[Javascript] Serious browser detection.

[Andrew Crawford]

Greetings,

I'm curious: is there some particular or common reason to use JavaScript 
rather than server-side browser detection?

This Open Source solution can do what you describe doing with JavaScript 
and can handle Safari version detection.  They seem to keep it fairly 
up-to-date and it all runs on the server as a PHP script:

    http://phpsniff.sourceforge.net

In any case, you might find some useful (and more relevant) information in 
Apple's Safari developer FAQ:

    http://developer.apple.com/internet/safari/safari_faq.html

Andrew Crawford
Javascript at Evermore.com

At 05:29 PM 3/15/2004 +0100, you wrote:
>People,
>
>I have my browser detection script, completely object based except for a 
>few small issues. These include detecting what VERSION of MacOS the user 
>is running, if using a Mac, and proper detection of Safari (currently 
>detecting by looking at userAgent) and furthermore which Safari version is 
>in use.
>
>Basically, I am wondering if anybody know of a good way to detect MacOS 
>version (through any object/property, on all (major) browsers) and 
>Safari/Safari versions (through object based detection instead of looking 
>at userAgent).
>
>Ideas?
>
>Regards,
>Hakan
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