php and javascript

[yvettesio]

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>';

[Ryan Fait]

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

[yvettesio]

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.

[Ryan Fait]

Use window.location() to redirect the browser.

[yvettesio]

Thanks again ryan

[yvettesio]

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>

[Gannyaa]

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

[Ryan Fait]

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

[yvettesio]

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