Makari Posted June 13, 2006 Share Posted June 13, 2006 Hello, I'm looking for a way to retrieve information about a client's browser. Basically, I CAN get the information that I need by using JavaScript, but that is an undesirable option as JavaScript can be disabled. The only portion that I REALLY NEED to know is the browser window's viewable dimensions. What I am trying to accomplish is to determine the viewer's window settings so that I may layout the page accordingly so that it all fits within the window (barring certain sizes that would be TOO small to be readable). I'm (obviously) using a database to store the data to be displayed in XML format which is then queried for and returned via php. My goal is to make the ENTIRE site cross-platform and W3C compliant while not allowing options for the user to 'break' the page (such as disabling a necessary display script, due to paranoia). If anyone knows a way to do this using PHP, or any other method, feel free to help out.Thanks,Makari Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/11885-retrieving-browser-settings-while-js-is-disabled/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
joquius Posted June 13, 2006 Share Posted June 13, 2006 PHP most definitely not, and I believe not much other than asp or something similiar Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/11885-retrieving-browser-settings-while-js-is-disabled/#findComment-45093 Share on other sites More sharing options...
trq Posted June 13, 2006 Share Posted June 13, 2006 php runs on the server, not the client.[!--quoteo--][div class=\'quotetop\']QUOTE[/div][div class=\'quotemain\'][!--quotec--]and I believe not much other than asp or something similiar[/quote]Asp also runs on the server. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/11885-retrieving-browser-settings-while-js-is-disabled/#findComment-45094 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Makari Posted June 13, 2006 Author Share Posted June 13, 2006 Confound it all. I was hoping there was a server-side solution that I could implement. After all, the client must request the page from the server...there should be some way to get basic settings (nothing jeopardizing secure information) from the client to a script without utilizing a scripting system that can be just be 'turned off' by the user. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/11885-retrieving-browser-settings-while-js-is-disabled/#findComment-45248 Share on other sites More sharing options...
joquius Posted June 13, 2006 Share Posted June 13, 2006 "should" is not always "is" sadly Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/11885-retrieving-browser-settings-while-js-is-disabled/#findComment-45262 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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