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PHP & <noscript> combination to detect enabled JavaScript in browser

Is this correct? If not what is the correct syntax

I am new to php hence trying to learn.

    <?php
    // Check browser for JavaScript support

        $jsSupport='true'; ?>

        <noscript><?php $jsSupport='false'; ?></noscript>

        <?php
        if ($jsSupport == 'false') {

        include ('no-script-layout.php');

        } else {

        include ('regular-layout.php');

        }

     ?>

Or is there a better way to handle this?

Solution

  • <noscript> tags

    You can use the noscript tags to display content to browsers with javascript disabled or redirect them to another page (a nojs-version.php for example).

    <!-- Redirect to another page (for no-js support) (place it in your <head>) -->
<noscript><meta http-equiv="refresh" content="0;url=nojs-version.php"></noscript>    

<!-- Show a message -->
<noscript>You don't have javascript enabled! Please download Google Chrome!</noscript>

    Modernizr

    The better way to handle javascript detection (& feature) would be to use Modernizr: http://modernizr.com

    Check out this SO question: What is the purpose of the HTML "no-js" class?

    A basic example (without Modernizr)

    You could add the class no-js on page load to your <body> tag. Then when the page loads and if javascript is enabled, you can replace the no-js with js like so:

    // When the DOM is ready & loaded, do this..
$(document).ready(function(){
    // Remove the `no-js` and add the `js` (because JS is enabled (we're using it!)
    $('body').removeClass('no-js').addClass('js');

    // Assign it to a var so you don't traverse the DOM unnecessarily.
    var useJS = $('body').hasClass('js');
    if(useJS){
        // JS Enabled
    }
});

    The above code is a very basic example of how modernizr works. I would highly recommend just using that.

    Check out Modernizr