function post_to_url(path, params, method) {
    method = method || "post"; 

    var form = document.createElement("form");
    form.setAttribute("method", method);
    form.setAttribute("action", path);

    for(var i=0; i<params.length; i++) {
        var hiddenField = document.createElement("input");
        hiddenField.setAttribute("type", "hidden");
        hiddenField.setAttribute("name", params[i].name);
        hiddenField.setAttribute("value", params[i].value);

        form.appendChild(hiddenField);
    }

    document.body.appendChild(form);   
    form.submit();
}