Javascript/PHP

[Anon]

Does anybody know if you can use javascript to check what type of browser is being used and issue different php functions?

for eg:

if (navigator.appname=="Netscape){
<?php getnetscape();?>
}

I keep getting errors.. i wanna know if it is even possible 🙁 thanks for the help

[Anon]

oh by the way it is "Netscape" <- with ending quotes 🙂

[Anon]

I just answered this for someone on Devshed...was that you?

I'm not sure if this method will work because the PHP is evaluated first..then the javascript. You can't have javascript execute php code...

The php value $HTTP_USER_AGENT stores the browser being used.

Look at the following if that wasn't you on Devshed:
http://www.devshed.com/Talk/Forums/Forum5/HTML/003435.html

Hope that helps...

---John Holmes...

[Anon]

Great i will try that.. it wasn't me on devshed hehe.. too many sunny's i guess 🙂

[Anon]

In case you didn't know, $HTTP_USER_AGENT is a string. Do something like

"browser = explode($HTTP_USER_AGENT); "

Then, to get the browser name, it should be at position 0.

"echo browser[0];"

Hope it helps,
Terrence

PS You will need to enter a delimiter(?) with the explode function as well. Almost forgot...