dynamic ajax content

**Chadi** · 04-10-2006, 06:16 AM

I cannot figure out how to use the 'load external link' option in the Dynamic Ajax Content Script.

I put this link;

<a href="javascript:ajaxpage(siteuptime.com+'/prem_statistics.php?Id=28395&UserId=42771', 'rightcolumn');" style="text-decoration: none">

That did not work. I also put

<a href="javascript:ajaxpage('http://siteuptime.com/prem_statistics.php?Id=28395&UserId=42771', 'rightcolumn');" style="text-decoration: none">

Nothing happens when the link is clicked on. Please assist. Thank you

**NXArmada** · 04-10-2006, 04:39 PM

whats the name of the DIV code?

**Chadi** · 04-10-2006, 05:50 PM

http://dynamicdrive.com/dynamicindex17/ajaxcontent.htm

**NXArmada** · 04-10-2006, 06:51 PM

taken from the site:

Code:

<a href="javascript:ajaxpage('test.htm', 'contentarea');">test</a>
<div id="contentarea"></div>

**Chadi** · 04-11-2006, 01:29 AM

Let's try this again. To quote myself

"I cannot figure out how to use the 'load external link' option in the Dynamic Ajax Content Script."

Taken from the site:

<a href="javascript:ajaxpage(rootdomain+'/mydir/index.htm', 'contentarea');">test</a>
<div id="contentarea"></div>

I'm not 100% understanding the method above. Any help is appreciated

**ddadmin** · 04-11-2006, 01:57 AM

Firstly, just to make sure you understand, the "load external link" feature refers to loading a page that's still on your own server, just that the syntax is external ("http://"). Due to security reasons Ajax doesn't let you load an offsite link (ie: yahoo.com).

With that said, the code:

Code:

<a href="javascript:ajaxpage(rootdomain+'/mydir/index.htm', 'contentarea');">test</a>
<div id="contentarea"></div>

would mean load:

Code:

http://www.mysite.com/mydir/index.htm

where "mysite.com" is your site's root domain. The reason for this wierd syntax is that your page may be accessed either with or without the "www" portion, and that matters to Ajax.

**Chadi** · 04-11-2006, 10:53 PM

Thank you for clarifying this.

Is there any possiblity to work around this?

**Twey** · 04-11-2006, 10:56 PM

Is there any possiblity to work around this?

Yes, but it requires a server-side script, and doesn't allow for remote hosting. A server-side script can include any site, on any domain, and give its output. If you create such a script, you can include a remote file by means of it.

**ddadmin** · 04-11-2006, 11:50 PM

Not sure if this is what Twey meant, but yes, it is possible, though it would require something like a proxy be set up, using PHP for example. See here for a tutorial and sample code.