Auto Detect Browser

[cklaszlo]

Hi. We are building out the PDa version of our site now and I was wondering if there was any code to auto detect a browser (PPC and Palm) so we can automatically redirect users to the right page for the PDA version of the site.

Thanks

[Jason Dunn]

http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/articles.php?action=expand,15385

:D

[cklaszlo]

Thanks!!! I did a search but must have missed it. I knew it had to be here some where.

[cklaszlo]

We are close to launching the News section of the PDA site. :)

[cklaszlo]

Is there a way to Auto Detect Palm Devices too? Most seam to use: netfront/3.0 ?

Thanks

Alex

[cklaszlo]

Issue:

If we link at the bottom of our mobile page to "Desktop Site" that link to www.thrillnetwork.com but because of the auto detect script it links right back to the PDA site. Anyway to bypass this?

PS: I feel like I'm alone here. :)

[Wiggster]

It's just a simple something you have to add to the end of the query string to over-ride it.

Example using the code provided:


<?

if (stristr($ua, "Windows CE") or stristr($ua, "AvantGo") or stristr($ua,
"Mazingo") or stristr($ua, "Mobile") or stristr($ua, "T68") or stristr($ua,
"Syncalot") or stristr($ua, "Blazer") )
{
$DEVICE_TYPE="MOBILE";
}

if (isset($DEVICE_TYPE) and $DEVICE_TYPE=="MOBILE" and $desktop != "true")
{
$location='mobile/index.php';
header ('Location: '.$location);
exit;
}

?>


That's just a quick example, but you could have a link at the bottom of the page for index.php?desktop=true, and it won't use the mobile version.

[cklaszlo]

Thanks. Works like a charm!