Broser detection complete

Author: Giovanni

New/beethoven.php

@@ -1,45 +1,12 @@
 <?php
 #Include the settings
 require_once 'settings.php';
+#include the file containing the function to detect the browser
+require_once 'cookie_management.php';
 
-###############################################################
 # part of browser detection
+$is_mobile = cookie_management();
 
-#I check if the cookie is set
-#if so I get the value
-if (isset($_COOKIE['m']))
-{
-	$is_mobile = $_COOKIE['m'];
-	echo 'cookie already set to '.$is_mobile;
-}
-#otherwise I try to detect if the browser is a mobile
-#and in any case I'll set the cookie for the next time
-else 
-{
-	#I try to detect the browser
-	include("Mobile_Detect.php");
-	$detect = new Mobile_Detect();
-	if ($detect->isMobile()) 
-	{
-		#the request is from a mobile
-		$is_mobile = 1;
-		#I set the cookie for 1 year
-		setcookie('m', $is_mobile, time()+60*60*24*365, '/', $DOMAIN);
-		echo 'cookie set to mobile (detected)';
-	}
-	else
-	{
-		#the request is from a desktop
-		$is_mobile = 0;
-		#I set the cookie for 1 year
-		setcookie('m', $is_mobile, time()+60*60*24*365, '/', $DOMAIN);
-		echo 'cookie set to desktop (detected)';
-	}
-}
-
-
-
-# end of part of browser detection
-###############################################################
+echo 'is mobile? '.$is_mobile;
 
 ?>

New/cookie_management.php

@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+<?php
+
+/**
+ * File containing the cookie management
+ * 
+ * It tries to detect the device and sets a cookie.
+ * If there is a request for a specific page, the cookie is forced
+ */
+
+function cookie_management()
+{
+	
+	#if there is a request to view the page in a particular way, I override the cookie in any case
+	# so that I bypass the browser detection
+	
+	#I need another variable if I set the cookie here
+	$COOKIE_EXSISTS = FALSE;
+	if (isset($_REQUEST['vpa']))
+	{
+		#vpa = view_page_as
+		if ($_REQUEST['vpa'] == 'm')
+		{
+			$is_mobile = 1;
+		}
+		elseif ($_REQUEST['vpa'] == 'd') 
+		{
+			$is_mobile = 0;
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			#if the request isdifferent from the previous 2 parameters I don't do anything here
+		}
+		
+		if (isset($is_mobile))
+		{
+			#I set the cookie for 1 year
+			setcookie('m', $is_mobile, time()+60*60*24*365, '/', $DOMAIN);
+			$COOKIE_EXSISTS = TRUE;
+		}
+	}
+	
+	#I check if the cookie is set
+	#if so I get the value
+	if (isset($_COOKIE['m']) || $COOKIE_EXSISTS)
+	{
+		if ($COOKIE_EXSISTS)
+		{
+			#I already have the variable set
+		}
+		else 
+		{
+			#if the variable comes from a previus cookie
+			$is_mobile = $_COOKIE['m'];
+		}
+	}
+	#otherwise I try to detect if the browser is a mobile
+	#and in any case I'll set the cookie for the next time
+	else 
+	{
+		#I try to detect the browser
+		require_once ("Mobile_Detect.php");
+		$detect = new Mobile_Detect();
+		if ($detect->isMobile()) 
+		{
+			#the request is from a mobile
+			$is_mobile = 1;
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			#the request is from a desktop
+			$is_mobile = 0;
+		}
+		#I set the cookie for 1 year
+		setcookie('m', $is_mobile, time()+60*60*24*365, '/', $DOMAIN);
+	}
+
+	return $is_mobile;
+}
+
+?>