Title: use admin_url without second parameter
Last modified: September 1, 2016

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# use admin_url without second parameter

 *  Resolved [wuboys](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wuboys/)
 * (@wuboys)
 * [9 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/use-admin_url-without-second-parameter/)
 * in wp-slimstat.php line 1442:
 *     ```
       $params = array(
       			'ajaxurl' => admin_url('admin-ajax.php', ((!empty($_SERVER['HTTPS']) && $_SERVER['HTTPS'] !== 'off') || $_SERVER['SERVER_PORT'] == 443)?'https':'http'),
       			'async_tracker' => 'false'
       		);
       ```
   
 * you use $_SERVER to determine protocol.
    However, admin_url(‘admin-ajax.php’)
   is better.
 * When you use $_SERVER, if you use reverse proxy like cloudflare flexible SSL.
   
   User uses https to connect to cloudflare. But cloudflare use http to connect 
   to your server. So the admin ajax url will be http instead of https. use plain
   admin_url(‘admin-ajax.php’) fix the problem. It will just use the protocol that
   user uses.
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 *  Plugin Contributor [Jason Crouse](https://wordpress.org/support/users/coolmann/)
 * (@coolmann)
 * [9 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/use-admin_url-without-second-parameter/#post-7544157)
 * Hi,
 * I will forward your message to the developer for review. Thank you for pointing
   this out.
 * Best,
    Jason
 *  Plugin Contributor [Jason Crouse](https://wordpress.org/support/users/coolmann/)
 * (@coolmann)
 * [9 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/use-admin_url-without-second-parameter/#post-7544297)
 * This is implemented in the next update.

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 * Last activity: [9 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/use-admin_url-without-second-parameter/#post-7544297)
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