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Mobile Detect is a lightweight PHP class that tells your server whether a visitor is on a mobile device, including tablets, by reading the request's User-Agent string and specific HTTP headers.
Mobile Detect is a lightweight PHP class that tells your server whether a visitor is on a mobile device, including tablets, by reading the request's User-Agent string and specific HTTP headers.Is it a library I add to my server-side code, or something visitors install?A plain PHP library: you include the class in your own backend code, and visitors just load your site normally — nothing is installed on their devices.
A plain PHP library: you include the class in your own backend code, and visitors just load your site normally — nothing is installed on their devices.How do I add it to my project?The README keeps the full install guide on Gitbook, its documentation home; releases live on one rolling branch per major version line, so you pick the line matching your PHP.
The README keeps the full install guide on Gitbook, its documentation home; releases live on one rolling branch per major version line, so you pick the line matching your PHP.Do I need anything besides PHP on my server?No — it works from the incoming HTTP request alone; the README lists no database, PHP extensions or other services as requirements.
No — it works from the incoming HTTP request alone; the README lists no database, PHP extensions or other services as requirements.Is there a catch with PHP versions?Yes — the current, recommended 4.x line targets modern PHP 8, so older apps stay on the legacy 2.x branch (which supports PHP back to 5.6).
Yes — the current, recommended 4.x line targets modern PHP 8, so older apps stay on the legacy 2.x branch (which supports PHP back to 5.6).Can I try it before installing?Yes — the README links an online demo that you open from the device you want to check, so you can see how your own phone or tablet gets detected.
Yes — the README links an online demo that you open from the device you want to check, so you can see how your own phone or tablet gets detected.Does it distinguish tablets from phones?Tablets are explicitly in scope — the class targets mobile devices including tablets, using the same User-Agent and HTTP header checks.
Tablets are explicitly in scope — the class targets mobile devices including tablets, using the same User-Agent and HTTP header checks.Is it free for commercial projects?Yes — Mobile Detect is MIT licensed, so it can be used in commercial apps for free; the author only asks happy users to consider sponsoring the maintenance.
Yes — Mobile Detect is MIT licensed, so it can be used in commercial apps for free; the author only asks happy users to consider sponsoring the maintenance.Is the project still alive?Yes — it has been around since 2012, is maintained on rolling per-major branches, and the repository runs CI workflows for tests and performance benchmarks.
Yes — it has been around since 2012, is maintained on rolling per-major branches, and the repository runs CI workflows for tests and performance benchmarks.What are similar projects?ua-parser-js, woocommerce, voyager, framework, Slim, webserver, guzzle, vapor
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