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Answer 1

+1 A:

In your second example, you are missing quotes around the string (so H is interpreted as a variable - which you didn't set).

Test this:

alert (<?php echo "'H'";?>);

OR

alert ('<?php echo "H";?>');

micahwittman 2010-01-04 09:42:44

The second alerts exactly this to the alert-box: <?php echo "H";?>... I want the H to be alerted, or a variable preferrably... The first suggestion alerts only a blank alert-box!

Camran 2010-01-04 09:44:04

what is the extension of your file? is it .js? if so, php will not work (by default)

Here Be Wolves 2010-01-04 09:46:21

@harshath.jr, pleace specify that! The extension is js, yes!

Camran 2010-01-04 09:51:39

PHP code will only be interpreted as such when the script file ends with an extension the web server expects to be PHP code: .php (other extensions are possible, but that's a different subject).

micahwittman 2010-01-04 09:55:27

@Camran detailed answer posted

Here Be Wolves 2010-01-04 10:01:48

Answer 2

A:

Your using @$_POST indicates that you have received (or are expecting) errors - check your generated source to see if the value was output correctly. Otherwise document.getElementById will fail and you'd get no output.

K Prime 2010-01-04 09:45:17

Answer 3

A:

 alert("Delete entry <? echo $row['id']; ?> ")

streetparade 2010-01-04 09:45:49

Answer 4

A:

PHP runs on the server side and Javascript is running on the client side.

The process is that PHP generates the Javascript that will be executed on the client side.

You should be able to check the JS that is generated just looking at the code. Of course, if the JS relies on some PHP variables, they need to be instanciated before the JS is output.

<?php
$test = 'Hello world';
?>
<html>
    <body>
        <script>
            alert('<?php echo $test; ?>');
        </script>
    </body>
</html>

will work but

<html>
    <body>
        <script>
            alert('<?php echo $test; ?>');
        </script>
    </body>
</html>
<?php
$test = 'Hello world';
?>

will not

Benoit Vidis 2010-01-04 10:00:26

Answer 5

A:

If your extension is js, php will not work in that file.

The reason being, php parses on files that it is supposed to. The file types that php will parse are configured in httpd.conf using AddType commands (or directives, whatever they are called).

So you have 3 options:

add filetype js to the list of files php will parse (BAD, VERY BAD)
make the script inline to some php file
rename the file to script.js.php, and at the beginning of the file, specify the content type, like so:

<?php header( 'content-type: text/javascript' ); ?>

Cheers!

Here Be Wolves 2010-01-04 10:01:22

Or a compromise, put the data in a varaible through an inline `<script>` element in the PHP, and have the external static `.js` file pick it up. You generally don't want to be serving script files through PHP as unless you put a lot of effort into setting the right headers you'll break the cacheing and increase the network and server load.

bobince 2010-01-04 11:13:16

Answer 6

A:

Use json_encode to convert some text (or any other datatype) to a JavaScript literal. Don't just put quotes around the echoed string — what if the string has a quote in it, or a newline, or backslash? Best case your code fails, worst case you've got a big old cross-site-scripting security hole.

So,

<?php
    function js($o) {
        echo json_encode($o, JSON_HEX_TAG|JSON_HEX_APOS|JSON_HEX_QUOT|JSON_HEX_AMP);
    }
?>
<script type="text/javascript">
    var areaOption= document.getElementById(<?php js($_POST['annonsera_name']); ?>);
    areaOption.selected= true;
    alert (<?php js('Hello World'); ?>);
</script>

bobince 2010-01-04 11:09:41

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