Question

I am trying to get the info from a PHP variable in to JavaScript while in the PHP if statement. I am not sure what is wrong. I tried to escape the PHP code then I thought I cannot have PHP code tags with in PHP code.

Here is my code but this does not work:

$user =& JFactory::getUser();
if ($user->guest) 
    echo '<script type="text/javascript">_gaq.push([\'_setCustomVar\',1,\'User_Status\',\'Guest\',1])</script>';
    echo '<script type="text/javascript">_gaq.push([\'_setCustomVar\',2,\'UserID\',\'GuestUser\',1])</script>';
} else {
    echo '<script type="text/javascript">_gaq.push([\'_setCustomVar\',1,\'User_Status\',\'LoggedIn\',1])</script>';
    echo '<script type="text/javascript">_gaq.push([\'_setCustomVar\',2,\'UserID\',\' "echo $user->id "\', 1])</script>';
}

Can you please help?
Many Thanks
Jai

Answer 1

Should be

echo '<script type="text/javascript">_gaq.push([\'_setCustomVar\',2,\'UserID\',\''.$user->id.'\', 1])</script>';

I guess… no echo inside of echo and connect string via .

You also might to try out the following:

<?php 
   $user =& JFactory::getUser();
   if ($user->guest) {
   ?>
      <script type="text/javascript">_gaq.push(['_setCustomVar',1,'User_Status','Guest',1])</script>
      <script type="text/javascript">_gaq.push(['_setCustomVar',2,'UserID','GuestUser',1])</script>
   <?php
   } else {
   ?>
      <script type="text/javascript">_gaq.push(['_setCustomVar',1,'User_Status','LoggedIn',1])</script>
      <script type="text/javascript">_gaq.push(['_setCustomVar',2,'UserID','<?=$user->id?>', 1])</script>   
   <?php
   }
   ?>

This might be easier to read.