Posted by Chuck Anderson on 07/13/06 20:34

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.

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