$seats = $_POST["seats"];
$places = $_POST["places"];
$sid = $_POST["sessionID"];
$new_seats = $places - $seats;
// ******** UPDATE SESSION PLACES **********
#################################################################################
require_once('../manager/includes/config.inc.php');
require_once('../manager/includes/document.parser.class.inc.php');
$modx = new DocumentParser;
$new_seats = update_places($sid, $new_seats);
function update_places($new_seats) {
global $modx;
$table = $modx->db->getFullTableName('xtra_session');
$result = $modx->db->update( 'places = "' . $new_seats . '"', $table, 'id = "' . $sid . '"' );
return $result; // Returns 'true' on success, 'false' on failure.
}This question has been answered by sottwell. See the first response.