[Cialug] ajax testing for javascript

Dave Hala Jr dave at 58ghz.net
Mon Jan 28 13:54:37 CST 2013


Yes.

On Mon, 2013-01-28 at 13:19 -0600, Scott Yates wrote:
> 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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