ok so I figured out that you can put in image in your page using .load (imageloader.php) but is there a way to load an image using regular ajax call .
alittle more explanation of what I'm trying to do in my php I use imagejpeg function which outputs the image using gd great! and in my html i use to just go <img src="imageloader.php? dir=directory&name=filename" /> and that worked except now I don't want to pass that info in the query string I want to post the info AND I want all my ajax calls to run through the same ajax function which is why I don't want to use .load any thoughts or suggestions mean mike