RE: [PHP] Flash detection

Bill wrote: > There is a very easy and (I think) fool proof way to detect Flash. > (I am not a Flash or Php expert, but I use this on both of my sites). > > Create a Flash movie that has only 2 frames. > The 2nd frame should have the action to Get URL(http://yourflashpage.html). > Generate the Html file, and add a meta tag which redirects the browser > to the non-flash page after (say) 10s. I think that'll work, but it's still reliant on Flash being present. Since PHP cannot check the incoming browser for Flash abilities, this needs to be done in JavaScript. I pulled the following code together for Flash detection on a site earlier this year, it seems to work reasonably well: <SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript"> <!-- //Look for a version of Internet Explorer that supports ActiveX (i.e., one that's //running on a platform other than Mac or Windows 3.1) or a browser that supports //the plugin property of the navigator object and that has Flash Player 2.0 //installed. if ((navigator.appName == "Microsoft Internet Explorer" && navigator.appVersion.indexOf("Mac") == -1 && navigator.appVersion.indexOf("3.1") == -1) || (navigator.plugins && navigator.plugins["Shockwave Flash"]) || navigator.plugins["Shockwave Flash 2.0"]) { // Go ahead and play the Flash. document.write('<TABLE CELLPADDING=0 CELLSPACING=0 BORDER=0><TR><TD>\n'); document.write('<OBJECT --blah-->\n'); document.write(' <PARAM --blah-->\n'); document.write(' <EMBED --blah--></EMBED>\n'); document.write('</OBJECT></TD></TR>\n'); document.write('</TABLE><BR>\n'); document.write('<A HREF="mainpage.php3"><B>Main Menu</B></A>\n'); } else { //Load a pre-defined HTML page without Flash Player into the browser window. window.location='mainpage.php3'; } // --> </SCRIPT> Of course, you'll need to add a <NOSCRIPT> tag to do the <META> redirection... client didn't want it, so it's not here sorry :) Jason -- Jason Murray jasonm@melbourneit.com.au Web Design Team, Melbourne IT Don't believe everything you're foretold.