is it possible to make "beep" sound in php like in gmail

Question

for an IM script i am making, i would like the computer to beep like in gmail everytime there is a new message. is there a script in php or html to make the computer beep?

Thanks!

Answer 1

All you need to do is load a small flash movie that makes the sound, you can easily toggle it in your page with Javascript whenever you need it.

Answer 2

Several popular javascript libraries have interfaces for playing sounds built in or available as plugins, for example see Scriptaculous and jQuery.