AJAX: XMLHttpRequest.open() not working

[kz13]

I am facing a problem while applying ajax in my login script.

My login form is :

<form action="" id="contactform" onsubmit="return loadXMLDoc();">
<div id= "login">  
<font face="Georgia" size="-1">

 <input type='button' id='button' name='login_user' value='Login' onclick='loadXMLDoc();'/>

</form>
<span id="txtHint"></span>

Ajax code is:

<script type="text/javascript">

var ajaxRequest; 
function ajaxFunction(){
 try{
   
   ajaxRequest = new XMLHttpRequest();
 }catch (e){
   // Internet Explorer Browsers
   try{
      ajaxRequest = new ActiveXObject("Msxml2.XMLHTTP");
   }catch (e) {
      try{
         ajaxRequest = new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP");
      }catch (e){
         
         alert("Your browser broke!");
         return false;
      }
   }
 }
}


function processRequest() {
   if (req.readyState == 4) {
      var ajaxDisplay = document.getElementById('txtHint');
      ajaxDisplay.value = ajaxRequest.responseText;

}
}

function loadXMLDoc() {

   ajaxFunction();
   // Here processRequest() is the callback function.
     var url = 'login.php';

   if (!target) var target = document.getElementById("textfield").value;
   if (!target1) var target1 = document.getElementById("textfield2").value;
   var mainurl = url + "?uname=" + target;
   mainurl = mainurl + "&pass=" + target1;   
   mainurl = mainurl + "&login=" + '1';
   alert(mainurl);
   ajaxRequest.open("POST", mainurl, true);
   ajaxRequest.setRequestHeader('Content-Type', 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded');
   ajaxRequest.onreadystatechange = processRequest;
   ajaxRequest.send(mainurl);

}

</script>

Now, whenever I click login button, nothing happens. I have checked url and it shows login.php?uname=&pass=&login=1
The script is not able to call login.php

login.php is [kept simple for testing]

<?php 
// makes sure they filled it in 
if((!$_GET['uname']) || ($_GET['uname']=='') || (!$_GET['pass']) || ($_GET['pass']=='')) { 
$response="Please fill"; 
?> 
<script type="text/javascript"> 
alert('please fill'); 
</script> 
<?php 
echo $response; 
 die(); } 

?>

After clicking login button....I am getting any of the messages...

please help...

[WolfShade]

What error messages are being displayed? If it's not working, there's most likely an error message.

Either the yellow exclamation point icon in the lower-left of IE, or in FF's Error Console.