Combining Javascript and PHP

[jimweinberg]

Hi all.

I have a PHP routine that works quite well. I currently run it from a small JavaScript file:

<script>
question = confirm("ready?");
if (question){  window.location="SendInvitations.php"; 
}else{
window.history.back();
}
</script>

What I"d really like to do is to put the JavaScript code in the PHP file. I've tried using echo to build the JavaScript routine, but no go. I also tired invoking the php routine using

<script  type="text/javascript">
if (confirm("ready?")) {window.location = "<?echo $PHP_SELF>";
}else{
window.history.back();
}
</script>

in front of the php code. Again, no go.

This seems like it should be an easy thing to do, but I can't figure it out.

Oh ya, I really don't want to use Ajax to do this.

Any suggestions would be appreciated.

[NogDog]

I think you mean [FONT=Courier New]$_SERVER['PHP_SELF'][/FONT] ?

Also, you need the closing "?>" tag. Additionally, "<?" short-open tags are not guaranteed to work in all environments, so I'd suggest you write it:

window.location = "<?php echo $_SERVER['PHP_SELF']; ?>";

[jimweinberg]

Hi NogDog. I tried your suggestion and it worked, sort of. The confirm box gets displayed. If I click on the OK button, the PHP code executes the way it's supposed to, but then re-displays the confirm box. I think I'll just stay with the 2 file set up. Thanks again. Jim

[sneakyimp]

You need to think harder about what is going on.

When you display a page
that has a button
that goes to that page...