Re: Including JS code that uses PHP

On Tue, Sep 5, 2017 at 5:03 PM, Aziz Saleh <azizsaleh@gmail.com> wrote: > > > On Tue, Sep 5, 2017 at 4:58 PM, Larry Martell <larry.martell@gmail.com> > wrote: >> >> I have some javascript code that has PHP in it like this: >> >> var CLIENT_ID='<?php echo $CLIENT_ID; ?>' >> >> If I put the JS code directly in a php file with: >> >> <script type="text/javascript"> >> . >> . >> . >> </script> >> >> Then at run time CLIENT_ID has the value I want. I want to use the >> same JS code in many php files. But if I include the JS code like >> this: >> >> <script src="login.js" type="text/javascript"> >> >> Then that php code does not get run and CLIENT_ID has the literal >> string '<?php echo $CLIENT_ID; ?>' >> >> Is there a way I can reuse my JS file and still have embedded PHP in it? > It is because .js files are not parsed by PHP, not by default. An option > would be to just src="login.js.php" and then in that file output the client > id + js contenttype headers. With that the PHP is being evaluated but it's resolving to an empty string and not what $CLIENT_ID has in the PHP world.