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JavaScript confirm on PHP delete button

How can I add a JavaScript alert to confirm (yes or no) when the user clicks the delete button? I tried adding a class to an alert:

<?php
//$con = mysqli_connect("localhost", "root", "root", "db");
$sql = "SELECT * FROM `uploads` where userId = " . $_SESSION['user'];
$qry = mysqli_query($conn,$sql) or die(mysqli_error($conn));

$table_content = "";

while($row = mysqli_fetch_assoc($qry)){
    $id = $row['id'];
    $name = $row['name'];
    $table_content .= "<tr>
                         <td>
                           <a href='listen.php?id=$id' target='_new'>$name </a>
                         </td>
                         <td>
                           <a href='delete.php?id=$id' type='button' class='btn btn-danger'>delete</a>
                         </td>
                       </tr>";
}

echo "<table>".$table_content."</table>";
?>
over 4 years ago · Santiago Trujillo
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For simplicity check this out.

<a onClick="return confirm('Are you sure you want to delete?')" href='delete.php?id=$id' type='button' class='btn btn-danger'>delete</a>

return false is actually doing three very separate things when you call it:

  • event.preventDefault();
  • event.stopPropagation();
  • Stops callback execution and returns immediately when called.

Since confirm method returns true or false, we can simply call it on onclick then the return determines the action.

reference: kamesh answer

 <a onClick="return confirm('Are you sure you want to delete?')" href='delete.php?id=$id' type='button' class='btn btn-danger'>delete</a>
       

over 4 years ago · Santiago Trujillo Report

0

I think thats what you are looking for.

<a href='delete.php?id=$id' onclick="return myFunction()" type='button' class='btn btn-danger'>delete</a>

<script>
function myFunction() {
var r = confirm("OK to delete?");
if (r == false) {
   return false;
} 

}
</script>
over 4 years ago · Santiago Trujillo Report

0

If you are using Bootstrap, you can give this a whirl!

https://github.com/delboy1978uk/bs-delete-confirm

And if you aren't using bootstrap, give it a shot! Some great functionality ready to rock as soon as you include the css and js! This jQuery delete confirm code uses the Bootstrap modal, see an example here http://getbootstrap.com/javascript/#modals

<a href="http://nasa.gov" class="delete-confirm btn btn-primary">Go!</a>


$(document).ready(function(){
  $('.delete-confirm').deleteConfirm();
});

See a working Example HERE https://jsfiddle.net/myu3kr66/

over 4 years ago · Santiago Trujillo Report
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