| Posted by David Haynes on 07/13/06 23:35 
Chuck Anderson wrote:> David Haynes wrote:
 >> Chuck Anderson wrote:
 >>
 >>> monomaniac21 wrote:
 >>>
 >>>> hi i want to be able to trigger a javascript style popup alert in php
 >>>> (i want a message displayed on the actual page) is this possible?
 >>>>
 >>>>
 >>> I'll take this one ... all I usually do here is ask questions.
 >>>
 >>> The answer to your question is No. Php is run on the *server before*
 >>> the page is displayed. Therefore, Php cannot popup an alert like
 >>> JavaScript (which runs on the *client computer after* the page is
 >>> loaded).
 >>>
 >>> That said; if you want to implement a two step procedure like
 >>>
 >>> (1) Delete this file.
 >>> (2) Are you Sure (Y or N)?
 >>>
 >>> You can do that with Php, but clicking on (1) must create a request
 >>> to the server to display a new page with (2) as a form or hyperlinks.
 >>> Clicking on Y or N must return to the server again in able to perform
 >>> the action.
 >>>
 >>>
 >> or you can have the php spit out the javascript as part of the page and
 >> trigger it from the onclick= in the submit.
 >>
 >> -david-
 > But that's not "triggered in Php" and is simply JavaScript.
 >
 Yes, but you had already provided "you can't get there from here"
 answer. Sometimes it pays to offer alternatives rather than just to
 answer the question someone has asked.
 
 -david-
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