Re: Including JS code that uses PHP

On 5 September 2017 22:10:09 BST, Larry Martell <larry.martell@gmail.com> wrote: >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. If it's doing that, it suggests you have an error. What does your error log say? Thanks, Ash