function makeRequest2(url) {
  http_request = false;
  if (window.XMLHttpRequest) { // Mozilla, Safari,...
    http_request = new XMLHttpRequest();
    if (http_request.overrideMimeType) {
      http_request.overrideMimeType('text/xml');
    }
  } else if (window.ActiveXObject) { // IE
    try {
      http_request = new ActiveXObject("Msxml2.XMLHTTP");
    } catch (e) {
      try {
        http_request = new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP");
      } catch (e) { }
    }
  }
  if (!http_request) {
    alert('Cannot create XMLHTTP instance');
    return false;
  }
  http_request.onreadystatechange = alertContents2;
  http_request.open('GET', url, true);
  http_request.send(null);
}

function alertContents2() {
  if ((http_request.readyState == 4) && (http_request.status == 200)) {
    var imlink = document.getElementById("banner_link");
    window.location = imlink.href;
  }
}

function link_stats() {
  var dt = new Date();
  var loc1 = location.hostname;
  new makeRequest2('current_link.php?loc1='+loc1+'&sc='+dt.getTime());
}