How to detect Flash player Installed on Client?

[subalan]

Hi All,

I have a html page which had a flash file. In the client machine, if Flash player is not installed or not enabled then i have to give an alternate gif image. How to detect, whether Flash player installed in client machine or not. Using PHP or Javascript. Give me some example.

Thanks & Regards,
Bala

[mrhappiness]

<object	data="[i]the path[/i]"
		type="application/x-shockwave-flash"
		width="300"
		height="300">
	<param name="movie" value="[i]the path[/i]" />
	<img />
</object>

doesn't work?

this code should play the flash movie if possible otherwise it should display the content of the not executable object-tag which is the image

[goaman]

subalan wrote:

Hi All,

I have a html page which had a flash file. In the client machine, if Flash player is not installed or not enabled then i have to give an alternate gif image. How to detect, whether Flash player installed in client machine or not. Using PHP or Javascript. Give me some example.

Thanks & Regards,
Bala

Namaste!
Piece of cake.. maybe it's not the best way.. but works.. try this out.. 🙂

function FlashAvailable() 
{

$flashX = $_SERVER['HTTP_ACCEPT'];

   if (strpos(strtoupper($flashX), 'FLASH') !== false) 
{   

       $flash = 1;
  		return $flash;
}

}


$foobar = FlashAvailable();

if($foobar==1)
{
echo 'Play Flash';
}else{
echo 'Play GIF';
}