How to put Javascript inside PHP?

[bhensarl]

I am attempting to use a javascript effect on the product images in my site but each time I attempt to insert the code into the php it fails. Here's the original code:

<script language="javascript" type="text/javascript"><!--
document.write('<?php echo '<a href="javascript:popupWindow(\\\'' . zen_href_link(FILENAME_POPUP_IMAGE, 'pID=' . $_GET['products_id']) . '\\\')">' . zen_image($products_image_medium, addslashes($products_name), MEDIUM_IMAGE_WIDTH, MEDIUM_IMAGE_HEIGHT) . '</a>'; ?>');
//--></script>

I don't need the javascript for the pop-up window, because I'm using a script called Shadowbox that uses a REL link inside the <a> tag to provides a popup image/ shadow rest of the page effect. I deleted the original javascript portion and attempted to include this shadowbox code:

rel="shadowbox[strange];options={counterType:'skip',continuous:true,animSequence:'sync'}"

Here's what I came up with.

<?php
  echo '<a rel="shadowbox[strange];options={counterType:'skip',continuous:true,animSequence:'sync'}" href="' . zen_href_link(FILENAME_POPUP_IMAGE, 'pID=' . $_GET['products_id']) . '" target="_blank">' . zen_image($products_image_medium, $products_name, MEDIUM_IMAGE_WIDTH, MEDIUM_IMAGE_HEIGHT) . '</a>';
?>

The page loading fails each time it gets to this code. I suspect that there's a rule for formatting php that I'm unfamiliar with that is causing the trouble. Any suggestions? Thanks.
Brian

[kobra]

Got no idea where/what file you are adding this to????

If this is a "lightBox" effect thewn just grab one of the 3rd party modules already created for this
Or just for your reference if different

[bhensarl]

Sorry about that, kobra. It's going in the "tpl_modules_main_product_image.php" file. I'm attempting to replace a simple javascript window popup with a different effect. I haven't looked into lightbox yet, but I'll check that out, too.

[bhensarl]

I'm fairly sure there are syntax rules for coding php that are getting screwed up when I insert the Javascript into the php, but I don't know enough about php to figure out why it's failing. My original post has the code. Any ideas?

[gjh42]

You have single quotes inside the js/rel that are not escaped with a backslash \' .

[bhensarl]

Perfect! Thanks for the help, gjh. Okay, so I've fixed my syntax issues, but I still don't know how to get it to spit out the link that I want. Here's my code (from templates/tpl_modules_main_product_image.php):

<?php echo '<a rel="shadowbox[strange];options={counterType:\'skip\',continuous:true,animSequence:\'sync\'}" href="' . zen_href_link(FILENAME_POPUP_IMAGE, 'pID=' . $_GET['products_id']) . '">' . zen_image($products_image_medium, addslashes($products_name), MEDIUM_IMAGE_WIDTH, MEDIUM_IMAGE_HEIGHT) . '</a>'; ?>

It is putting out the following html:

<a rel="shadowbox[strange];options={counterType:'skip',continuous:true,animSequence:'sync'}" href="http://2600strange.com/index.php?main_page=popup_image&amp;pID=5"><img src="images/shirts/logo.jpg" alt="Logo Tee" title=" Logo Tee " width="547" height="368" /></a>

What I'd like to do is have the src from the img tag ("images/shirts/logo.jpg") be populated as the link for the "'<a href" tag as well. Where can I edit that? Thanks for all the help so far.
Brian