Auto Redirect question...

[MountainGoat]

I know how to programme up a auto redirect page, to a specific page, but is it possible to put in a redirect page that automatically detects browser language configuration and then directs the browser to a language specific page?

The last one I did was back in 2001, and it was in javascript, and for IE and Netscape, but I don't know if there is a newer method out there for the newer browsers that are on the scene.

If anyone knows about something then I would really like to know! Thanks for your help.

[Donkey]

you can set redirects in HTTP header directly

In PHP:

header("Location: http://www.example.com/");

[seeandsee]

but is it possible to put in a redirect page that automatically detects browser language configuration and then directs the browser to a language specific page?

Do you want redirection just based on browser language or some 'fancy' 'geo redirecting'?

[MountainGoat]

Originally Posted by seeandsee

Do you want redirection just based on browser language or some 'fancy' 'geo redirecting'?

Just by browser language, the script I did back in 2001 did the browser redirecting by java, however, I am feeling that in the days that have passed since then, there would be something better about that does not require seperate programming sections for specific browser, whereas this one was for IE and Netscape programmed in two seperate sections.

As for the redirects, if the site has English and also Spanish for the main two, the redirect page parses the language code on the browser, for example, EN and then opens the specific language pages or load in the specific language to the page contents on the website. It is not GEO targetting, just staying in the same domain.

[Gasta]

Wikipedia has a very good page on that. Check this
URL redirection - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[MountainGoat]

What I am thinking is something like this, but it will be a little more complicated (I left the links simple as not to use too much up here), I think, as I would rather have it running under a PHP array, just in case the users do not run Java...

PHP Code:

< script>
if (language.indexOf('en') > -1) document.location.href = 'English.html';
else if (language.indexOf('es') > -1) document.location.href = 'Spanish.html';
else if (language.indexOf('ca') > -1) document.location.href = 'Catalan.html';
else
document.location.href = 'English.html';
</ script> 


I'm going to give this a test this evening on the testing server, and the office grid, but am still digging around for a PHP script or a .htaccess that does similar, as this code was something that was written way back in 2001.

[Aka_Bluey]

Could this help?

PHP, redirect
redirect traffic based on language

B.

[MountainGoat]

Originally Posted by Aka_Bluey

Could this help?

PHP, redirect
redirect traffic based on language

B.

That is similar to what I came up with in PHP last night! Thanks for the link, though, it is very much appreciated!