getBrowserOS
getBrowserOS is 2 very simple PHP functions to fetch the Browser and Operating System from user agent data. It's made for simple, non-important situations and is offered as a light alternative to using PHP's built in function get_browser() which requires the browscap.ini file to be up to date.
It has been split into 2 seperate functions to give the option of which information you require depending on your situation.
How-To
- Host getBrowserOS.php somewhere on your server or put into a global PHP file
- Include getBrowserOS.php or the global PHP file on the pages you wish to use these functions
- Assign the functions return values to variables as shown in index.php
- Then display, store or use the information how ever you wish
Reliability
As user agent data is not 100% realiable, this function shouldn't be used as accurate data or for anything of major importance.
Author
Joe Mottershaw
Cloud Eight
http://www.cloud-eight.com
Credits
Palacsint on Code Review for simplifying the functions
http://palacsint.hu/