How to embed php script in javascript?

Question

I want to know if I can include php scripts in javascript[1] the same way it can be done in html[2]

server.php:


        

Answer 1

You can use output buffering to achieve something similar, although it's not possible to directly embed PHP code in JS.

Example:

server.php

client.php - (.php extension enables the ability to parse PHP tags, but really outputs JS)

function foo() {
    var i = '';
    console.log( i );
}

Edit: If the server.php file will only return a simple string, then you can modify your code for client.php. Notice how I said "return" instead of output - If your server.php outputs anything, it will be sent to the browser as output (not what you want). Alternatively, you can set a variable in server.php which gets outputted in client.php, or encapsulate your code in a function:

server.php

client.php

function foo() {
    var i = '';
    console.log( i );
}

Note: You may also want to add a call to html_entities or htmlspecialchars.