On 16/04/2010 12:54, Ashley Sheridan wrote:
On Fri, 2010-04-16 at 12:50 +0100, Paulo-WORK wrote:
Hello and thanks for any replies that this message may get.
I have a issue to solve regarding PHP.
My website relies heavlly on jquery and does not dowgrade properly.
I use codeigniter framework as this website has a backend .
Is it possible to detect if js is on with php?
And if so can it be set into a variable?
Paulo Carvalho
Nope, Javascript is on the client side and PHP is on the server. The
server has very little knowledge of the client, and what information
is sent (browser type, etc) can't be relied upon because browsers are
capable of lying about what they are (in order to make themselves
appear as IE for example)
JQuery should allow the site to fail gracefully into a non-Javascript
version, because of the way the framework is built.
If this is something that you cannot easily do, why don't you just
have PHP output some sort of default message that the site does not
work without Javascript and use CSS to hide the rest of the site that
requires script. Then, in JQuery, it's simple to hide the message and
show the site with a couple of lines of code.
However, I would recommend trying to get your site to fail gracefully
if it's possible, especially if it's going to be used by the public.
Many countries (including Australia, US and most of Europe) have laws
regarding accessibility now, and while the number of actual legal
cases is extremely minor, it's not a good thing to ignore. Not only
that, but even looking at the web stats offered by the W3C it shows
that about 5% have Javascript turned off. Think about the entire world
population that represents and suddenly 5% isn't such a small figure
after all!
Thanks,
Ash
http://www.ashleysheridan.co.uk
Thanks for your replies.
I have at this stage a redirect stating that this website requires js to
work.
the website is http://paulocarvalhodesign.co.uk
I am a selfthaught wannabe developer and my goal to this private project
is to create a aplication very similar to flash.
This website does not refresh until you actually hit refresh button on
browser.
if i remove the redirect the pages will be all over the place.
please see it for yourselfs
sorry if my sppelling is not the best.
Paulo Carvalho
