I want to open All external link into new window/tab through php without touching every external link code. and i don't want to this without target="blank".
I can do this through javascript but i want to know if there is a PHP solution.
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Do you mean you don't want to do this with target="_blank" ?cjk– cjk2009-03-31 12:50:31 +00:00Commented Mar 31, 2009 at 12:50
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And do you also mean you want to know if there is a non-Javascript solution?cjk– cjk2009-03-31 13:02:38 +00:00Commented Mar 31, 2009 at 13:02
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1PHP is not the issue here. PHP outputs HTML and once it is on the client's screen it is a HTML issue.Jon Winstanley– Jon Winstanley2009-03-31 13:05:52 +00:00Commented Mar 31, 2009 at 13:05
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"I dont want to do this without..." and "I can do this through X but want to know if there is an X solution" are really idiotic sentences. Back to grammar school, dude.Josh Stodola– Josh Stodola2009-03-31 14:37:34 +00:00Commented Mar 31, 2009 at 14:37
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Beside the technical issue, there are usability issues: I hate when a server decides for me that links should be opened in a new window (I can do that myself, thanks), I hate even more links needing JS to open when not needed, and users can have JS disabled anyway.PhiLho– PhiLho2009-03-31 15:16:28 +00:00Commented Mar 31, 2009 at 15:16
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This job cannot be done with PHP. PHP is on the server side while your problem requires interaction with the client. This is a classical thing you'd use javascript for.
In case you use JQuery things become extremely simple:
// pretend you have links in your page <a href="link.htm" rel="external">Link</a>
// please note that the rel-value can be chosen at will
$(document).ready(function(){
$('a[rel="external"]').click(function() {
window.open(this.href, '_blank');
return false;
});
});
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Not sure if I got this one right, but if you're looking for a JS alternative to "target=blank" then this one works and is xhtml valid:
onclick="window.open(this.href, '_blank'); return false;"
answered Mar 31, 2009 at 12:49
Andrei Serdeliuc ॐ
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Jitendra Vyas
apikot thx for quick reply. I know abou javascript method but wanted to know if there any PHP method and i don't want to edit every external link manually . If i have a 100 links on a page then i need a one script which can scan all external link and open into new window if clicked.
Andrei Serdeliuc ॐ
You'd do this via JS as well, here is a short snippet using mootools: $$('a').each(function(el){ if(el.rel == 'external') { el.addEvent('click', function(e) { e = new Event(e).stop; window.open(el.href, '_blank'); }); } });
TRiG
What's with all these web developers who don't understand the difference between server-side and client-side code? I'm seeing it all the time on SO, and it's dispiriting.
Base target should do it for you.
