how to access PHP variables from within JavaScript?

Question

I want to access PHP(server side file variables) with JavaScript(Client side script) without using MySQL. e.g. i have $name=Tom; How do i access this $name variable in Ja

Answer 1

You could do something like

which should even let you do arrays and possibly objects. It requires PHP 5.2 or later, though. If you're stuck without json_encode, you could wrap quotes around a call to addslashes, but that won't let you do arrays and such.

If your intent is to set the value within some form, you can do like

and of course, you could access that element's value within your script if necessary.

Two key points to take away here:

• Since PHP is generating the page, it can output stuff as it pleases -- even right in the middle of a