PHP <==> JavaScript

[MeX]

hi folks!!

does anybody know, if it's possible to check with php if the browser has JavaScript turned on/off!?

any tips welcome!!

tia!!

ceeyaa.MeX

[jpmoriarty]

php is a server side scripting language, so i wouldnt have thought so.

[mogster]

To tell Javascript something by php is easy, just echo the values into the script.
To tell php something with Javascript is impossible, since there is no way to "contact" the server once page is loaded 😉

knutm

[sarahk]

When a page is opened it is typically a link from a page which looks like:

<a href="mypage.php">Buy Now</a>

but could be a form

<form action="mypage.php" method="post" name="myForm">
<input type='hidden' name='scripting' value='off'>
<a href="javascript:void()" onclick='submit()'>Buy Now</a>
</form>
<script>
document.myForm.scripting = 'on'
</script>

Now when mypage.php runs it can look to see the value of "scripting" which is off by default.