php and javascript

hi please help, i am trying to embed javascript with php but it doesn't work. Want i want to happen is to check on the javascript script first if javascript is not available then php header function should be called can somebody correct this code

<script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript">
if(window.opener){
opener.location.reload(true);
self.close();
}

else{

<?php header('location:index.php');?>
}

</script>';

You cannot put PHP inside JavaScript, only the other way around. JavaScript is client side, so the PHP will never get parsed.

Thanks for that info ryan do you have any suggestion on how will i get around this problem? i would like to close the child window and refresh the parent window if the query is successful. that is if the client has javascript enable if javascript is not available i want to redirect the user back to the parent window.

Use window.location() to redirect the browser.

Thanks again ryan

Hi ryan, i tried using window.location but it didn't work here's how i did it

<script language="javascript" type="text/javascript">
if(window.opener){
opener.location.reload=true;
self.close;

}
else{
window.location="index.php";
}
</script>

Why use javascript at all then? If you're going to use PHP anyways, leave out the javascript, and no one will know the difference.

try using window.close instead of self.close

JavaScript is an awesome language. Used with PHP, the combination is almost unstoppable.

yup, very well said, of course i am also making sure that if javascript is disabled or unavailable people can still surf my site thats my i am looking for ways to incorporate javascript with php