The files actually exist on the server. I just don’t want to use the bandwidth to return the data. I have moved files into the cloud to reduce my datacentre bandwidth costs but i still want to keep the logging happening on the server
From: Olmo Maldonado [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, 17 January 2012 3:54 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Moo] Making a request At the moment you send() it should try to XHR at least blocked until the end of the send() execution, then will async until a result from the server. You could prob use a .htaccess rule for immediately returning (perhaps an empty string) and setting any pertinent info (cache, cookies, etc.) without having a physical file. On the other hand I've seen Google Analytics use blank.gif for all their processing needs. They just pass state information as part of the request blank.gif?ua=trident&.... On Mon, Jan 16, 2012 at 9:02 AM, Steve Onnis <[email protected]> wrote: In addition to that, i don’t actually want to load any of the file. I just want to hit it and make it log in the web server log files From: Steve Onnis [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, 17 January 2012 1:51 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [Moo] Making a request If you make a new Request() and then cancel is immediately would the server still get the request? Like var req = new Request({url:”somefile.html”}).send(); req.cancel(); The reason is the files are being loaded from an S3 bucket but i still want the web server the site is on to track the click. Steve
