Use dataType:"json"
for json
data
$.ajax({
url: 'ajax.php', //This is the current doc
type: "POST",
dataType:'json', // add json datatype to get json
data: ({name: 145}),
success: function(data){
console.log(data);
}
});
Read Docs http://api.jquery.com/jQuery.ajax/
Also in PHP
<?php
$userAnswer = $_POST['name'];
$sql="SELECT * FROM <tablename> where color='".$userAnswer."'" ;
$result=mysql_query($sql);
$row=mysql_fetch_array($result);
// for first row only and suppose table having data
echo json_encode($row); // pass array in json_encode
?>