How to access PHP var from external javascript file

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I can access a PHP var with Javascript like this:

<?php
    $fruit = "apple";
    $color = "red";
?>

<script type="text/javascript">
    alert("fruit: " + "<?php echo $fruit; ?>"); // or shortcut "<?= $fruit ?>"
</script>

But  if I want to use an external JS file:

<script type="text/javascript" src="externaljs.js"></script>

externaljs.js:

alert("color: " + "<?php echo $color; ?>");
Jul 6, 2020 in Java-Script by kartik
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1 answer to this question.

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Hello @kartik,

You don't really access it, you insert it into the javascript code when you serve the page.

However if your other javascript isn't from an external source you can do something like:

<?php
    $color = "Red";
?>
<script type="text/javascript">var color = "<?= $color ?>";</script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="file.js"></script>

and then in the file.js use color like so:

alert("color: " + color);

Hope it helps!

answered Jul 6, 2020 by Niroj
• 82,880 points

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