Re: WAP

I wrote a PHP class to check whether it is a WAP or Web browser depending on the HTTP_ACCEPT. You can view here: http://www.tizac.com/php/DeviceType.txt Hope this helps. Charlie "Laserjetter" <newsaddress@saracenvsu.org.uk> wrote in message news:20020118172545.20371.qmail@pb1.pair.com... > Thanks, that would probably work. > What I wanted to do was distinguish between a web browser and a WAP browser > so that > > if (isWAP) { > echo "WAP content"; > } else { > echo "HTML content"; > } > > I'll try those things anyway - The WAP site is working anyway and I've set > up a redirect from my main site using header ("Location: > http://wapsite.com"); > > LJ > > > "Ross Fleming" <r.fleming@totalise.co.uk> wrote in message > news:3C48580E.BDDE6E6E@totalise.co.uk... > > I'd personally do it in PHP. But there aren't standard wap browsers > > unfortunately (ie in real PC's, you'd only really ever see IE, Netscape, > > Mozilla etc). I don't know of a fully comprehensive list of browser > > identities, but these should get you started: from > > http://allnetdevices.com/faq > > > > <? > > $browser=substr(trim($HTTP_USER_AGENT),0,4); > > if($browser=="Noki") // Nokia phones and emulators > > if($browser=="Eric") // Ericsson WAP phones and emulators > > if($browser=="WapI") // Ericsson WapIDE 2.0 > > if($browser=="MC21") // Ericsson MC218 > > if($browser=="AUR ") // Ericsson R320 > > if($browser=="R380") // Ericsson R380 > > if($browser=="UP.B") // UP.Browser > > if($browser=="WinW") // WinWAP browser > > if($browser=="UPG1") // UP.SDK 4.0 > > if($browser=="upsi") // another kind of UP browser > > if($browser=="QWAP") // unknown QWAPPER browser > > if($browser=="Jigs") // unknown JigSaw browser > > if($browser=="Java") // unknown Java based browser > > if($browser=="Alca") // unknown Alcatel-BE3 browser (UP based?) > > if($browser=="MITS") // unknown Mitsubishi browser > > if($browser=="MOT-") // unknown browser (UP based?) > > if($browser=="My S") // unknown Ericsson devkit browser ? > > if($browser=="WAPJ") // Virtual WAPJAG www.wapjag.de > > if($browser=="fetc") // fetchpage.cgi Perl script from > > www.wapcab.de > > if($browser=="ALAV") // yet another unknown UP based browser ? > > if($browser=="Wapa") // another unknown browser (Web based > > "Wapalyzer"?) > > ?> > > This is only a selection of browsers though, and the browser type > > wouldn't help u I don't think. For example, I take it you are asking > > with means to identify the screen size etc? Nokias use the same browser > > I believe but have different screen sizes for different models. In the > > same respect, you can't find out a PC users screen size through PHP, > > javascript, or anything else you please. > > > > Javascript doesn't work on WAP phones. Forget that. You're thinking of > > WMLscript, not too sure about that side of things. > > > > There should be enough there to get u going, either way, it ain't PHP > > anymore so you'll probably find better help on wap/wml forums instead. > > > > Good luck > > > > R > > > > LaserJetter wrote: > > > > > > Thanks! They've been useful. > > > > > > How do I detect whether a WAP browser is being used? I know how to check > > > whether Netscape or IE is being used via JavaScript. Is this how to do > it > > > with WAP? > > > > > > "Ross Fleming" <r.fleming@totalise.co.uk> wrote in message > > > > > > news:MABBLJAPGGBPMIPHMAGBKELNCEAA.r.fleming@totalise.co.uk... > > > > This is part of my final year project at university, so hopefully I'll > be > > > > able to help you. Some pointers... > > > > > > > > 1. visit http://www.allnetdevices.com/faq/ for > > > > wml info > > > > 2. never assume the size of a WAP phone screen, no two are alike. > > > > 3. keep the pages TINY! WAP phones have very little memory, and don't > > > handle > > > > big pages at all. > > > > 4. generating wml pages from php. Basically, you have to have a .php > file > > > > that creates html content. At the above webpage there is a php script > > > that > > > > determines whether a wap browser is opening the page and directs it > > > > accordingly. > > > > 5. atart any php/wml pages with <? > > > header("Content-type=text/vnd.wap.wml"); > > > > ?> and it's now a page a phone will accept. > > > > 6. as for the porting all your files to wml, then that is VERY > difficult > > > to > > > > do. I'm not even sure PHP could do it. This is what my project is > all > > > > about and I'm not using PHP for the conversion. It's harder than you > > > might > > > > think to do. Professional software can do this for you (I believe IBM > has > > > a > > > > solution but it costs a bomb) but I'd consider having a wap site and > web > > > > site, with an index.php file at the root that sends the user to the > > > correct > > > > version (using the script at 1.) > > > > > >