function contents() { var n = document.getElementById("name").value; var p = document.getElementById("post").value; parameters = "name=" + n + "&shout=" + p; var ajax = (window.XMLHttpRequest) ? new XMLHttpRequest() : ( (window.ActiveXObject) ? new ActiveXObject("Msxml2.XMLHTTP") : null ); var url = ''; if( ajax != null ) { ajax.open("POST" , url , true ); ajax.onreadystatechange = function() { if( ajax.readyState == 4 ) { alert("Sent"); } } ajax.setRequestHeader("Content-type", "application/x-www-form-urlencoded"); ajax.setRequestHeader("Content-length", parameters.length); ajax.setRequestHeader("Connection", "close"); ajax.send(parameters); } }