var http_request = false;
var browserType;
function browserCheck() {
// CHECKS IF MOZILLA OR IE
	if (window.XMLHttpRequest) { // Mozilla, Safari,...
		browserType = "ff";
		http_request = new XMLHttpRequest();
		if (http_request.overrideMimeType) {
			http_request.overrideMimeType('text/xml');
		}
	} else if (window.ActiveXObject) { // IE
		browserType = "ie";
		try {
			http_request = new ActiveXObject("Msxml2.XMLHTTP");
		} catch (e) {
			try {
				http_request = new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP");
			} catch (e) {}
		}
	}
}