April 2011 - Arjunphp

<?php
function getBrowser()
{
    $u_agent = $_SERVER['HTTP_USER_AGENT'];
    $bname = 'Unknown';
    $platform = 'Unknown';
    $version= "";

    //First get the platform?
    if (preg_match('/linux/i', $u_agent)) {
        $platform = 'linux';
    }
    elseif (preg_match('/macintosh|mac os x/i', $u_agent)) {
        $platform = 'mac';
    }
    elseif (preg_match('/windows|win32/i', $u_agent)) {
        $platform = 'windows';
    }
   
    // Next get the name of the useragent yes seperately and for good reason
    if(preg_match('/MSIE/i',$u_agent) && !preg_match('/Opera/i',$u_agent))
    {
        $bname = 'Internet Explorer';
        $ub = "MSIE";
    }
    elseif(preg_match('/Firefox/i',$u_agent))
    {
        $bname = 'Mozilla Firefox';
        $ub = "Firefox";
    }
    elseif(preg_match('/Chrome/i',$u_agent))
    {
        $bname = 'Google Chrome';
        $ub = "Chrome";
    }
    elseif(preg_match('/Safari/i',$u_agent))
    {
        $bname = 'Apple Safari';
        $ub = "Safari";
    }
    elseif(preg_match('/Opera/i',$u_agent))
    {
        $bname = 'Opera';
        $ub = "Opera";
    }
    elseif(preg_match('/Netscape/i',$u_agent))
    {
        $bname = 'Netscape';
        $ub = "Netscape";
    }
   
    // finally get the correct version number
    $known = array('Version', $ub, 'other');
    $pattern = '#(?<browser>' . join('|', $known) .
    ')[/ ]+(?<version>[0-9.|a-zA-Z.]*)#';
    if (!preg_match_all($pattern, $u_agent, $matches)) {
        // we have no matching number just continue
    }
   
    // see how many we have
    $i = count($matches['browser']);
    if ($i != 1) {
        //we will have two since we are not using 'other' argument yet
        //see if version is before or after the name
        if (strripos($u_agent,"Version") < strripos($u_agent,$ub)){
            $version= $matches['version'][0];
        }
        else {
            $version= $matches['version'][1];
        }
    }
    else {
        $version= $matches['version'][0];
    }
   
    // check if we have a number
    if ($version==null || $version=="") {$version="?";}
   
    return array(
        'userAgent' => $u_agent,
        'name'      => $bname,
        'version'   => $version,
        'platform'  => $platform,
        'pattern'    => $pattern
    );
}

// now try it
$ua=getBrowser();
$yourbrowser= "Your browser: " . $ua['name'] . " " . $ua['version'] . " on " .$ua['platform'] . " reports: <br >" . $ua['userAgent'];
print_r($yourbrowser);
?>

<?php

function getBrowser()

{

$u_agent = $_SERVER['HTTP_USER_AGENT'];

$bname = 'Unknown';

$platform = 'Unknown';

$version= "";

//First get the platform?

if (preg_match('/linux/i', $u_agent)) {

$platform = 'linux';

}

elseif (preg_match('/macintosh|mac os x/i', $u_agent)) {

$platform = 'mac';

}

elseif (preg_match('/windows|win32/i', $u_agent)) {

$platform = 'windows';

}

// Next get the name of the useragent yes seperately and for good reason

if(preg_match('/MSIE/i',$u_agent) && !preg_match('/Opera/i',$u_agent))

{

$bname = 'Internet Explorer';

$ub = "MSIE";

}

elseif(preg_match('/Firefox/i',$u_agent))

{

$bname = 'Mozilla Firefox';

$ub = "Firefox";

}

elseif(preg_match('/Chrome/i',$u_agent))

{

$bname = 'Google Chrome';

$ub = "Chrome";

}

elseif(preg_match('/Safari/i',$u_agent))

{

$bname = 'Apple Safari';

$ub = "Safari";

}

elseif(preg_match('/Opera/i',$u_agent))

{

$bname = 'Opera';

$ub = "Opera";

}

elseif(preg_match('/Netscape/i',$u_agent))

{

$bname = 'Netscape';

$ub = "Netscape";

}

// finally get the correct version number

$known = array('Version', $ub, 'other');

$pattern = '#(?<browser>' . join('|', $known) .

')[/ ]+(?<version>[0-9.|a-zA-Z.]*)#';

if (!preg_match_all($pattern, $u_agent, $matches)) {

// we have no matching number just continue

}

// see how many we have

$i = count($matches['browser']);

if ($i != 1) {

//we will have two since we are not using 'other' argument yet

//see if version is before or after the name

if (strripos($u_agent,"Version") < strripos($u_agent,$ub)){

$version= $matches['version'][0];

}

else {

$version= $matches['version'][1];

}

else {

$version= $matches['version'][0];

}

// check if we have a number

if ($version==null || $version=="") {$version="?";}

return array(

'userAgent' => $u_agent,

'name' => $bname,

'version' => $version,

'platform' => $platform,

'pattern' => $pattern

);

}

// now try it

$ua=getBrowser();

$yourbrowser= "Your browser: " . $ua['name'] . " " . $ua['version'] . " on " .$ua['platform'] . " reports: <br >" . $ua['userAgent'];

print_r($yourbrowser);

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