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Asked: 2026-05-17T01:39:50+00:00

when we place flash files in our websites, it OFF-COURSE requires flash player on

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when we place flash files in our websites, it OFF-COURSE requires flash player on client machines, and prompts to install flash player…

is there some php code using which i can check weather there is flash player on the client machine and if not then instead of placing\embedding a flash file i place an images over there…

cuz in my specific case flash is not that much important… it is just for cosmetics, an animation… which i can replace by a gif or a simple jpeg doesnot matter…

but can i do it

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  1. Editorial Team

    swfobject can help with this.

    You can just place the content to be shown if flash cannot be displayed in the code where the flash object should be, and point the script to it.

    In code : 

    <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">
<head>
    <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"/>

    <title>TestFlash</title>

    <!--import the swfobject library /-->
    <script type="text/javascript" src="swfobject.js"></script>

    <!--Define which div (by ID) gets replaced if flash is present /-->
    <script type="text/javascript">
        swfobject.embedSWF("myContent.swf", "flash1", "300", "120", "9.0.0");
    </script>

</head>

<body>

    <h1>We are testing some flash</h1>
    <hr />

    <div id="flash1">
        <!-- This stuff will show if flash is not present on the machine  /-->
        <img src="/img/image1.jpg" />
    </div>

    <hr />
    <h2>this is a footer</h2>


</body>
</html>
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