browser identification

[falsepride]

okay on my site, im using filters for my menu hover. but only mozilla and ie have the alpha filter as far as i know. so whats the best way to indentify if the user is using ie or mozilla?

[sde]

is this page php? if so, you could do something like

PHP Code:

<?
if(strstr($_SERVER['HTTP_USER_AGENT'],"MSIE")){
  // PRINT IE STUFF
}else{
  // PRINT OTHER STUFF
}
?>

[falsepride]

it could be php, but i did post it under javacript so i was thinking of doing javascript. i remember reading once that using server side is a way better than using client side for browser detection, is this true? and what would mozilla produce instead of MSIE?

[sde]

i prefer server-side because it will work the same everytime.

PHP Code:

<?
echo $_SERVER['HTTP_USER_AGENT'];
?>

then just pull up that page with different browsers and see what u get. it just returns a string. get creative on how you use those strings.

[falsepride]

well you mite as well move this threat do php. thanks for the help.