function createRequestObject(){
	var request_o; //declare the variable to hold the object.
	var browser = navigator.appName; //find the browser name
	if(browser == "Microsoft Internet Explorer"){
		request_o = new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP");
	}else{
		request_o = new XMLHttpRequest();
	}
	return request_o; //return the object
}

var http = createRequestObject(); 

function memberdetails(memid){
	http.open('get', 'internal_request.php?action=memberdetails&query='+memid);
	http.onreadystatechange = handleMembers; 
	http.send(null);
}

function handleMembers(){
	if(http.readystate < 4){
	}
	if(http.readyState == 4){ 
	var response = http.responseText;
	document.getElementById('meminfo').innerHTML = response;
	}
}