Storing javascript variable in php

[Rosarie]

Hi, I'm wondering is it possible to store a javascript variable in php? I need to store the global variable 'realCount' into my database - is the php able to recognise the javascript variable or should I change it?? Thanks

if (realCount<9)
{
var str="";
for(i=0;i<numMoves;++i)
{
if (i) str+=",";
str+=histo;

	<?
	$dbHost = "******";
	$dbUser = "rmh2";
	$dbPass = "******";
	$dbDatabase = "2004_solitaire";

	// Connect to DB

	$li = mysql_connect($dbHost, $dbUser, $dbPass) or die("Could not connect");
				mysql_select_db($dbDatabase, $li) or die ("could not select DB");

	$scores_str = ""; 	// $scores_str is the string to append entries to

	$boardtype = "English 12";
	$score = realCount;
	$bestscore = "7";
	$names = "";

	$scores_query = 	"insert into scores
							values('$boardtype', '$score', '$bestscore', 0)";


	mysql_query($scores_query);
	$res = mysql_affected_rows();

	// Close MySQL Connection
	mysql_close($li);



	?>

}

[lazzerous]

Rosarie,

As JavaScript is parsed Client-Side, and PHP is parsed Server-side, the value in a variable needs to exist before PHP processes the script.

[nemonoman]

You can do this through a form submit, however.
<form name=something>
<input type=hidden name=javascriptvariable>
</form>

<script>
document.something.javascriptvariable.value='myvalue';
</script>

You can find the value as
$_POST['javascriptvariable']

There are other similar workarounds, too.