Re: Re: PHP to replace javascript

* Jack Gates <jack@morningstarcom.net>: > On Friday 03 September 2004 01:11 am, Sam Hobbs wrote: > > "Jack Gates" <jack@morningstarcom.net> wrote in message > > news:200409030020.25759.jack@morningstarcom.net... > > > > > Javascript can open a separate and specifically sized window from > > > a web page when a user clicks on a link that might reference a > > > note or picture etc. > > > > > > Can this be done with PHP? If yes, will someone tell me where in > > > the manual on the php.net site I can find the information to learn > > > how to do this? <snip> > > I am new to PHP also but there is some fundamental understanding of PHP > > that is likely to make things much more clear. PHP is a server-side > > facility. PHP executes before the HTML is (considered to be) complete. Then > > the HTML is sent to the client. <snip> > I knew I had seen a pop up window on a web site that I new was completely > written in PHP and driven by MySQL. The HTML output was done on the fly by > the code and database, which prompted my question. > > I went to the actual PHP script source since I have direct access to it. The > picture that was popping up when the link is picked is being done by > Javascript embedded in the source PHP script. > > Now it is a lot clearer that the window pop up can't be done with PHP. If by > chance my conclusion is wrong some one please enlighten me. Nope, you've got it right. As a server-side technology, PHP cannot make changes or affect your browser in any way. Only client-side technologies such as java/ecmascript can do that. > My objective here is to remove Javascript from my site every where that I > possibly can and to replace it with server side code or something else. The > reason for this is simply because some people are going to turn off > Javascript from their browser because of the danger that it could pose to > their local box if they visit a site with evil intent. Noble intention. I've found, in doing sites for freelance clients and at work, however, that sometimes javascript effects are what are desired -- little windows for paging through images, popup notes, etc. In these cases, I put little snippets into the source page: '(action) is only accessible if javascript is turned on.' As much as possible, however, I try and do things on the server-side, particularly where form validation is concerned. -- Matthew Weier O'Phinney | mailto:matthew@garden.org Webmaster and IT Specialist | http://www.garden.org National Gardening Association | http://www.kidsgardening.com 802-863-5251 x156 | http://nationalgardenmonth.org