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Request #4856 have get_browser() not relying on external browscap.ini
Submitted: 2000-06-07 08:43 UTC Modified: 2002-04-27 13:28 UTC
Votes:1
Avg. Score:5.0 ± 0.0
Reproduced:1 of 1 (100.0%)
Same Version:1 (100.0%)
Same OS:0 (0.0%)
From: hartmut at six dot de Assigned:
Status: Closed Package: Feature/Change Request
PHP Version: 4.0 Latest CVS ( OS: *
Private report: No CVE-ID: None
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 [2000-06-07 08:43 UTC] hartmut at six dot de 
the current situation regarding the browscap.ini
file needed by get_browser() makes the whole 
function useless (IMHO)

having a core function in an open source project
rely on data from a closed source file you may
not redistribute, you have to register for and
that is not even up to date doesn't make sense

two alternatives:

- create a open/free browscap database
  updateble by everyone and distributable
  under a public license

- as the 'big' browsers all use the same
  format -> parse/tokenize HTTP_USER_AGENT
  for information an browse through browscap
  only if USER_AGENT format is unknown
  (there is lots of PERL code available for
  browser identifikation for a start)

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 [2002-04-27 13:28 UTC] jimw@php.net 
pear has a class to handle this now.
 
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