RE: [PHP-DB] Storing browser stats

There is some information you can from the browser, and some you cannot. Check out http://www.php.net/manual/en/reserved.variables.php#reserved.variables.server for stuff the server is/can be aware of. Beyond that info, you'd have to use something client side, like JavaScript. For those users that have it turned off, you're SOL. --- Mignon Hunter <hunter@tic.toshiba.com> wrote: > This will work except for those browsers with javascript turned off > - > I've seen php examples of how to do this in books, (capture the > user > agent anyway, then once captured - just plop it in the db) there > should > be some on line somewhere. > > Also if you have access to the web server, I think most web server > stat > programs allow for this. The one we use is > http://www.analog.cx/ > and we > have it configured to capture user agents. > > <mignon> > > On Thu, 2003-03-06 at 08:58, Matthew Moldvan wrote: > > I would say use JavaScript to gather the information (screen > resolution, > > browser info, etc) and then store it in a MySQL or similar DB > using PHP. Do > > a search for JavaScript and PHP variables to find out how (it > involves > > populating hidden fields with JS and passing to PHP Scripts > AFAIK) ... that > > should get you started, at least. :) > > > > Good luck, and for curiosities sake let me know how the project > turns out. > > > > Regards, > > Matthew Moldvan > > > > --------------------------------------- > > System Administrator > > Trilogy International, Inc > > http://www.trilogyintl.com/ecommerce/ > > --------------------------------------- > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Bruce Levick [mailto:brucel@ispye.com] > > Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2003 6:26 PM > > To: php-db@lists.php.net > > Subject: [PHP-DB] Storing browser stats > > > > > > Is there a method for storing each users browser stats within a > database > > table. > > > > So everytime someone visits the browser info is gathered and > stored as a > > unique row in the 'browser' table in the database. > > > > Any advice?? > > > > Cheers > > > > -- > > PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > -- > Mignon Hunter > Web Developer > Toshiba International > 713.466.0277 x 3461 > > > -- > PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > ===== Mark Weinstock mark_weinstock@yahoo.com *************************************** You can't demand something as a "right" unless you are willing to fight to death to defend everyone else's right to the same thing. *************************************** __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - forms, calculators, tips, more http://taxes.yahoo.com/