Question

Consider this simple example;

<?php $text = test; ?>

<script type="text/javascript" defer="defer">

var test;

test = "<?php echo $text; ?>"

$(document).ready(function(){
alert(test);
});

</script>

This works fine. Creating the alert with the text from the php var. However, if I place;

<?php $text = test; ?>

below the script – it does not work. I’ve tried the defer function. What am I doing wrong?

Cheers

Answer 1

If you place

  <?php $text = "test"; ?> 

below the JS code, the the variable $text is not defined yet, so you cannot echo it earlier (edit) in the script.