have a javascript src dynamically changed by php session

Question

I have been looking at SO posts for hours trying to figure this out. I would like to be able to change my src in a js script using a dynamically created session variable.

$source = $_SESSION['amz'];echo $source;

echo's mws like it is supposed to. Now I am trying to get it into my script:

$a = ?><script type="text/javascript" src="buyback'<?php  echo $source; ?>'.js"></script>

I keep getting the following error:

PHP Parse error:  syntax error, unexpected ';' in /chroot/home/bookcell/bookcellaronline.com/html/testbcos/buyback/buybackmws.php on line 12

Line 12 is the $a line. Is this the correct start at least? Am I just missing something very basic?? I do have session_start() at the beginning of the page.

EDIT: I pass $a into the header of the html page:

<script type="text/javascript" src="../js/jquery_idleTimeout.js"></script>
<?php echo $a; ?>

What is the `$a = ?>` part for? Why not just `?>`? – Paul Aug 14 '13 at 14:20 — Paul, Aug 14 '13 at 14:20

score 4 · Accepted Answer · answered Aug 14 '13 at 14:20

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try like this-

echo $a = "<script type='text/javascript' src='buyback$source.js'></script>";

answered Aug 14 '13 at 14:20

Suresh Kamrushi

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then echo it of course – hendr1x Aug 14 '13 at 14:23
I still get the same error message. – Jim Aug 14 '13 at 14:23
What error you are getting onow @Jim – Suresh Kamrushi Aug 14 '13 at 14:24
Same as before, unexpected ; – Jim Aug 14 '13 at 14:26
@Jim.. it should work. check previous line to this, it must have ";" @ the end? – Suresh Kamrushi Aug 14 '13 at 14:28
I missed the trailing ;! Thanks works great now. – Jim Aug 14 '13 at 14:37

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Aug 14 '13 at 14:24

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What you want is

?><script type="text/javascript" src="buyback'<?php  echo $source; ?>'.js"></script>

the $a = is messing things up

answered Aug 14 '13 at 14:24

hendr1x

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have a javascript src dynamically changed by php session

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