Redirect depending on Browser

[Siek]

As we know IE/FF is very much different from one another.. so different landing pages are necessary for each one. I've searched the all over google and have found this php redirect....

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<?
if ($name = strstr ($HTTP_USER_AGENT, "MSIE")) {
Header ("Location: hxxp://www.msn.com/");
} else {
Header ("Location: hxxp://www.google.com/");
}
?>

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However, when i tried this on both my browser it sent me to google. IS MSIE not seen as the new version or something?

 

[bosshog]

Worked for me in IE 6..

On Windows XP SP2, IE7 will send the following User-Agent header: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 7.0; Windows NT 5.1)
On Windows 2003 Server, IE7 will send the following User-Agent header: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 7.0; Windows NT 5.2)
On Windows Vista, IE7 will send the following User-Agent header: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 7.0; Windows NT 6.0)

seems like as long as your user agent has MSIE in it, it should work..

 

[Siek]

Hmm thanks for the update - i think i may need to do more tests.. haha

 

[ewind]

Worked for me in IE 6..

On Windows XP SP2, IE7 will send .....

How do you check it in multiple br0wsers?

 

[Siek]

How do you check it in multiple br0wsers?

Download both browsers lol and open up the page where the script is installed.. lol

 

[ewind]

How can you install both ie6 and ie7 on same platform?

 

[bosshog]

If not you can use tamper data(firefox plugin) and you can set your own user agent in firefox.

 

[ewind]

Thanks bosshog. Does that mean by installing this plugin FF will behave like IE? correct me if i am wrong

 

[bosshog]

No but when you turn it on, you can edit the header you send from FF..

just add/edit the element User-Agent:

 

[Profit]

Thanks bosshog. Does that mean by installing this plugin FF will behave like IE? correct me if i am wrong

Get IE Tabs for FF. It allows you to make FF render both broswers with a simple click. Great addon.

[URL="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1419"]https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1419[/URL]

 

[PauloPT]

This means it works with IE6 but with IE7 it's recognized as firefox and therefore goes to google?

 

[Siek]

This means it works with IE6 but with IE7 it's recognized as firefox and therefore goes to google?

Or maybe i should switch up the coding to make it look for the FIREFOX browser instead of the IE browser

Get them to look for firefox...and for the elsestatement is everything else?

Any thoughts on what the notation for FIREFOX is by chance? or ill have to google to look for it i remember it somewhere lol

 

[PauloPT]

If you get them to look for firefox then won't all IE and Mozilla browsers go to the same url anyway?

 

[Siek]

If you get them to look for firefox then won't all IE and Mozilla browsers go to the same url anyway?

HAHA good point.. damnn so theres no way around this... gayy lol

 

[BozoClown]

How can you install both ie6 and ie7 on same platform?

Check this out. Very simple.

hxxp://tredosoft.com/Multiple_IE

 

[Siek]

So in the end if theres no way we can change anything - the best we can do is seperate the Firefox/IE7 users from the IE6 and below + others..

Firefox/IE7 own 75% of the market share while
IE6 + Others own the other 25%

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It's still a good separation i guess. Make do what you can. =)