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Is there anyway to get php to grab the browser brand that is pulling the page eg IE or Netscape?

Jan 13th, 2002 16:16
Jens Clasen, dog dog, http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=26044

There are several posibilities to find out which browser currently
requests Your page:
1. You could use Javascript and test for several abilities to determine 
   the User-Agent. 
2. Or You could use get_browser() which will return an object with lots 
   of information regarding the User-Agent.
   If You for example want to know the browsers manufacturer, You could
   use this:
   <?php
   # NOTE:
   # -----
   # You will need a current browscap.ini to run this example!
   $browser_info=get_browser();
   if(!empty($browser_info))
     echo $browser_info->browser;
   else
     echo "Unable to determine Your User-Agent...";
   ?>
3. If You just need the Brand of a browser, the best way in my Opinion
   is to evaluate the $HTTP_USER_AGENT using Reg-Expressions.
   The best thing I've seen so far for that purpose is Roger Raymond's
   Sniffer-Class published at Sourceforge's (Check the Link above), so 
   if You wan't to know how it works I encourage You to check out his
   Sources!
P.S.: As always: Please excuse my bad English - it's not my native 
                 Language