// ajax load function ajaxLoadFunction(id, url){ var xmlHttp; try {// Firefox, Opera 8.0+, Safari xmlHttp = new XMLHttpRequest(); } catch (e) {// Internet Explorer try { xmlHttp = new ActiveXObject("Msxml2.XMLHTTP"); } catch (e) { try { xmlHttp = new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP"); } catch (e) { alert("Your browser does not support AJAX!"); return false; } } } xmlHttp.onreadystatechange = function() { if (xmlHttp.readyState == 4) { //Get the response from the server and extract the section that comes in the body section of the second html page avoid inserting the header part of the second page in your first page's element // filter text if required // var respText = xmlHttp.responseText.split(''); // elem.innerHTML = respText[1].split('')[0]; var respText = xmlHttp.responseText; elem.innerHTML = respText elem.style.display = "block"; } } var elem = document.getElementById(id); if (!elem) { alert('The element with the passed ID doesn\'t exists in your page'); return; } xmlHttp.open("GET", url, true); xmlHttp.send(null); }