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Aug 13.2009

Hello,
i’m fairly new to ajax. I have a page, 1.php, that loads 2.php using ajax. 2.php is protected by ssl and basic authentication, and 1.php is an unprotected page.
i’ve been trying to load 2.php using ajax with no luck.

if 1.php is loaded using https, 2.php would load up just fine(prompt user for username and password). however if 1.php is loaded using HTTP, the call to 2.php using HTTPS won’t work using XMLHttpRequest.open. it throws this error:

Error: uncaught exception: [Exception… “Access to restricted URI denied” code: “1012” nsresult: “0x805303f4 (NS_ERROR_DOM_BAD_URI)” location: “http://libdmr.dhcp.bsu.edu/cdm4/jscripts/ajax.js Line: 34″]

could someone point me to a right direction?

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@TeufelAug 13.2009 — I don't think it can - usually cross-domain requests aren't possible. And yes, that counts for https://, too.
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@TeufelAug 13.2009 — However, what you can do, is use alternative ajax:

Either you create an invisible iframe out of which you can read content, or if you only need GET, you can just do the following:

[CODE]function ajax() {
new Image().src = "https://domain.com/script.php?parameter=value&name=Alf";
}
ajax();
[/CODE]

This way, you can still transport your data, but only if you're using GET.
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