Generating a popup in index.php

oxygenuk

what i want to do is add a some code so when users visit the website a popup automatically pops up.

this code works in html...

doesnt seem to work in index.php though? when i put it in index.php i get a fatal error and have to take it out

so if anyone can generate a code similiar to that one up there that will work in index.php, thatd be really appreciated.

also if you sort me out some code can you tell me where abouts to put it in index.php as im quite new to php also.

look forward to replys 🙂.

thanks again.

Kudose

<html>
<head>
  <title>My Website</title>
  <script language="javascript">
    <!--
      function popup(){
        window.open("http://www.mywebsite.com", "myPopup", "status=0,menubars=no,scrollbars=no,height=1,width=1");
      }
    -->
  </script>
</head>
<body onLoad="javascript: popup()">
  Text.
<body>
</html>

edcellgavin

i believe your code is all you need to pop-up a new window. try 'echoing' the script instead on merely putting it inside php tags when your php script starts sending output to the browser (perhaps in the <head> or inside a <form> tag).

<?php
// codes here

echo "<head><title>your title</title>";
echo "<script language="Javascript" type="text/javascript">
<!--
var popupwin = window.open('http://linkhere.com/blah.php','popup',"directories=no, menubar=no, scrollbars=no, status=no, height=1, width=1, left=1, top=1");
popupwin.focus();
-->
</script>";

// codes here
?>

planetsim

Firstly he doesnt need the echos since its just HTML and probably isnt what he uses anyway. Secondly the code you posted wouldnt work

<?php
// codes here

echo "<head><title>your title</title>";
echo "<script type=\"text/javascript\">
<!--
var popupwin = window.open('http://linkhere.com/blah.php','popup','directories=no, menubar=no, scrollbars=no, status=no, height=1, width=1, left=1, top=1');
popupwin.focus();
-->
</script>";

// codes here
?>

oxygenuk

Originally posted by planetsim
Firstly he doesnt need the echos since its just HTML and probably isnt what he uses anyway. Secondly the code you posted wouldnt work
<?php
// codes here

echo "<head><title>your title</title>";
echo "<script type=\"text/javascript\">

</script>";

// codes here
?> 
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thanks alot, works great 🙂

rikmoncur

I'm surprised that no-one's pointed out what seriously bad web design it is to have a popup on an index page!

Popups are generally closed so fast that their message has no time to get across or a browser might have a popup stopper installed - all you do is annoy the hell out of your visitors and drive traffic to you competitors websites.

Kudose

That wasnt the question asked, hence the subject not being touched.

oxygenuk

Originally posted by Kudose
That wasnt the question asked, hence the subject not being touched.

couldnt of said it better myself 😉

Elhombrebala

People also developes for intranets and people is allways talking about web traffic and stuffs like that.
You do not need traffic in an intranet and you should need a pop up to point something, I'f I'am the administrator of my own intranet I can have the pop ups activated if I want.