Question

I am currently looking for a way to insert JavaScript into my php code, however, I cannot do it within an echo. I am considering using the following workaround:

<?php
   some code
?>

<script type="text/javascript>
   js things
</script>

<?php
   more code
?>

I am, however, a bit worried about opening and closing the <?php part. Is this considered bad practice and why?

Answer 1

Though I would warn you to be frugal when mixing different script types, this is very normal and acceptable in programming. If you can find a way around it, I would suggest it, but this is far better than attempting to echo Javascript from PHP.