Web and Mobile Web

[davemanjra]

Hi All, I am looking for a way of using handset detection to display the correct web view based on the device the consumer is visiting from. I have found handsetdetection.com but was wondering if anyone else knew of others i should compare it with. PHP friendly of course where ever possible...

[Rob]

Hi dave...

Its all going to be based on user-agent string comparison and detection....

All you really need is a list of user-agents that are mobile ones and then handle them accordingly.

try

PHP: Select all

$mobile=0;
$pda=0;
$ipod=0;


$pdabrowsers = array(
          "Windows CE"
          );
if(preg_match('/('.implode('|', $pdabrowsers).')/i', $_SERVER['HTTP_USER_AGENT'], $match))
{
    $pda=1;
}
else if (isset($_SERVER['HTTP_UA_OS']))
{
     if (strstr($_SERVER['HTTP_UA_OS'],"POCKET PC") !== false)
    {
        $pda=1;
    }
}

$ipodbrowsers = array(
          "iPod",
          "iPhone"
          );
if(preg_match('/('.implode('|', $ipodbrowsers).')/i', $_SERVER['HTTP_USER_AGENT'], $match))
{
    $ipod=1;
}

if ($pda == 0 && $ipod ==0)
{
    $mobilebrowsers = array(
        "WebTV",
        "AvantGo",
        "Blazer",
        "PalmOS",
        "lynx",
        "Go.Web",
        "Elaine",
        "ProxiNet",
        "ChaiFarer",
        "Digital Paths",
        "UP.Browser",
        "Mazingo",
        "iPhone",
        "iPod",
        "Mobile",
        "T68",
        "Syncalot",
        "Danger",
        "Symbian",
        "Symbian OS",
        "SymbianOS",
        "Maemo",
        "Nokia",
        "Xiino",
        "AU-MIC",
        "EPOC",
        "Wireless",
        "Handheld",
        "Smartphone",
        "SAMSUNG",
        "J2ME",
        "MIDP",
        "MIDP-2.0",
        "320x240",
        "240x320",
        "Blackberry8700",
        "Opera Mini",
        "NetFront",
        "BlackBerry",
        "PSP"
        );
 
    if(preg_match('/('.implode('|', $mobilebrowsers).')/i', $_SERVER['HTTP_USER_AGENT'], $match))
    {
        $mobile=1;
    }
    elseif (strpos($_SERVER['HTTP_ACCEPT'], 'application/vnd.wap.xhtml+xml'))
    {
        $mobile=1;
    }
    elseif (strpos($_SERVER['HTTP_ACCEPT'], 'text/vnd.wap.wml'))
    {
        $mobile=1;
    }
} 

It's not exactly tested, but should work with minor modifications