[Cialug] ajax testing for javascript

Scott Yates Scott at yatesframe.com
Mon Jan 28 13:19:20 CST 2013


Am i right in thinking you want to know on the SERVER side if the browser
has JS enabled?

You could try using JS to set a cookie, and then test for that cookie using
server-side scripting on the next page view.



On Mon, Jan 28, 2013 at 1:02 PM, Barry Von Ahsen <barry at vonahsen.com> wrote:

> could you getElementById on something you know should exist (header image,
> logo, etc)?
>
> or document.body.getChildren().length > 0? (that syntax is probably wrong)
>
> -barry
>
>
>
> On Jan 28, 2013, at 9:43 AM, Dave Hala Jr wrote:
>
> > I'm looking for a simple way to test if a browser has Javascript
> > enabled.  Here's what I come up with.  I embedded in the head statement
> > in my html. Can anyone see any problem with using this?
> >
> > <noscript>
> > <meta HTTP-EQUIV="REFRESH" content="0; url=<?php
> > $_SERVER['SERVER_NAME']?>/main/error.php?err=xx">
> > </noscript>
> >
> >
> > :) Dave
> >
> >
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