AJAX request path

[eluser]ptvw2011[/eluser]
I tried this implementation but using

Code:

function sendRequest() {
    new Ajax.Request(base_url + "test/deactivate/",
        {
            method: 'post',
            postBody: 'name='+ $F('da'),
            onComplete: showResponse
        });
}

It seems that the data never gets posted to the deactivate method/function within the test controller.

I have tried printing the post array on the resulting page but its always blank.

I have tested by just writing a simple controller and function to echo out a test message.

The test only works if i make a .php file in a folder and echo out.