Re: Replacing JavaScript functionality with PHP

on 5/15/01 10:47 AM, Richard Notley at richard.notley@oracle.com wrote: > Hi, > > I'm rewriting some web pages trying to replace a lot of JavaScript with > PHP (before including some mySQL for even more dynamic content); > however, I am having a little difficulty in one area... > > Currently, if a page is displayed in the main window for the site, then > a menu is displayed on the left (where else); however, if the same page > is displayed in a popup window, then the menu is suppressed. This > works because, the site launches all popup windows with the same name, > 'popupWin', so I can use if (self.name == 'popupWin')... in the > JavaScript to suppress the menu. The HTML for the menu is built > dynamically by the JavaScript. > > I can't see how PHP (on the server) will know about the browser window > name, so is there a way to reproduce this functionality in PHP? > > I'm new to PHP, so apologies if this is a time-waster. I spent quite a > while looking through the archives, but... well needles and haystacks! > I think..... this is what you are asking, this ain't tested!!!!!!! Add a test to your page like so, <?php if ( !isset $gHide ) { $gNavigation = "<table><tr><td>"; $gNavigation .= "My Navigation"; $gNavigation .= "</td></tr></table>"; print $gNavigation; } ?> Then add the following to your page, <script language='javascript'> function openMe(tURL) { popWin = window.open(tURL,'popWin','featureList'); } </script> <a href="javascript:openMe('myPage.php?gHide=true');">Click</a> $gNavigation will be printed so long as $gHide is unset, but it you call the page passing the $gHide param, the navigation will be suppressed. -- Dave Goodrich Director of Interface Development Reality Based Learning Company 9521 NE Willows Road, Suite 100 Redmond, WA 98052 Toll Free 1-877-869-6603 ext. 237 Fax (425) 558-5655 daveg@rblc.com http://www.rblc.com