Ajax from a different domain

Hi,

I have an ajax script that I would like to use to retrieve a password hint from a database.

Both the ajax script and the php retrieval script are stored on the same domain (we'll call it domain1.com), but the ajax script runs on another domain (domain2.com).

All the scripts are working fine, individually, but when I try to integrate them, I'm getting a ready state of 4, but an HTTP status of 0. I've traced the code flow and the retrieval script is being called by the ajax script OK and it's echoing all the right stuff, but it's just not getting back to calling ajax routine.

I've read that an ajax routine can only call a script that resides on the same domain that it runs on. Is this correct and, if so, does anyone know of a work around, because I really need to be able to store the ajax script on domain1 and run it on domain2?

If not, then can anyone suggest why I'm getting an HTTP status of 0, when all the individual components are working fine?

Debbie

You have read correctly. JavaScript cannot violate cross domain. That would be a major security concern.

What does the script on the other server do?

Hi,
You can do one thing, make an ajax call to the server side code(test.php) running on domain1.com.

test.php will try to connect to the script located in domain2.com and will return you the result. With this approach you have accessed the data from domain2 from domain1 using ajax call.

Hope this helps.

Thanks,
Hitesh Agarwal
http://www.hiteshagrawal.com