Finding browsers

[KITTfan2K]

I've looked it up on the PHP manual, and I'd like some clarification.

Is the following code correct?

if $http_user_agent == "Netscape"
 {
  // Do Netscape Stuff
 }
else if $http_user_agent == "Internet Explorer"
 {
  // Do IE Stuff
 }
else
 {
  // Do other stuff
 }

Please help...

KITTfan2K

[evo4ever]

no...

if(strstr($_SERVER["HTTP_USER_AGENT"], "Netscape"))
{
  // do stuff
}
elseif(strstr($SERVER["HTTP_USER_AGENT"], "MSIE"))
{
  // do stuff
}
else
{
 // other stuff
}

🙂

[KITTfan2K]

Is it possible to present a different page for different versions, for example, using more complex Javascript and CSS, that only higher versions of the browser can understand?

KITTfan2K

[evo4ever]

As far am im aware, no. But seen as tho were talking about php, then you probably can. I just cant see how tho... if there is a way.

[Weedpacket]

Sure it can be done in PHP; by examining the user agent string the client sends you can make a guess as to what sort of client made the request. What you do with that information is entirely up to you: you can serve up anything you like - Netscape browsers could get a totally different page from that given to IE browsers, if you felt like it...