[SOLVED] get OS

[40esp]

is there anyway to retrieve the OS version a person is using? the reason being is that I want to use wmode on my website, which is unsupported by linux, so If they are using linux, I will display a gif instead. if that makes any sense.

[wildteen88]

You should be able to decipher the OS a user is using by the string returned by the $_SERVER['HTTP_USER_AGENT'] variable.

[jonsjava]

<?php
$split1 = explode("(", $_SERVER['HTTP_USER_AGENT']);
$split2 = explode(";", $split1[1]);
$OS = $split2[0];
$OS_ver = $split2[2];
print "Your OS: ".$OS."\n<br />";
print "Your OS version: ".$OS_ver."\n<br />";
?>

[40esp]

THANKS!! Lifesaver =]