Hi,

I know this is probably too basic a question, but I've gone all over the web. Perhaps what I want is covered in basic php- or not, I don't know. I'm new at this.

Problem:

I want to install a java menu on a wiki. The wiki has a LocalSettings.php file, and I put in require_once("includes/call_js.php");

This works to get it to go to the file. What I want to do, is to call up (and have work, heh) two files required for the java menu

/skins/common/menu_com.js

/skins/common/exmplmenu_var.js

I don't know how to call them from a php script. I've looked all over for how to do this, but everything I find is about calling php from java, not the other way around. And there is absolutely nothing about doing it on a wiki.

Perhaps I'm going about it completely the wrong way. The js menu is just supposed to work by having this in the html body:


<script type='text/javascript'>

//HV Menu- by Ger Versluis (http://www.burmees.nl/)
//Submitted to Dynamic Drive (http://www.dynamicdrive.com)
//Visit http://www.dynamicdrive.com for this script and more

function Go(){return}

</script>
<script type='text/javascript' src='exmplmenu_var.js'></script>
<script type='text/javascript' src='menu_com.js'></script>
<noscript>Your browser does not support script</noscript>

Trying to get the javascript directly from LocalSettings allows the page to load, but also gives this (and doesn't get the menu):

Warning: Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by ([pathname was here]call_js.js:1) in [pathname]WebResponse.php on line 10

Anyway, if anyone who knows about wikis and would like to write an answer, I think it might be the only one on the web, and would help a lot of people besides me.

I know this is probably too basic a question

Any question is a good question, I'm sure there are lots of people who have dealt with the same issues. Now just to give a little background...

Javascript (not to be confused with Java) is client side code, meaning that it is downloaded as is and parsed by the user's browser. PHP is server side code meaning it is executed by the server and the output is sent to the client.

I don't think you really need to "call" your javascript from PHP, if I understand correctly what you should do is just insert your javascript as you would just plain html and then add in any php necissary to make it work. Example:

PHP Code:

<script type='text/javascript'>
var x = <?php echo $x ?>;
doSomething(x);
</script>

This example is trivial of course but I think what you are aiming for will look a little bit more like that. Instead of just linking to you js files you may have to write in the full script and then add whatever php you need (say if you are building a menu and each item is being pulled from a database).

Hope that helps.