PHP and MYSQL access in a .js!?

[jshowe]

Hi all,
I have a .js file that is a drop down menu that I would like to pull information out of a MYSQL database. How do I get the PHP to run inside the .js? Thanks for the time!
-Scott

[ScubaKing22]

I don't know much about JS, but if you were to have a dynamic document.write, you could just include PHP like this:

document.write('<? echo $var; ?>')

Basically just add <? & ?> anywhere you want to have PHP. Then again it might not work because the file extension isn't .php It always worth a try though 🙂

[steadyguy]

Another option: if you use the <script ... src=""> format, you could have it point to a .php file (ie., menu.php?choice=a&page=1) instead of a .js ... then just output the appropriate JS ... making sure to use header('Content-Type: application/x-javascript'); before you send the script.