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How to access PHP variables in JavaScript or jQuery rather than <?php echo $variable ?>

Is there any way to get access to a PHP variable in JavaScript?

I have a variable, $a, in PHP and want to get its value in a JavaScript variable.

Answer 1

You can’t, you’ll have to do something like

<script type="text/javascript">
   var php_var = "<?php echo $php_var; ?>";
</script>

You can also load it with AJAX

rhino is right, the snippet lacks of a type for the sake of brevity.

Also, note that if $php_var has quotes, it will break your script. You shall use addslashes, htmlentities or a custom function.