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I wanted to submit a form using jquery when the user tries to leave the page. Unfortunately in chrome it doesn't work to just call submit on the form (although it works in other browsers). I think that chrome is just moving on to fast, and doesn't let the submit finish. Failing code in chrome: $(window).bind("beforeunload", function (e) {     $('#form-name').submit(); }); This works in chrome, ie, and firefox. $(window).bind("beforeunload", function (e) {     $.ajax({         type: 'POST',         url: $('#form-name').attr('action'),         data: $('#form-name').serialize(),         async: false     }); }); Took me way too long to figure this out.