Is there any way to open a new window or new tab using PHP without using JavaScript.
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Short answer: No.
PHP is a server side language (at least in the context of web development). It has absolutely no control over the client side, i.e. the browser.
Felix Kling
2010-09-21 06:59:32
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No. PHP is a server-side language, meaning that it is completely done with its work before the browser has even started rendering the page. You need to use Javascript.
Ash White
2010-09-21 07:00:23
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Nope, a window can only be opening by adding target="_blank" attribute (invalid in Strict (X)HTML) or using JavaSript's window.open(url '_blank').
PHP runs server side - therefore it can generate the HTML or JavaScript, but it can't directly interact with the client.
alex
2010-09-21 07:01:11
the `target` attribute *is* valid in XHTML, so long as you use the Transitional doctype. Similarly, it's invalid in HTML if you're using the Strict doctype
Gareth
2010-09-21 07:18:18
@Gareth Thanks will make an amendment.
alex
2010-09-21 07:37:57
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PHP is a server-side language, it's what produces all the code you see on a page when you choose View Source. PHP cannot affect the client on its own, it needs to do it through a language such as JavaScript.
Kristian Antonsen
2010-09-21 07:01:24
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PHP is server-side, as everyone states, however you can add a target="_blank" attribute to your form tag. This doesn't perform any work server side, but does let you submit the form to a new window to be processed on the server.
A neat trick, but 1) deprecated in HTML Strict and 2) rarely useful.
Tim
2010-09-21 07:52:37
The only people that think that is useful are naive clients that think it will keep users on *their* website (there are a few defensible exceptions, however). +1 for *rarely useful*.
alex
2010-09-21 08:50:53