[RESOLVED] Detect and Redirect

[sys4dm1n]

Hey, I made a simple browser detection script that will redirect according to the type of browser.

The only thing is, I'm stuck on how I will get the page to continue loading instead of redirecting if you are using the correct browser.

Keep in mind that this code will be in the correct page (index.php), so when someone using the right browser shows up, I dont want them to redirect.

Here is my code:

<?php
if ($name = strstr ($HTTP_USER_AGENT, "Firefox")) 
{ 
   Header ("Location: http://www.site.com/index.php"); //correct browser page
} 
else 
{ 
   Header ("Location: http://www.phpbuilder.com/"); //incorrect browser page
} 
?>

Any suggestions/ideas?

Thanks!

[drew010]

if they are not using the browser you want, send the header and then exit; after the header. if they are using the correct one, the header wont apply and the rest of the code will run as normal. you dont really have to do anything special for this to work..

if ($wrong_browser) {
  header("Location: wrong.php");
  exit;
}

echo "normal webpage here.....";

[sys4dm1n]

what i am trying to do is have it so i wont have to define all the other user agents, just firefox if its correct or not. if firefox isnt the browser, bring to another page, etc. if firefox is correct, display current.

with what was posted above, i an unable to do that.

thanks for the reply. 🙂

[Weedpacket]

Well, first of all, use == instead of = 🙂

Assuming that the "right browser" is Firefox...

if(strpos($_SERVER['HTTP_USER_AGENT'], 'Firefox')===false)
{  // It's not firefox.
    header();
   exit;
}
// Only get here is the client claims to be Firefox.
....

[sys4dm1n]

shouldnt it be ==false instead of ===false?

[Weedpacket]

No, === is appropriate (see the [man]strpos[/man] manual page for the reason).

[sys4dm1n]

ah, ok-- i see

thanks!