Mobile Device Detection in PHP

<?php
 
function mobile_device_detect($iphone=true,$ipad=true,$android=true,$opera=true,$blackberry=true,
$palm=true,$windows=true,$mobileredirect=false,$desktopredirect=false){
 
  $mobile_browser   = false; 
// set mobile browser as false till we can prove otherwise
 
  $user_agent       = $_SERVER['HTTP_USER_AGENT']; 
// get the user agent value - this should be cleaned to ensure no nefarious input gets executed
 
  $accept           = $_SERVER['HTTP_ACCEPT']; 
// get the content accept value - this should be cleaned to ensure no nefarious input gets executed
 
  switch(true){ 
// using a switch against the following statements which could return true 
// is more efficient than the previous method of using if statements
 
    case (preg_match('/ipad/i',$user_agent)); 
// we find the word ipad in the user agent
      $mobile_browser = $ipad; 
// mobile browser is either true or false depending on the setting of ipad when calling the function
      $status = 'Apple iPad';
      if(substr($ipad,0,4)=='http'){ // does the value of ipad resemble a url
        $mobileredirect = $ipad; // set the mobile redirect url to the url value stored in the ipad value
      } // ends the if for ipad being a url
    break; // break out and skip the rest if we've had a match on the ipad // this goes before the iphone to catch it else it would return on the iphone instead
 
    case (preg_match('/ipod/i',$user_agent)||preg_match('/iphone/i',$user_agent)); // we find the words iphone or ipod in the user agent
      $mobile_browser = $iphone; // mobile browser is either true or false depending on the setting of iphone when calling the function
      $status = 'Apple';
      if(substr($iphone,0,4)=='http'){ // does the value of iphone resemble a url
        $mobileredirect = $iphone; // set the mobile redirect url to the url value stored in the iphone value
      } // ends the if for iphone being a url
    break; // break out and skip the rest if we've had a match on the iphone or ipod
 
    case (preg_match('/android/i',$user_agent));  // we find android in the user agent
      $mobile_browser = $android; // mobile browser is either true or false depending on the setting of android when calling the function
      $status = 'Android';
      if(substr($android,0,4)=='http'){ // does the value of android resemble a url
        $mobileredirect = $android; // set the mobile redirect url to the url value stored in the android value
      } // ends the if for android being a url
    break; // break out and skip the rest if we've had a match on android
 
    case (preg_match('/opera mini/i',$user_agent)); // we find opera mini in the user agent
      $mobile_browser = $opera; // mobile browser is either true or false depending on the setting of opera when calling the function
      $status = 'Opera';
      if(substr($opera,0,4)=='http'){ // does the value of opera resemble a rul
        $mobileredirect = $opera; // set the mobile redirect url to the url value stored in the opera value
      } // ends the if for opera being a url 
    break; // break out and skip the rest if we've had a match on opera
 
    case (preg_match('/blackberry/i',$user_agent)); // we find blackberry in the user agent
      $mobile_browser = $blackberry; // mobile browser is either true or false depending on the setting of blackberry when calling the function
      $status = 'Blackberry';
      if(substr($blackberry,0,4)=='http'){ // does the value of blackberry resemble a rul
        $mobileredirect = $blackberry; // set the mobile redirect url to the url value stored in the blackberry value
      } // ends the if for blackberry being a url 
    break; // break out and skip the rest if we've had a match on blackberry
 
    case (preg_match('/(pre\/|palm os|palm|hiptop|avantgo|plucker|xiino|blazer|elaine)/i',$user_agent)); // we find palm os in the user agent - the i at the end makes it case insensitive
      $mobile_browser = $palm; // mobile browser is either true or false depending on the setting of palm when calling the function
      $status = 'Palm';
      if(substr($palm,0,4)=='http'){ // does the value of palm resemble a rul
        $mobileredirect = $palm; // set the mobile redirect url to the url value stored in the palm value
      } // ends the if for palm being a url 
    break; // break out and skip the rest if we've had a match on palm os
 
    case (preg_match('/(iris|3g_t|windows ce|opera mobi|windows ce; smartphone;|windows ce; iemobile)/i',$user_agent)); // we find windows mobile in the user agent - the i at the end makes it case insensitive
      $mobile_browser = $windows; // mobile browser is either true or false depending on the setting of windows when calling the function
      $status = 'Windows Smartphone';
      if(substr($windows,0,4)=='http'){ // does the value of windows resemble a rul
        $mobileredirect = $windows; // set the mobile redirect url to the url value stored in the windows value
      } // ends the if for windows being a url 
    break; // break out and skip the rest if we've had a match on windows
 
    case (preg_match('/(mini 9.5|vx1000|lge |m800|e860|u940|ux840|compal|wireless| mobi|ahong|lg380|lgku|lgu900|lg210|lg47|lg920|lg840|lg370|sam-r|mg50|s55|g83|t66|vx400|mk99|d615|d763|el370|sl900|mp500|samu3|samu4|vx10|xda_|samu5|samu6|samu7|samu9|a615|b832|m881|s920|n210|s700|c-810|_h797|mob-x|sk16d|848b|mowser|s580|r800|471x|v120|rim8|c500foma:|160x|x160|480x|x640|t503|w839|i250|sprint|w398samr810|m5252|c7100|mt126|x225|s5330|s820|htil-g1|fly v71|s302|-x113|novarra|k610i|-three|8325rc|8352rc|sanyo|vx54|c888|nx250|n120|mtk |c5588|s710|t880|c5005|i;458x|p404i|s210|c5100|teleca|s940|c500|s590|foma|samsu|vx8|vx9|a1000|_mms|myx|a700|gu1100|bc831|e300|ems100|me701|me702m-three|sd588|s800|8325rc|ac831|mw200|brew |d88|htc\/|htc_touch|355x|m50|km100|d736|p-9521|telco|sl74|ktouch|m4u\/|me702|8325rc|kddi|phone|lg |sonyericsson|samsung|240x|x320|vx10|nokia|sony cmd|motorola|up.browser|up.link|mmp|symbian|smartphone|midp|wap|vodafone|o2|pocket|kindle|mobile|psp|treo)/i',$user_agent)); // check if any of the values listed create a match on the user agent - these are some of the most common terms used in agents to identify them as being mobile devices - the i at the end makes it case insensitive
      $mobile_browser = true; // set mobile browser to true
      $status = 'Mobile matched on piped preg_match';
    break; // break out and skip the rest if we've preg_match on the user agent returned true 
 
    case ((strpos($accept,'text/vnd.wap.wml')>0)||(strpos($accept,'application/vnd.wap.xhtml+xml')>0)); // is the device showing signs of support for text/vnd.wap.wml or application/vnd.wap.xhtml+xml
      $mobile_browser = true; // set mobile browser to true
      $status = 'Mobile matched on content accept header';
    break; // break out and skip the rest if we've had a match on the content accept headers
 
    case (isset($_SERVER['HTTP_X_WAP_PROFILE'])||isset($_SERVER['HTTP_PROFILE'])); // is the device giving us a HTTP_X_WAP_PROFILE or HTTP_PROFILE header - only mobile devices would do this
      $mobile_browser = true; // set mobile browser to true
      $status = 'Mobile matched on profile headers being set';
    break; // break out and skip the final step if we've had a return true on the mobile specfic headers
 
    case (in_array(strtolower(substr($user_agent,0,4)),array('1207'=>'1207','3gso'=>'3gso','4thp'=>'4thp','501i'=>'501i','502i'=>'502i','503i'=>'503i','504i'=>'504i','505i'=>'505i','506i'=>'506i','6310'=>'6310','6590'=>'6590','770s'=>'770s','802s'=>'802s','a wa'=>'a wa','acer'=>'acer','acs-'=>'acs-','airn'=>'airn','alav'=>'alav','asus'=>'asus','attw'=>'attw','au-m'=>'au-m','aur '=>'aur ','aus '=>'aus ','abac'=>'abac','acoo'=>'acoo','aiko'=>'aiko','alco'=>'alco','alca'=>'alca','amoi'=>'amoi','anex'=>'anex','anny'=>'anny','anyw'=>'anyw','aptu'=>'aptu','arch'=>'arch','argo'=>'argo','bell'=>'bell','bird'=>'bird','bw-n'=>'bw-n','bw-u'=>'bw-u','beck'=>'beck','benq'=>'benq','bilb'=>'bilb','blac'=>'blac','c55/'=>'c55/','cdm-'=>'cdm-','chtm'=>'chtm','capi'=>'capi','cond'=>'cond','craw'=>'craw','dall'=>'dall','dbte'=>'dbte','dc-s'=>'dc-s','dica'=>'dica','ds-d'=>'ds-d','ds12'=>'ds12','dait'=>'dait','devi'=>'devi','dmob'=>'dmob','doco'=>'doco','dopo'=>'dopo','el49'=>'el49','erk0'=>'erk0','esl8'=>'esl8','ez40'=>'ez40','ez60'=>'ez60','ez70'=>'ez70','ezos'=>'ezos','ezze'=>'ezze','elai'=>'elai','emul'=>'emul','eric'=>'eric','ezwa'=>'ezwa','fake'=>'fake','fly-'=>'fly-','fly_'=>'fly_','g-mo'=>'g-mo','g1 u'=>'g1 u','g560'=>'g560','gf-5'=>'gf-5','grun'=>'grun','gene'=>'gene','go.w'=>'go.w','good'=>'good','grad'=>'grad','hcit'=>'hcit','hd-m'=>'hd-m','hd-p'=>'hd-p','hd-t'=>'hd-t','hei-'=>'hei-','hp i'=>'hp i','hpip'=>'hpip','hs-c'=>'hs-c','htc '=>'htc ','htc-'=>'htc-','htca'=>'htca','htcg'=>'htcg','htcp'=>'htcp','htcs'=>'htcs','htct'=>'htct','htc_'=>'htc_','haie'=>'haie','hita'=>'hita','huaw'=>'huaw','hutc'=>'hutc','i-20'=>'i-20','i-go'=>'i-go','i-ma'=>'i-ma','i230'=>'i230','iac'=>'iac','iac-'=>'iac-','iac/'=>'iac/','ig01'=>'ig01','im1k'=>'im1k','inno'=>'inno','iris'=>'iris','jata'=>'jata','java'=>'java','kddi'=>'kddi','kgt'=>'kgt','kgt/'=>'kgt/','kpt '=>'kpt ','kwc-'=>'kwc-','klon'=>'klon','lexi'=>'lexi','lg g'=>'lg g','lg-a'=>'lg-a','lg-b'=>'lg-b','lg-c'=>'lg-c','lg-d'=>'lg-d','lg-f'=>'lg-f','lg-g'=>'lg-g','lg-k'=>'lg-k','lg-l'=>'lg-l','lg-m'=>'lg-m','lg-o'=>'lg-o','lg-p'=>'lg-p','lg-s'=>'lg-s','lg-t'=>'lg-t','lg-u'=>'lg-u','lg-w'=>'lg-w','lg/k'=>'lg/k','lg/l'=>'lg/l','lg/u'=>'lg/u','lg50'=>'lg50','lg54'=>'lg54','lge-'=>'lge-','lge/'=>'lge/','lynx'=>'lynx','leno'=>'leno','m1-w'=>'m1-w','m3ga'=>'m3ga','m50/'=>'m50/','maui'=>'maui','mc01'=>'mc01','mc21'=>'mc21','mcca'=>'mcca','medi'=>'medi','meri'=>'meri','mio8'=>'mio8','mioa'=>'mioa','mo01'=>'mo01','mo02'=>'mo02','mode'=>'mode','modo'=>'modo','mot '=>'mot ','mot-'=>'mot-','mt50'=>'mt50','mtp1'=>'mtp1','mtv '=>'mtv ','mate'=>'mate','maxo'=>'maxo','merc'=>'merc','mits'=>'mits','mobi'=>'mobi','motv'=>'motv','mozz'=>'mozz','n100'=>'n100','n101'=>'n101','n102'=>'n102','n202'=>'n202','n203'=>'n203','n300'=>'n300','n302'=>'n302','n500'=>'n500','n502'=>'n502','n505'=>'n505','n700'=>'n700','n701'=>'n701','n710'=>'n710','nec-'=>'nec-','nem-'=>'nem-','newg'=>'newg','neon'=>'neon','netf'=>'netf','noki'=>'noki','nzph'=>'nzph','o2 x'=>'o2 x','o2-x'=>'o2-x','opwv'=>'opwv','owg1'=>'owg1','opti'=>'opti','oran'=>'oran','p800'=>'p800','pand'=>'pand','pg-1'=>'pg-1','pg-2'=>'pg-2','pg-3'=>'pg-3','pg-6'=>'pg-6','pg-8'=>'pg-8','pg-c'=>'pg-c','pg13'=>'pg13','phil'=>'phil','pn-2'=>'pn-2','pt-g'=>'pt-g','palm'=>'palm','pana'=>'pana','pire'=>'pire','pock'=>'pock','pose'=>'pose','psio'=>'psio','qa-a'=>'qa-a','qc-2'=>'qc-2','qc-3'=>'qc-3','qc-5'=>'qc-5','qc-7'=>'qc-7','qc07'=>'qc07','qc12'=>'qc12','qc21'=>'qc21','qc32'=>'qc32','qc60'=>'qc60','qci-'=>'qci-','qwap'=>'qwap','qtek'=>'qtek','r380'=>'r380','r600'=>'r600','raks'=>'raks','rim9'=>'rim9','rove'=>'rove','s55/'=>'s55/','sage'=>'sage','sams'=>'sams','sc01'=>'sc01','sch-'=>'sch-','scp-'=>'scp-','sdk/'=>'sdk/','se47'=>'se47','sec-'=>'sec-','sec0'=>'sec0','sec1'=>'sec1','semc'=>'semc','sgh-'=>'sgh-','shar'=>'shar','sie-'=>'sie-','sk-0'=>'sk-0','sl45'=>'sl45','slid'=>'slid','smb3'=>'smb3','smt5'=>'smt5','sp01'=>'sp01','sph-'=>'sph-','spv '=>'spv ','spv-'=>'spv-','sy01'=>'sy01','samm'=>'samm','sany'=>'sany','sava'=>'sava','scoo'=>'scoo','send'=>'send','siem'=>'siem','smar'=>'smar','smit'=>'smit','soft'=>'soft','sony'=>'sony','t-mo'=>'t-mo','t218'=>'t218','t250'=>'t250','t600'=>'t600','t610'=>'t610','t618'=>'t618','tcl-'=>'tcl-','tdg-'=>'tdg-','telm'=>'telm','tim-'=>'tim-','ts70'=>'ts70','tsm-'=>'tsm-','tsm3'=>'tsm3','tsm5'=>'tsm5','tx-9'=>'tx-9','tagt'=>'tagt','talk'=>'talk','teli'=>'teli','topl'=>'topl','hiba'=>'hiba','up.b'=>'up.b','upg1'=>'upg1','utst'=>'utst','v400'=>'v400','v750'=>'v750','veri'=>'veri','vk-v'=>'vk-v','vk40'=>'vk40','vk50'=>'vk50','vk52'=>'vk52','vk53'=>'vk53','vm40'=>'vm40','vx98'=>'vx98','virg'=>'virg','vite'=>'vite','voda'=>'voda','vulc'=>'vulc','w3c '=>'w3c ','w3c-'=>'w3c-','wapj'=>'wapj','wapp'=>'wapp','wapu'=>'wapu','wapm'=>'wapm','wig '=>'wig ','wapi'=>'wapi','wapr'=>'wapr','wapv'=>'wapv','wapy'=>'wapy','wapa'=>'wapa','waps'=>'waps','wapt'=>'wapt','winc'=>'winc','winw'=>'winw','wonu'=>'wonu','x700'=>'x700','xda2'=>'xda2','xdag'=>'xdag','yas-'=>'yas-','your'=>'your','zte-'=>'zte-','zeto'=>'zeto','acs-'=>'acs-','alav'=>'alav','alca'=>'alca','amoi'=>'amoi','aste'=>'aste','audi'=>'audi','avan'=>'avan','benq'=>'benq','bird'=>'bird','blac'=>'blac','blaz'=>'blaz','brew'=>'brew','brvw'=>'brvw','bumb'=>'bumb','ccwa'=>'ccwa','cell'=>'cell','cldc'=>'cldc','cmd-'=>'cmd-','dang'=>'dang','doco'=>'doco','eml2'=>'eml2','eric'=>'eric','fetc'=>'fetc','hipt'=>'hipt','http'=>'http','ibro'=>'ibro','idea'=>'idea','ikom'=>'ikom','inno'=>'inno','ipaq'=>'ipaq','jbro'=>'jbro','jemu'=>'jemu','java'=>'java','jigs'=>'jigs','kddi'=>'kddi','keji'=>'keji','kyoc'=>'kyoc','kyok'=>'kyok','leno'=>'leno','lg-c'=>'lg-c','lg-d'=>'lg-d','lg-g'=>'lg-g','lge-'=>'lge-','libw'=>'libw','m-cr'=>'m-cr','maui'=>'maui','maxo'=>'maxo','midp'=>'midp','mits'=>'mits','mmef'=>'mmef','mobi'=>'mobi','mot-'=>'mot-','moto'=>'moto','mwbp'=>'mwbp','mywa'=>'mywa','nec-'=>'nec-','newt'=>'newt','nok6'=>'nok6','noki'=>'noki','o2im'=>'o2im','opwv'=>'opwv','palm'=>'palm','pana'=>'pana','pant'=>'pant','pdxg'=>'pdxg','phil'=>'phil','play'=>'play','pluc'=>'pluc','port'=>'port','prox'=>'prox','qtek'=>'qtek','qwap'=>'qwap','rozo'=>'rozo','sage'=>'sage','sama'=>'sama','sams'=>'sams','sany'=>'sany','sch-'=>'sch-','sec-'=>'sec-','send'=>'send','seri'=>'seri','sgh-'=>'sgh-','shar'=>'shar','sie-'=>'sie-','siem'=>'siem','smal'=>'smal','smar'=>'smar','sony'=>'sony','sph-'=>'sph-','symb'=>'symb','t-mo'=>'t-mo','teli'=>'teli','tim-'=>'tim-','tosh'=>'tosh','treo'=>'treo','tsm-'=>'tsm-','upg1'=>'upg1','upsi'=>'upsi','vk-v'=>'vk-v','voda'=>'voda','vx52'=>'vx52','vx53'=>'vx53','vx60'=>'vx60','vx61'=>'vx61','vx70'=>'vx70','vx80'=>'vx80','vx81'=>'vx81','vx83'=>'vx83','vx85'=>'vx85','wap-'=>'wap-','wapa'=>'wapa','wapi'=>'wapi','wapp'=>'wapp','wapr'=>'wapr','webc'=>'webc','whit'=>'whit','winw'=>'winw','wmlb'=>'wmlb','xda-'=>'xda-',))); // check against a list of trimmed user agents to see if we find a match
      $mobile_browser = true; // set mobile browser to true
      $status = 'Mobile matched on in_array';
    break; // break even though it's the last statement in the switch so there's nothing to break away from but it seems better to include it than exclude it
 
    default;
      $mobile_browser = false; // set mobile browser to false
      $status = 'Desktop / full capability browser';
    break; // break even though it's the last statement in the switch so there's nothing to break away from but it seems better to include it than exclude it
 
  } // ends the switch 
 
  // tell adaptation services (transcoders and proxies) to not alter the content based on user agent as it's already being managed by this script, some of them suck though and will disregard this....
	// header('Cache-Control: no-transform'); // http://mobiforge.com/developing/story/setting-http-headers-advise-transcoding-proxies
	// header('Vary: User-Agent, Accept'); // http://mobiforge.com/developing/story/setting-http-headers-advise-transcoding-proxies
 
  // if redirect (either the value of the mobile or desktop redirect depending on the value of $mobile_browser) is true redirect else we return the status of $mobile_browser
  if($redirect = ($mobile_browser==true) ? $mobileredirect : $desktopredirect){
    header('Location: '.$redirect); // redirect to the right url for this device
    exit;
  }else{ 
		// a couple of folkas have asked about the status - that's there to help you debug and understand what the script is doing
		if($mobile_browser==''){
			return $mobile_browser; // will return either true or false 
		}else{
			return array($mobile_browser,$status); // is a mobile so we are returning an array ['0'] is true ['1'] is the $status value
		}
	}
 
} // ends function mobile_device_detect
 
?>