Dynamic PHP??

Anon

Is there a way that you can set variables from a form and have the PHP variable change within that page?? Possibly through Javascript? Or do you have to use POST or GET??? I REALLY, REALLY don't want to use the later. Here's what I tried but it gave me undefined variables(the php ones). Instead of a submit type, I used a button type and did a onClick() to this function.

<SCRIPT language="JavaScript1.2">
function doSubmit(name, password){
<?
$phpname = name;
$phppassword = password;
?>
location = "loggedin.php";
}
</SCRIPT>

hawleyj

If I am understanding you right, no. It doesn't work because PHP is processed server side and Javascript is processed client side.

You can use PHP to dynamically write the Javascript before it goes to the browser, I do it all the time. But once it is gone, it is gone, and there is no way for PHP to process the variables unless you send them back to the server again using GET or POST.

Of course, I could be wrong.

A note that might change your mind a bit. Javascript is great, I use it extensively, but not everyone has it turned on in their browser. A lot of scares lately (most myths, once in a while real) has a lot of folks realizing that Javascript is turned on and how to turn it off. If you are writing a page that relies solely on Javascript to do this type of processing, best make sure you have an alternative means or you risk alienating some of your customer base.

Jim

Anon

Here's the way I usually do it:

have a couple of hidden variables in a form. And set them with the server variables. Then submit the form.

That would constitute the latter, not-preferred method.

-Surojit

Anon

Correct me if I'm wrong, but it seems as if a form element (like a text field) becomes a php variable when it's passed to a new page. But only if it is POSTed or GETed.

It seems as if you should be able to use the form type "button" which sends you to a new page and those form elements be variables on that page without having to use them in a POST or GET. Especially if I'm using sessions. Doesn't this sound right? Did I make and sense?

By the way, the reason I'm not using POST or GET is because they ask for the page to be refreshed using the back button. So I'm wanting the variables to already be there. I know as a last resort I'll use the POST and then do a refresh to a new page so that the PHP variables won't have to be reposted.

Thanks for the help