php function on <a href click

[slevytam]

Hi,

I am looking to perform a php function when a user clicks a regular link in a html page.

Is this possible?

If yes, can anyone explain how it could be done?

Thanks,

Shalom

[BSTRhino]

Well, it depends what you mean. I mean, when you click the link to the 'coding' forum here, it runs a PHP function. But that sounds too simple so its probably not what you mean.

It sounds like you want the link to lead to one place, and the PHP function to be run on the side. You could try making the link lead to the PHP script first, then redirect the person to the new place, or you could simply put the PHP function in the script that the link leads to if applicable.

[superwormy]

You can't. PHP is server-side, the only thing it can do is generate pages when a request is recieved from the browser, you can't do <a href="" onclick="phpfunction()">

If you want to do that, you should be using Javascript.

[slevytam]

thanks for your replies,

i guess ill have to have a function on the newly opened page that will capture the click...

sl