[thelist] PHP Equivalent

[Hans Zaunere]

While there is the get_browser() function in PHP, this just parses the
header that comes from the browser.  Don't expect to do in PHP what you
do in Javascript.

> If not, then I'll have to go
> about translating javascript code to PHP :(

PHP is server-side.  Javascript is client-server.

Hans Z.
New York PHP
http://nyphp.org


--- Burhan Khalid <burhankhalid at members.evolt.org> wrote:
> Hello Folks :
>
> 	Is there a PHP equivalent for navigator object? I tried the
> $HTTP_USER_AGENT, but deciphering the information from that is
> getting to
> be a headache. Also, I have a javascript snippet that does browser
> detection for me (can't remember where I got it from). Is there a way
> to
> access the variables in JavaScript using PHP? If not, then I'll have
> to go
> about translating javascript code to PHP :(
>
> Regards,
> Burhan Khalid
>
> BTW, here is the JavaScript snippet (anyone recognize this?) :
>
> function lib_bwcheck(){ //Browsercheck (needed)
>
> 	this.ver=navigator.appVersion
> 	this.agent=navigator.userAgent
> 	this.dom=document.getElementById?1:0
> 	this.opera5=(navigator.userAgent.indexOf("Opera")>-1 &&
> document.getElementById)?1:0
> 	this.ie5=(this.ver.indexOf("MSIE 5")>-1 && this.dom &&
> !this.opera5)?1:0;
> 	this.ie6=(this.ver.indexOf("MSIE 6")>-1 && this.dom &&
> !this.opera5)?1:0;
> 	this.ie4=(document.all && !this.dom && !this.opera5)?1:0;
> 	this.ie=this.ie4||this.ie5||this.ie6
> 	this.mac=this.agent.indexOf("Mac")>-1
> 	this.ns6=(this.dom && parseInt(this.ver) >= 5) ?1:0;
> 	this.ns4=(document.layers && !this.dom)?1:0;
> 	this.bw=(this.ie6 || this.ie5 || this.ie4 || this.ns4 || this.ns6 ||
> this.opera5)
>
> 	return this
> }
> var bw=lib_bwcheck()
>
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