How wap and http requested are handled separately

[dhanyavnair]

hi ,

I am creating a web application using PHP and MySQL that should work on PCs,Pocket PCs , PDAs and mobile phones.Could anybody please tell me how the a request from the different devices are handled separately.For eg: If i am using a mobile phone to access pages, there will be a wap request and if from a PC it will be a http request.How these 2 requests are handled separately.

Thanks in advance
Dhanya

[Weedpacket]

A thread on this subject can be found here.