AJAX include for WordPress

AJAX include for WordPress

<?php 
define('WP_USE_THEMES', false);  
require_once('../../../../wp-load.php');
?>
<?php $term = $_POST['term']; ?>
<?php $the_query = new WP_Query(array('feature-types'=>$term)); ?>
<?php while ( $the_query->have_posts() ) : $the_query->the_post(); ?><!-- start loop -->
  <article>
		<h1><?php the_title(); ?></h1>
		<?php the_advanced_excerpt(); ?>
		<footer>By <?php the_author(); ?> on <?php echo get_the_date('F jS, Y'); ?></footer>
	</article>	
<?php endwhile; ?><!-- end loop -->
<?php if(!$the_query->have_posts())
	echo 'There are currently no Features with this category. Please check back soon.';
	?>
<?php wp_reset_postdata(); ?>