function createRequestObject(){
var request_;
var browser = navigator.appName;

if(browser == "Microsoft Internet Explorer"){
 request_ = new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP");
}else{
 request_ = new XMLHttpRequest();
}
return request_;
}

var http = createRequestObject();


function getInfo(){
http.open('get', '/include/sort.php?sect='+document.sortBy.section.value+'&id='+ document.sortBy.categories.value);
http.onreadystatechange = handleInfo;
http.send(null);
}


function handleInfo(){
if(http.readyState == 1){
 document.getElementById('sortedArticles').innerHTML = 'Loading...';
}
if(http.readyState == 4){
 var response = http.responseText;
 document.getElementById('sortedArticles').innerHTML = response;
}
}