Quick Reference
The PHP get_browser() function looks up the user’s browscap.ini file and returns the capabilities of the user’s browser.
<?php
$browser = get_browser();
print_r($browser);
?>Output
Array
(
[browser_name_regex] => ^mozilla/5\.0 (windows; .; windows nt 5\.1; .*rv:.*) gecko/.* firefox/0\.9.*$
[browser_name_pattern] => Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; ?; Windows NT 5.1; *rv:*) Gecko/* Firefox/0.9*
[parent] => Firefox 0.9
[platform] => WinXP
[browser] => Firefox
[version] => 0.9
)Syntax
get_browser(user_agent,return_array)Parameters
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| user_agent | Specifies the name of an HTTP user agent; this can be bypassed with NULL (default is the value of $HTTP_USER_AGENT) |
| return_array | If this parameter is set to TRUE, the function will return an array instead of an object |
PHP Notes:
- When using PHP, single or double quotation marks are acceptable and work identically to one another; choose whichever you prefer, and stay consistent
- Arrays count starting from zero NOT one; so item 1 is position [0], item 2 is position [1], and item 3 is position [2] … and so on
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