Question

In my javacript function I call this ajax. It works fine but only when I access the web page from firebird server. I have the same code on my testing server. The ajax asks to download some files but only firebird server has its ip registers with our clients to be able to scp there. I need to do the same if I access the php files from testing server. All the servers are inside intranet.

• is it possbile to use dataType text to do so?
• do I need to do any changes on the server side?

ajax call:

url = "https://firebird"+path+"/tools.php?";    

jQuery.ajax({
    type: 'get',
    dataType: 'text',
    url: url,
    data: {database: database_name, what: 'download', files: files, t: Math.random() },
    success: function(data, textStatus){
        document.getElementById("downloading").innerHTML+=data;
    }
});

Update 1

My little web application restores databases so I can do my testing on them. Now I want to enhance it so I can connect to our customers and download a particular backup. Our customer allowed only firebird server to connect to their networks. But I have my own server dedicated to testing. So every time I want to download a database I need to connect firebird. The source of my web application and the folder with all backups are mounted into the same location on both servers firebird and testing. Right now my solution (for downloading) works but only from firebird. I work basically only testing server though.

Update 2

I make two ajax calls. One is pure jQuery call (I guess I can apply any solution to this one) and the other one is ajax call from jsTree. I created new question for that one. I seems to me that I have to go for @zzzz’s option b).

Answer 1

You have the following options with you

a) You use jsonp type as your datatype but this involves making changes on the server side to pass the data back as json and not as txt.. this change might be as simple as

{
  "text":<your current text json encoded> 
}

and on your js side you use this as response.text; Having said that if you are getting the textis for you file from sm other domain I am not sure how easy it is for you to change the code.

b) The other option is you write a handler/end point on your server i.e within your domain that will make an HTTP request to this third domain gets the file and you send the file back to your client and effectively now your client talks to your domain only and you have control over everything. as most of yoyr questions are based on ruby here is an example:

req = Net::HTTP.get_response(URI.parse('http://www.domain.com/coupons.txt'))

@play = req.body

you can find more details about the same here.

Hope this helps.