Message Box using a php function

[nst]

Hello,

is there any php function to create a Message Box like the following javascript function does?

if(confirm('Are you sure you want to delete tihs record?')) {
document.write('OK');
}
else {
document.write('NOOO!');
}

Of course I want that the value of the click will be returned into a php $variable. Like the 'LogOut' menu in this Forum does.

Thanks in advance.

[imatus]

I believe PHP cannot create a Message Box BUT PHP can be used to create JavaScript just as PHP can create HTML...

[mrruben5]

You'll have to use a form and then process it with php

What would you like to show?

[Nightfire]

You'd need it to refresh the page or redirect to another page via a form or something to be able to get what you want done

[nst]

Thanks for replying.

What I want to achieve is very common and probably very easy too. For instance, when I click 'Log Out' on the upper right corner of this page a MessageBox comes up asking me if I am positive about my intention.

I checked the source and I found the following:

<a href="login.php?do=logout" onclick="return log_out()">
Log Out
</a>

Therefore, I assume there may be a function which interprets the click (Yes|No) in the appropriate manner.

Now that I am rethinking of it, is it maybe a pure javascript thing? But, why then "login.php?do=logout"?

[joeframbach]

function log_out()
{
	return confirm('Are you sure you want to log out?');
}

...

<a href="login.php?do=logout" onclick="return log_out()">Log Out</a>

i've removed everything that doesn't matter. confirm() is a javascript method that pops up and returns true if the user clicks OK and false if the user clicks Cancel. in an <a>, if onclick returns false, the action ends and the link is not followed. i hope this is a good explanation.

[nst]

Hi.

It took me some time to realize (being anxious for applying it I did not read you message carefully) that function log_out() was NOT a php function but ... of course a javascript function!

The rest is clear and simple. I tried it succesfully. Thanks to everyone for the help.