Redirect script for IE5/Mac

techitout · 9th March 2005, 02:35 AM

This simple script is to redirect IE5/Mac users to a separate page. My site [www.techitoutuk.com] is written in XHTML and IE5 is incompatible.
It does not work, the sniffer code must be wrong.

<script type="text/javascript">

function redirectPage() {
if (document.all&&document.getElementById&&navigator. savePreferences)
window.location.href="http://www.techitoutuk.com/macfront.html"
else
window.open
}
</script>
</head>
<body redirectPage()">

Can any Mac users try it out.
It incorrectly finds Opera7 and redirects (not IE6 or Mozilla)

Tony Bell

Darksat · 9th March 2005, 03:23 AM

I think you need to start from scratch.

I would recommend a PHP user agent sniffing script.

**Mr. Tech** · 9th March 2005, 09:25 AM

I agree with Darksat. If you still want to sue JavaScript have a look through these scripts:
http://www.hotscripts.com/JavaScript...Browser_Based/

Or for PHP:
http://www.hotscripts.com/PHP/Script...s/Redirection/

Hopefully you can find what you're looking for

techitout · 9th March 2005, 09:54 AM

Thanks for the advice. I have been looking for PHP and JS scripts since yesterday with little luck. Nothing applicable at suggested sites.
I wrote the following but it does not work correctly. It is incorrectly redirecting in Opera7 (not in IE6 or Mozilla) So it is not finding IE5/mac
Try it out at [www.techitoutuk.com]

<script type="text/javascript">

function redirectPage() {
if (document.all&&document.getElementById&&navigator. savePreferences)
window.location.href="http://www.techitoutuk.com/macfront.html"
else
window.open
}
</script>
<body onLoad="redirectPage()">

I am out of my depth!

Tony Bell

**Mr. Tech** · 9th March 2005, 10:19 AM

OK, so let me jsut make sure I understand...

You are wanting to redirect them depending on their Operating System no their browser?

Darksat · 10th March 2005, 06:16 AM

Take a look at this
http://codewalkers.com/tutorials/75/2.html

techitout · 10th March 2005, 06:27 AM

I only want to redirect users who run IE5 on a Mac. The reason is that this combination is incompatible with XML. My site is designed in XHTML.
IE6, Opera7 and Mozilla work on all other systems.

Tony

**Mr. Tech** · 10th March 2005, 08:27 AM

Here's what I found... Not sure but you may need to emsh two scritps together... if you have any probs let me know:

http://techpatterns.com/downloads/ph..._detection.php

techitout · 10th March 2005, 09:21 AM

Thanks for info, I have been scanning for scripts all evening listening to Chick Corea. I'll have a look tomorrow, Good night.

Tony

techitout · 12th March 2005, 09:45 AM

I have found this code from Rincewind. I have uploaded it to my website [www.techitoutuk.com] Could somebody with IE5 with Mac try it for me

<?php
$User_Agent = $_SERVER['HTTP_USER_AGENT'];
if ((eregi("MSIE", $User_Agent)) &&
(!((eregi("AOL", $User_Agent)) ||
(eregi("WebTV", $User_Agent))))) {
// browser is MSIE.
if (eregi("mac", $User_Agent)) {
// and it's running on a Mac.
// so redirect.
header ('Location: http://www.example.com');
exit();
}
}
?>

Tony