RE: [PHP] control browser with <a href> tag

> -----Original Message----- > From: Hiep Nguyen [mailto:hnguyen@jadesterling.com] > Sent: Thursday, December 27, 2007 11:51 AM > To: php-general@lists.php.net > Subject: Re: [PHP] control browser with <a href> tag > > ""Warren Vail"" <warren@vailtech.net> wrote in message > news:024801c841a9$a82366f0$1573480a@ds.corp.yahoo.com... > >> i have two pages: list.php and update.php > >> > >> list.php will have a hyper link that when click on, it will open a > new > >> window for user to update info. once user clicks update button on > >> update.php page, i want to close update.php and return to list.php. > >> however if user doesn't click update button, i don't want user to go > back > >> to list.php. in other word, freeze up list.php until user closes or > >> clicks update button on update.php. > >> > >> is this possible to do with php? > > > > Yes and no, don't think you intend to, but you may be mixing > technologies. > > You refer to hyperlinks, etc, which is web technologies and windows, > which > > is not unless you use javascript or ajax. With PHP you can cause > your > > browser to open a new browser by adding target="_blank" to the > hyperlink, > > but you cannot easily disable functionality of the old browser (It's > still > > open, just usually covered up by the new browser), and if the user > clicks > > your hyperlink again a 3rd browser will be opened. You could name > your > > target (target=mypage) which means if the user clicks it a new > browser > > will > > be opened, and if the user clicks the same link again, a 3rd window > will > > not > > be opened, but the page in the "mypage" target will be refreshed. > > > > HTH, > > > > Warren Vail > > after read all your replies, i understand and want to redefine the > problem. > > if user clicks on the hyperlink on list.php page, i want to open a new > windows for user to update info. once user clicks update on update.php > page, i want to close the update.php page automatically and refresh > list.php > page. i think this is possible. can someone give me suggestions how > to do > this? > > thanks Yes, you will need something like this http://www.wildbit.com/labs/modalbox/ or a regular javascript popup (window.open). Modalbox is based on prototype and scriptaculous, but there are other lightweight solutions over there too (someone mentioned jQuery and Thickbox I think, and there's also a Mootools version called MOOdalbox or something). This is something you need to program on the client-side (at least most of it), so it's not about PHP. Rob Andrés Robinet | Lead Developer | BESTPLACE CORPORATION 5100 Bayview Drive 206, Royal Lauderdale Landings, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33308 | TEL 954-607-4207 | FAX 954-337-2695 Email: info@bestplace.net | MSN Chat: best@bestplace.net | SKYPE: bestplace | Web: http://www.bestplace.biz | Web: http://www.seo-diy.com