$name = $_POST['name'];
$query = "SELECT test FROM `table` WHERE col1= '$name' or col2= '$name'";
$result = mysqli_query($con,$query);
$row = mysqli_fetch_row($result);
$array = explode(' ', $row[0]);
print_r($array);

var name = 'test';

    $.ajax({
            method: "POST",
            url: "tester.php",
            data: { name: name }
           })
    .done(function( msg ) {
          alert( "Data Saved: " + msg );
          });

$name = 'test';