Posted by David Haynes on 07/13/06 20:40

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-

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