Question

I have a flash banner that I want to replace with a static image if the clients browser doesn’t have flash enabled.

I was wondering if I can do this with php – or if anyone knows of a good method

Thanks

Answer 1

You can only do this with javascript, using the navigator.plugins interface. Something like:

if(typeof navigator.plugins['Shockwave Flash']!=='undefined'){ }

However, a far more reliable solution that doesn’t require any javascript would be simply to position your fallback image “behind” the flash object so that if the flash doesn’t turn up, the image will show through. You can either put an <img/> tag inside the flash <object/> or you can put a CSS background-image on the object.