PLEASE HELP! Inserting a javascript into the center of PHP generated page

bamaautos

PLEASE HELP! I am new to PHP and I am trying to insert a javascript slideshow into the center of a PHP generated page.

Here is the script, if ANYONE will help me I will GREATLY APPRECIATE IT!

I'm trying to get it to work at www.cbstphoto.com/webstore

<?php
/*
$Id: index.php,v 1.1 2003/06/11 17:38:00 hpdl Exp $

define('TEXT_MAIN', ' ');

echo `', <SCRIPT type="text/javascript">
<!--

/
Script by FPMC at http://jsarchive.8m.com
Submitted to JavaScript Kit (http://javascriptkit.com)
For this and 400+ free scripts, visit http://javascriptkit.com
/

//set image paths
src = ["http://www.cbstphoto.com/slideshow/1.jpg", "http://www.cbstphoto.com/slideshow/2.jpg", "http://www.cbstphoto.com/slideshow/3.jpg", "http://www.cbstphoto.com/slideshow/4.jpg"]

//set corresponding urls
url = ["http://freewarejava.com", "http://javascriptkit.com", "http://dynamicdrive.com", "http://www.geocities.com"]

//set duration for each image
duration = 4;

//Please do not edit below
ads=[]; ct=0;
function switchAd() {
var n=(ct+1)%src.length;
if (ads[n] && (ads[n].complete || ads[n].complete==null)) {
document["Ad_Image"].src = ads[ct=n].src;
}
ads[n=(ct+1)%src.length] = new Image;
ads[n].src = src[n];
setTimeout("switchAd()",duration*1000);
}
function doLink(){
location.href = url[ct];
} onload = function(){
if (document.images)
switchAd();
}
//-->
</SCRIPT> ';

<?php

define('TABLE_HEADING_NEW_PRODUCTS', 'New For %s');
define('TABLE_HEADING_UPCOMING_PRODUCTS', 'Coming Soon');
define('TABLE_HEADING_DATE_EXPECTED', 'Date Expected');

if ( ($category_depth == 'products') || (isset($HTTP_GET_VARS['manufacturers_id'])) ) {
define('HEADING_TITLE', 'What\'s New?');
define('TABLE_HEADING_IMAGE', '');
define('TABLE_HEADING_MODEL', 'Model');
define('TABLE_HEADING_PRODUCTS', 'Product Name');
define('TABLE_HEADING_MANUFACTURER', 'Manufacturer');
define('TABLE_HEADING_QUANTITY', 'Quantity');
define('TABLE_HEADING_PRICE', 'Price');
define('TABLE_HEADING_WEIGHT', 'Weight');
define('TABLE_HEADING_BUY_NOW', 'Buy Now');
define('TEXT_NO_PRODUCTS', 'There are no products to list in this category.');
define('TEXT_NO_PRODUCTS2', 'There is no product available from this manufacturer.');
define('TEXT_NUMBER_OF_PRODUCTS', 'Number of Products: ');
define('TEXT_SHOW', '<b>Show:</b>');
define('TEXT_BUY', 'Buy 1 \'');
define('TEXT_NOW', '\' now');
define('TEXT_ALL_CATEGORIES', 'All Categories');
define('TEXT_ALL_MANUFACTURERS', 'All Manufacturers');
} elseif ($category_depth == 'top') {
define('HEADING_TITLE', 'What`s New?');
} elseif ($category_depth == 'nested') {
define('HEADING_TITLE', 'Categories');
}
?>

drew010

since that is just plain javascript and you have no php variables in it, you dont even need to put it inside php tags and echo it at all. php is fully capable to stop parsing and echo plain html output.

here is a simple example:

<?php
//now the php engine is processing

echo 2 + 2;
//echos 4
?>
<!-- php is not processing anymore, it is plain html now -->

<b> this is just regular html </b><br />
you can put a whole webpage here if you like.

<?php
//now php is processing again, after we just output the above html.
echo date("Y-m-d");
//prints the date
?>
<!-- no more php -->

so as you can see, you can just put your javascript code in as you would with a normal html document, just ignore the php around it.

rachel2004

I could help you out, but what do you consider the "center" of the page in your case?

Basically, close off your first block of PHP code with ?>

Then insert your JS.

Then open another block of PHP code <?php

You can do that or echo/print while in the PHP tags <?php ?>

bamaautos

I appreciate it, but everyone keeps telling me to just put it in where I want it as I would anything else. BUT ITS NOT WORKING! I can put it outsid the php completely and it works just fine, but if I try to put it in the code under the MAIN TEXT part, where it needs to go, to be in the center of the page, it will not work. Check the link again www.cbstphoto.com/webstore , i have the page up there with no echo or anything. just as it is below and it's not working:

<?php
/*
$Id: index.php,v 1.1 2003/06/11 17:38:00 hpdl Exp $

define('TEXT_MAIN', '

<SCRIPT type="text/javascript">
<!--

/
Script by FPMC at http://jsarchive.8m.com
Submitted to JavaScript Kit (http://javascriptkit.com)
For this and 400+ free scripts, visit http://javascriptkit.com
/

//set corresponding urls
url = ["http://freewarejava.com", "http://javascriptkit.com", "http://dynamicdrive.com", "http://www.geocities.com"]

//set duration for each image
duration = 4;

');
define('TABLE_HEADING_NEW_PRODUCTS', 'New For %s');
define('TABLE_HEADING_UPCOMING_PRODUCTS', 'Coming Soon');
define('TABLE_HEADING_DATE_EXPECTED', 'Date Expected');

rachel2004

If you want to put the JS within the PHP code, you need to use either:

echo "*.js"; // JS code

print "*.js"; // JS code

for each line of your JS. Look at the examples that drew010 and I gave you and you'll see (better in drew010's example) how to close a block of PHP code, insert non-PHP code, and then open another PHP block.

Post back if that part confuses you.

bamaautos

GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR I've done it both ways I tell ya! and it's not working!

Can someone just edit the code for me and I can get on with my life? If it's so simple as u say, it shouldnt take u but 2 seconds. Here's the code, with the script where I want to put it.

<?php
/*
$Id: index.php,v 1.1 2003/06/11 17:38:00 hpdl Exp $

define('TEXT_MAIN', '

<SCRIPT type="text/javascript">
<!--

/
Script by FPMC at http://jsarchive.8m.com
Submitted to JavaScript Kit (http://javascriptkit.com)
For this and 400+ free scripts, visit http://javascriptkit.com
/

//set corresponding urls
url = ["http://freewarejava.com", "http://javascriptkit.com", "http://dynamicdrive.com", "http://www.geocities.com"]

//set duration for each image
duration = 4;

');
define('TABLE_HEADING_NEW_PRODUCTS', 'New For %s');
define('TABLE_HEADING_UPCOMING_PRODUCTS', 'Coming Soon');
define('TABLE_HEADING_DATE_EXPECTED', 'Date Expected');