Sometimes in case of a bug in our code, we usually ask the end user to provide the browser configuration and OS configuration to isolate the issue. How can we get this information in case of a problem while the end users are accessing a web application.
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Normally this information will be on the user-agent header. See some info here.
However, this can be spoofed so should not be treated as gospel truth, nor do all browsers respect the fields and identify themselves properly.
Having said that, most people would not spoof it and the major browsers are reliable. So it can used as a general identifier for OS and browser.
You did not detail what configuration information you need, so this is of course only the basics.
Oded
2010-04-03 16:44:29
Would it be possible to find OS information like operating system and service pack or version level
Joshua
2010-04-04 14:18:48
@Joshua - most of the time this is information that is available on the user-agent
Oded
2010-04-04 14:21:57
thanks, the following links were also useful http://nerds.palmdrive.net/useragent/code.html http://whatsmyuseragent.com/
Joshua
2010-04-04 16:41:29
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You can get it with a PHP Function get_browser. You can also get it with a JavaScript Code.
Francesc
2010-04-03 16:50:16