Re: combining PHP with JS

You can't combine PHP and JS this way. PHP is executed entirely on the server, before Javascript is even parsed. From Javascript you need to set something, for instance a special value into an <input type="hidden /> in your HTML file. Then, when the file is submitted, you need to decide whether to save or not to save - and reset the hidden field - if you don't, it will keep the special value forever. Also, the Javascript as you included it would be executed upon each document load, which is probably not what you want. Javascript blocks are parsed in order as they are loaded, and anything located outside a function definition is executed immediately. In your case, the call to confirm is not in a function. The snippet you mailed to the list is too small for me to tell you how to organize everything. I believe you need to rethink everything, since I suppose you expected PHP and Javascript to be executed in the same order as you place it in the file. Essentially, you have to keep in mind two things: PHP is executed on the server, before anything is sent to the browser, and Javascript is executed in the browser, only after the entire file was downloaded (provided you don't use included Javascript files). And design your interaction around these two execution contexts. -- Fine counsel is confusing, but example is always clear. (Edgar A. Guest, The Light of Faith)