<script type="text/javascript" language="javascript">
    var http_request = false;
    function makeRequest(url) {

        http_request = false;

        if (window.XMLHttpRequest) { // Mozilla, Safari,...
            http_request = new XMLHttpRequest();
            if (http_request.overrideMimeType) {
                http_request.overrideMimeType('text/xml');
            }
        } else if (window.ActiveXObject) { // IE
            try {
                http_request = new ActiveXObject("Msxml2.XMLHTTP");
            } catch (e) {
                try {
                    http_request = new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP");
                } catch (e) {}
            }
        }

        if (!http_request) {
            alert('Giving up :( Cannot create an XMLHTTP instance');
            return false;
        }
        http_request.onreadystatechange = alertContents;
        http_request.open('GET', url, true);
        http_request.send(null);
    }

    function alertContents() {

        if (http_request.readyState == 4) {
            if (http_request.status == 200) {
                alert(http_request.responseText);
            } else {
                alert('There was a problem with the request.');
            }
        }

    }
</script>
<span
    style="cursor: pointer; text-decoration: underline"
    onclick="makeRequest('http://127.0.0.1/tmp/xml/test.php')">
        Make a request
</span>
			
			

			
<script type="text/javascript" language="javascript">
    var http_request = false;
    function makeRequest(url) {

        http_request = false;

        if (window.XMLHttpRequest) { // Mozilla, Safari,...
            http_request = new XMLHttpRequest();
            if (http_request.overrideMimeType) {
                http_request.overrideMimeType('text/xml');
            }
        } else if (window.ActiveXObject) { // IE
            try {
                http_request = new ActiveXObject("Msxml2.XMLHTTP");
            } catch (e) {
                try {
                    http_request = new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP");
                } catch (e) {}
            }
        }

        if (!http_request) {
            alert('Giving up :( Cannot create an XMLHTTP instance');
            return false;
        }
        http_request.onreadystatechange = alertContents;

        attr = 'name=neo&nickname=netkiller';
        http_request.open('POST', url, true);
        http_request.setRequestHeader ("Content-Length",attr.length);
		http_request.setRequestHeader ("CONTENT-TYPE","application/x-www-form-urlencoded");
        http_request.send(attr);

    }

    function alertContents() {

        if (http_request.readyState == 4) {
            if (http_request.status == 200) {
                alert(http_request.responseText);
            } else {
                alert('There was a problem with the request.');
            }
        }

    }
</script>
<input type="text" name="textbox">
<br>
<span
    style="cursor: pointer; text-decoration: underline"
    onclick="makeRequest('http://127.0.0.1/tmp/xml/test.php')">
        Make a request
</span>