Posted by Jerry Stuckle on 08/28/07 00:26

Morlaath@gmail.com wrote:
> On Aug 27, 12:55 pm, Jerry Stuckle <jstuck...@attglobal.net> wrote:
>> Morla...@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>
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>>>> 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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>> Jerry Stuckle
>> JDS Computer Training Corp.
>> jstuck...@attglobal.net
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>
> I was hoping it would work something like jsp, which I deal with all
> day at work. You can embed jsp scriptlets within js code and it will
> not be executed until the the js function is called. Jsp is also
> server side ;P
>

The last time I looked, if it was embedded in javascript it was executed
client side - and the client must have java available.

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