var form = $( '#fileUploadForm' )[ 0 ]; var data = new FormData(form); data.append( "CustomField" , "This is some extra data, testing" ); $( "#btnSubmit" ).prop( "disabled" , true ); $.ajax({ type : "POST" , enctype : 'multipart/form-data' , url : "upload.php" , data : data, processData : false , contentType : false , cache : false , timeout : 600000 , success : function ( data ) { console .log(); },