new window in php

amarafzal

Hi All

is there any way in php to open a seperate window, which you can re-size and the changes cannot be altered?

i know its possible in javascript

look forward to your replies

phpprogrammer

Dear friend,

you are perfect it javascript, so club javascript and php in the following manner

<?
$newwin="newwin.htm";

echo"<script language=javascript>window.open($newwin); </script>";

regards
bvsureshbabu

superwormy

PHP is SERVER-SIDE, you can't do anything even remotely close to opening a new window ( on the Client ). You could do it with JavaScript though.

John_Canyon

<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript">

</script>

USAGE:

Good Luck

julioc

Actually you can do many things with php look at this code :

echo '<td width=40 align=center style="font-size :12pt" bgcolor=#d0d0d0><a class=task title="Click here to see the details of this call" href=# onclick=window.open("browsecall.php?wcall=' . $row_array[$j] .'","details"," toolbar=0,menubar=0,height=500,width=700,scrollbar
s=yes")'.'><b><i>'.$row_array[$j].'</i></b></a></td>';

What it does is open a new window in the same window were you are , just try to create a test environment using this code to see how it works.....say replace browsecall.php with your own code... and so on.....

good luck...

amarafzal

thanks for that, but how would i put the following code in to the one above?

<? echo"<a href=email_job_friend.php?job_id=$job_id><img src=images/buttons/email_a_friend.gif border=0></a>"; ?>

superwormy

julioc is confused. He's using Javascript, and just echoing teh PHP with Javascript, the PHP isn't actually doing anything that has to do with opening the new window.

If you want to know how to open a new window, go read some JavaScript pop-up tutorials. Heres a handy Javascript popup script too, and I'll even show ya how to use it:

function popUp (URL, w, h) {
day = new Date();
id = day.getTime();
eval("page" + id + " = window.open(URL, '" + id + "', 'toolbar=0,scrollbars=1,location=0,statusbar=0,menubar=0,resizable=0,width='+w+',height='+h+',left = 362,top = 234');");

}

<a href="javascript:popUp('your_popup_page.php', 200, 300)">the link or image goes here</a>

amarafzal

thanks for clearing that out

the only problem is that im trying to pass this variable through for e.g

<a href=email_job_friend.php?job_id=$job_id> etc

how would i put that into your javascript code?

superwormy

Put this in your <head> </head> tag in the appropriate place for Javascript functions.

Then do this:


<?php

print ("

<a href=\"javascriptopUp('your_popup_page.php?yourvar=" . $yourvar . "', 200, 300)\">the link or image goes here</a>

");

?>

amarafzal

im getting an error. Just to confirm i put the following code in between the head tags:

function popUp (URL, w, h) {
day = new Date();
id = day.getTime();
eval("page" + id + " = window.open(URL, '" + id + "', 'toolbar=0,scrollbars=1,location=0,statusbar=0,men
ubar=0,resizable=0,width='+w+',height='+h+',left = 362,top = 234');");
}

i then put the following later on in the page:
<?php print ("<a href=\"javascriptpopUp('email_job_friend.php?job_id=" . $job_id . "', 200, 300)\"><img src=images/buttons/email_a_friend.gif border=0></a>");

im getting an file not found error after i ckick on the button

im gettin the following in my browser URL
www.mysite.com/javascriptpopUp('email_job_friend.php?job_id=002',%20200,%20300)

am i doing anything wrong

superwormy

Sorry, the stupid vBullitan forum board screwed up my post.

It should be like this, EXCEPT WITHOUT THE SPACES BETWEEN javascript, the colon, and popUp:


<?php

print ("

<a href=\"javascript : popUp('your_popup_page.php?yourvar=" . $yourvar . "', 200, 300)\">the link or image goes here</a>

");

?>

julioc

Hey superwormy try this code to see how it works.

first create a file call newwin.php with the following code

<html>
<table>
<tr>
<?php
$test='123';
$new='New ';
echo '<td width=40 align=center style="font-size :12pt" bgcolor=#d0d0d0><a href=#

onclick=window.open("wind2.php?wcall='.$test.'","details","toolbar=0,menubar=0,height=100,width=300,scrollbars=

yes")'.'><b><i>'.$new.'</i></b></a></td>';
?>
</tr>
</table>
</html>

Now create a file called wind2.php with the following code

<html>
<head>
<title>new window</title>
</head>
<?php
echo $_GET['wcall'];
echo 'this is my new window';
?>
</html>

Now call newwin.php from your browser......
I suppose you have php installed........

superwormy

... ARG!

Just to note this one more time... THE CODE THAT ACTUALLY OPENS THE NEW WINDOW IS NOT WRITTEN IN PHP. YOU ARE ECHOING JAVASCRIPT WITH PHP, AND THE JAVASCRIPT IS OPENING THE NEW WINDOW.

If you still have trouble opening new windows, go find a good Javascript window.open() tutorial.

julioc

yes superwormy, you are totally right............🙂
I got confused with that.......
What I meant this is a way to open a new window, we can use either one the explicit javascript or echoing like I'm doing...

Thanks to clarify that for me......
You rock

superwormy

np, just want to make sure amarafzal understands that too.

Revix

There is a MUCH easier way :

all done via JavaScript :

Then as for the link...