Posted by Jerry Stuckle on 08/27/07 17:55

Morlaath@gmail.com wrote:
> On Aug 27, 7:33 am, Jeff North <jnort...@yahoo.com.au> wrote:
>> On Mon, 27 Aug 2007 02:00:11 -0000, in comp.lang.php
>> Morla...@gmail.com
>>
>>
>>
>> <1188180011.507936.75...@r34g2000hsd.googlegroups.com> wrote:
>>> | Is there a way to embed php within javascript code? I know that php is
>>> | server side and js is client side. For instance when working with jsp,
>>> | you can imbed jsp scriptlets within the js code.
>>> |
>>> | e.g
>>> |
>>> | <script language="javascript">
>>> | function foo() {
>>> | var bar = <%=(java variable)%>
>>> |
>>> | <% if (bar == null) { %>
>>> | alert("Null value");
>>> | <% } %>
>>> | }
>>> | </script>
>> <script type="text/javascript">
>> function foo() {
>> var bar = <?php echo variable;?>
>>
>> if(bar == null) {
>> alert("Null value");
>> }}
>>
>> </script>
>> -- -------------------------------------------------------------
>> jnort...@yourpantsyahoo.com.au : Remove your pants to reply
>> -- -------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Anytime I embed php within javascript with the <?php ?> tags the php
> executes as soon as the page is loaded. So for instance if I have
> something like the following.
>
> //Javascripts
> function foo() {
> <?php session_destroy(); ?>
> }
>
> <input type="button" value="logout" onclick="foo();"/>
>
> The 'session_destyoy()" is called as soon as the page is loaded,
> instead of when you click on the button.
>

That's right. PHP is server side, not client side. It will always be
executed before (or as) the page is sent to the browser. There is no
way to call a PHP function from javascript directly.

The only way you could do it is with something like AJAX, which would
make a call to the server to perform the action.

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