Question

I’m using some crazy mixture of PHP/JavaScript/HTML/MySQL

$query = "SELECT * FROM faculty WHERE submitted = 0;";
$result = mysql_query($query);
$row = mysql_fetch_assoc($result);
if($row != NULL) {  
   // Display a confirm box saying "Not everyone has entered a bid, continue?"
}
// If confirmed yes run more queries
// Else nothing

What is the best way to have this confirm box display, before completing the rest of the queries?

Answer 1

    if($row != NULL) {  
    ?>
    <script>alert("not everyone has submitted their bid.");</script>
    <?php
    }

or

    <?php
    function jsalert($alert_message){
        echo "<script type='text/javascript'>alert('".$alert_message."');</script>";
    }

    if($row!=null){
        jsalert("Not everyone has submitted their bid.");
    }
    ?>