//e.g. linkTo(document.getElementById("id"), "index.php");
function linkTo(location){
	document.location = location;
}

/*
	@key - value identifier
	@value - value given to associated identifier key
	@append - boolean for adding and & symbol prefix
*/
function createParameter(key, value, append) {
	var param = key + "=" + value;
	return (append) ? "&" + param : param;
}