ajaxRequest= $.ajax({
            url: "monthConn.php",
            type: "post",
            data: values,
            success: function(response, data) {
            if(data == "success") {
              $("#result").html(response); //add response to results div
            }
            },
        });
    });
});
</script>

Apologies if the code/methodology is very amateur, any help or suggestions would be welcome!

Try this

add this (AS count)

$stmt = $conn -> prepare("SELECT count(*) AS count FROM transactions WHERE TimeStamp >= ?");

then apply this

//just incase you want to return more than 1 value in the future
return json_encode(array('count' => $data));

then in your

if(data == "success") {
    var return_data = $.parseJSON(response);

    $("#datatable").html(return_data['count']);
}

<table id="datatable" class="table">
    <tbody>
      <tr>
        <th>Data</th>
        <td id="response"></td>
      </tr>
    </tbody>
</table>

you are selecting an element with id result to show your response, please update the td id

<form method="post" id="search">
  <input type="text" id="date" name="date">
  <input type="submit" value="Submit">
</form>



<table id="datatable" class="table">
    <tbody>
      <tr>
        <th>Data</th>
        <td id="result">{RETURNED JSON FIGURE HERE}</td> <!-- stuck here -->
      </tr>
    </tbody>
</table>