How to echo() javascript alert();?

PHP
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Hi, what I want is to execute some javascript code with echo(); basicallly see below what I want

echo "<script>javascript: alert('test msgbox')></script>";

the above code doesnt work, how to evaluate javascript code in echo() ?

please help…

thanks

2

I also tried the script type…

<script type=“text/javascript”>

but it does not execure my javascript functions…

3

You’re trying to use javascript like you would through the URL bar.

Remove the ‘javascript:’:

<?php
echo '<script type="text/javascript">alert("hello!");</script>';
?>
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thanks, it worked, honestly I tried this earlier, but that didnt work :frowning: the only difference was that I was trying in double questions with \" but its working in single quotes. thanks

5

Save yourself some future headaches when writing JS inside PHP, look at using the PHP heredoc syntax when possible.

6

set as resolved :slight_smile: