Server to server transfer using AJAX

Question

This questions was asked during one of the interview. How to transfer data from one server to another using AJAX? Is it really possible?

Answer 1

AJAX is generally used on the client side, not usually the server side. It sends requests to a server.

You probably need to provide more information about what you are trying to achieve to get a decent answer.

If you are wanting to transfer data from a "client" to a server then you could send the data in a variety of ways - especially with AJAX. Just how depends on what data type and size. Requests from a client to server (HTTP) can include POST data, which can carry your data to the server.

If you are using AJAX on a client and wanting to use it to transfer data from one remote server to another then you could get AJAX on your client to call a script on the server that would instigate the transfer from the server to another server in some way. (such as FTP or SCP maybe - or even using a server to server HTTP POST)

If you can be a little more specific about what you need to do then I will try and give you a better answer.