Using Javascript In PHP

[murtz]

Im trying to alert a user on their homepage by using a javascript pop up box. Basically.. if a user has sold a book on the day they he logs on.. then a message should pop up as soon as they log in on their home page saying 'You have sold a book'.

 

At the moment.. Im having to make do with a marquee text. Heres the code Im using..

 

<?php

	include("connect.php");

	$student_id=$_SESSION['session_name'];

 	$result = mysql_query("SELECT * FROM sales WHERE seller_id ='$student_id' and sale_date = CURDATE()");

//Count the rows retrived
$num = mysql_num_rows($result);

?>

<?php 
  
if ($num > 0) { // If it ran OK, display the records.

echo "<marquee><u><strong>You Have Sold A Book Today! Check The Members Area</strong></u></marquee>";
}

?>

 

Thats working at the moment.. but it doesnt have that 'ALERT' effect that I want it to have!.

 

Would something like echo"javascript etc etc" work?

[DarkerAngel]

echo "<marquee><u><strong>You Have Sold A Book Today! Check The Members Area</strong></u></marquee>";

echo "<script type=\"text/javascript\">alert(\"You Have Sold A Book Today!\\nCheck The Members Area\");</script>";

[bilis_money]

i think AJAX is better for this.

[murtz]

Ok.. any idea how I could imbed it in my code?.. Is it worth me learning AJAX for such a minor thing?

[DarkerAngel]

I don't think that AJAX is that big a deal for something so trivial. Though in your spare time AJAX is a vary useful thing to pick up.

 

Find the first line of code in my last post and replace it with the second line in my last post.

[murtz]

Mate! You are a star!!! It works!

 

However... is there anyway to limit the pop up to one time only?.. Because imagine this... you log into your homepage.. and you get an alert.. you check your members area and then go back to your homepage.. and get another alert! Can get annoying.

 

Thanks again man.. really helped me out!

[murtz]

Anyone?? Its really irritating have the pop up come up everytime I go to the homepage 

[murtz]

I guess its either impossible or nobody knows how to do it?