PHP - Any Way To Check If The Cookies Are Enabled By The Browser?

Is there a way for my PHP to check if a user has disabled cookies in their browser, thus breaking my $_SESSION?

Since I don't know Javascript, that isn't an option.

 

I want to give the visitors to my site the option of setting certain preferences and remembering what was chosen from one visit to the next. They might have the choice of setting the backgrond colour of the web page or the font or whatever.   I've already written and tested code to write standard cookies that preserve their choices. However, I'm wondering if that's the best way or if there is a better approach. I don't want visitors to have to re-choose their preferences every time they arrive at the site, which would appear to be the result of using a session cookie stored on the server.   If standard cookies ARE the best solution for my situation, how can I test if the visitor has cookies enabled on their browser? I know that some people definitely don't enable cookies and I'm quite prepared to advise them that they won't be able to save preferences until they enable cookies. However, I first need to know how I can tell definitively if cookies are enabled.   Most of the simple code examples I've found by googling simply try to write a cookie and then try to read it; if both succeed, they think the they've established whether cookies are enabled. The more sophisticated examples, particularly those at stackoverflow, come closer but all of them seem to be critiqued by someone to the effect that they won't work in this or that particular situation.   Given how long cookies and PHP have been in existence, I have to believe that SOMEONE has figured out a definitive way of testing whether cookies are enabled that works in all reasonable circumstances.  Can anyone share that technique with me?

I need to use an if statement in conjunction with the browser name/type "Mozilla Firefox" vs "Google Chrome" to display certain scripts of CSS to a page.

I am not sure how to do this.
Any help would help,
Brian

Hello All,   I have mod_rewrited working properly but when I enabled SSL it stopped working. Please help me its really frusterating now

 RewriteEngine On
 RewriteCond %{HTTPS} !=on
 RewriteRule (.*) https://%{SERVER_NAME}/$1 [R,L]
 RewriteRule ^shorter/(.*)$ shorter.php?longurl=$1 [L]
 RewriteRule ^([0-9a-zA-Z]{1,6})$ redirect.php?url=$1 [L]
 RewriteRule (.*)playlist.xml$  playlist.php [L] # Playlist
 RewriteRule ^(.*)/$ /index.php?page=$1 [L]
 RewriteRule ^(.*)/(.*)/$ /index.php?page=$1&id=$2 [L]
 RewriteRule ^(.*)/(.*)/(.*)/$ /index.php?page=$1&id=$2&no=$3 [L]
 RewriteRule ^(.*)/(.*)/(.*)/(.*)/$ /index.php?page=$1&id=$2&no=$3&trkid=$4 [L]
 RewriteRule ^(.*)/(.*)/(.*)/$ /index.php?page=my_profile&code=$2&state=$3 [L]

In this site redirects properly to https but it do not work with permalinks http://www.domain.com/music/  << was working fine https://www.domain.com/music/ << Now stopped   I Tried

RewriteRule (.*)playlist.xml$  https://%{SERVER_NAME}/playlist.php [L] # Playlist
#AND Optionally
RewriteRule (.*)playlist.xml$  https://www.domain.com/playlist.php [L] # Playlist

But no success   Please help

Hi guys,

I've been working on a script for a while now,
and I'm sure it doesn't look great and all, and it's probably really messed up..
But right now I've finally got it working!
There's only 1 thing I'd really like to add..
Searching through & listing of remote directories!
The directories I'm trying to list have directory listings enabled,
and I think it *should* be possible.
I just have no clue how.

Here's my current code in a beautiful mix of HTML and PHP:


<?
$border_size = "0";

function returner($what) {
$what=explode("/",$what);
$tps=count($what);
$what=$what[$tps-1];
return $what;
}

$page_url= "";
$home_url=returner(__FILE__);
if(isset($_GET['q'])) {
$qtext=$_GET['q'];
} else {
$qtext="";
}
function getdirsize($directory, $format=FALSE) {
$size = 0;
if(substr($directory,-1) == '/') {
$directory = substr($directory,0,-1);
}
if(!file_exists($directory) || !is_dir($directory) || !is_readable($directory)) {
return -1;
}
if($handle = opendir($directory)) {
while(($file = readdir($handle)) !== false) {
$path = $directory.'/'.$file;
if($file != '.' && $file != '..') {
if(is_file($path)) {
$size += filesize($path);
}
elseif(is_dir($path)) {
$handlesize = getdirsize($path);
if($handlesize >= 0) {
$size += $handlesize;
} else {
return -1;
}
}
}
}
closedir($handle);
}
if($format == TRUE) {
if($size / 1048576 > 1) {
return round($size / 1048576, 1).' MB';
}
elseif($size / 1024 > 1) {
return round($size / 1024, 1).' KB';
} else {
return round($size, 1).' bytes';
}
} else {
return $size;
}
}

if(isset($_GET['type'])){
  $type=$_GET['type'];
} else {
  $type="new";
}

$textures=0;
$models=0;
$avatars=0;
$seqs=0;
$sounds=0;

foreach (glob("textures/*.jpg") as $texture){
$textures++;
}
foreach (glob("models/*.zip") as $model){
$models++;
}
foreach (glob("avatars/*.zip") as $avatar){
$avatars++;
}
foreach (glob("seqs/*.zip") as $seq){
$seqs++;
}
foreach (glob("sounds/*.zip") as $sound){
$sounds++;
}
?>
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>ObjectPath Search</title>
<style type="text/css">
#wrapper {
width: 850px;
margin: 30px auto 30px auto;
padding: 10px;
}

body 
{
color:#C6C6C6;
background:#1E1E1E;
/* margin:0; padding:0; */
overflow-x:hidden;
}

#tabs {
font: 85% "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;
}

.left {
float: left;
}

.right {
float: right;
}

a:link, a:visited, a:active {
color: #3DB015;
text-decoration: none;
}

a:hover {
color: #00E0FF;
}

h2 {
color: #3DB015;
padding-bottom: 0.2em;
font-size: 110%;
}
ul#icon {margin: 0; padding: 0;}
ul#icon li {margin: 1px; position: relative; padding: 1px 0; cursor: pointer; float: left;  list-style: none;}
ul#icon span.ui-icon {float: left; margin: 0 1px;}
</style>
<link type="text/css" href="http://objects.jk-hosting.com/search/css/black-tie/jquery-ui-1.8.2.custom.css" rel="stylesheet" />
<script type="text/javascript" src="http://objects.jk-hosting.com/search/js/jquery-1.4.2.min.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="http://objects.jk-hosting.com/search/js/jquery-ui-1.8.2.custom.min.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript">
function formHandler(form){
var URL = document.form.site.options[document.form.site.selectedIndex].value;
window.location.href = URL;
};

$(function(){
// Tabs
$('#tabs').tabs();
});
</script>
</head>
<body>
<div id="wrapper">
<div id="tabs"> <!-- Tabs start -->
<ul>
<li><a href="#tab-search">Search</a></li>
<li><a href="#tab-list">List Objects</a></li>
<li><a href="#tab-info">OP info</a></li>
</ul>

<div id="tab-search"><!-- Searchtab start -->
Please enter a string to search for, and choose a folder to search in. <br /><br />
<form name="Search">
<input type='hidden' value='search' name='type'>
<input value='<? print $qtext; ?>' type='text' name='q'> 
<select name='map'>
<option selected='selected' value='models'>Models</option>
<option value='avatars'>Avatars</option>
<option value='textures'>Textures</option>
<option value='seqs'>Seqs</option>
<option value='sounds'>Sounds</option></select> <input type='submit' value='Search'>
</form>
</div> <!-- Searchtab end -->

<div id="tab-list"><!-- Listtab start -->
Please pick a folder to browse. <br /><br />
<form name="form">
<select name="site" onChange="javascript:formHandler()">
<option value="#">Look in folder...</option>
<option value="<? print $page_url; ?>?type=list&map=models">Models</option>
<option value="<? print $page_url; ?>?type=list&map=avatars">Avatars</option>
<option value="<? print $page_url; ?>?type=list&map=textures">Textures</option>
<option value="<? print $page_url; ?>?type=list&map=seqs">Seqs</option>
<option value="<? print $page_url; ?>?type=list&map=sounds">Sounds</option>
</select>
</form>
</div> <!-- Listtab end -->

<div id="tab-info"><!-- Info tab start -->  
The OP currently contains: <br /><br />
<table>
<tr><td><b><? echo $models; ?></b></td> <td>Models</td></tr>
<tr><td><b><? echo $avatars; ?></b></td> <td>Avatars</td></tr>
<tr><td><b><? echo $textures; ?></b></td> <td>Textures</td></tr>
<tr><td><b><? echo $seqs; ?></b></td> <td>Seqs</td></tr>
<tr><td><b><? echo $sounds; ?></b></td> <td>Sounds</td></tr>
</table>
</div> <!-- Info tab end -->
</div> <!-- Tabs end -->
</div>

<!-- Start PHP generated content -->

<?
if($type=="search" || $type=="list") {
$M=$_GET['map'];
if($type=="search") {
$Q=$_GET['q'];
$empty="Nothing found with <b>\"" . $Q . "\"</b> in it's name.<br />\nPlease make a more general search query, or try a different folder.\n\n";
} else {
$Q="";
$empty='This folder is empty';
}
if($M=="textures") {
$ext="jpg";
} else {
$ext="zip";
}
$i=0;
print "<hr>\n";
$endfile=array();
$endsize=array();
$endsize2=array();
    foreach (glob($M."/*".$Q."*.".$ext) as $filename) {
$filename = explode(".", $filename);
$filename=$filename[0];
$filename = explode("/", $filename);
$filename=$filename[1];
$i++;
$endfile[$i]=$filename;
if($ext=="jpg") {
$endfile[$i]="<a name='".$endfile[$i]."' href='".$pageurl."?type=view&name=".$endfile[$i]."&folder=".$M."&from=".$type."&addon=".$Q."'>".$endfile[$i]."</a>";
}
$endsize[$i]=$size;
$endsize2[$i]=$size2;
}
if($i != 1) {
print "<b>".$i."</b> items were found.\n<hr>\n";
} else {
print "<b>".$i."</b> item was found.\n<hr>\n";
}
    echo("<table width='100%' border='" . $border_size . "' cellspacing='0' cellpadding='0' >\n");
if($i!=0) {
for ($t = 1; $t < $i; $t++) {
$thumbfile = $M."/".$endfile[$t].'.jpg';
if(file_exists($thumbfile)) {
$thumbnail = "<a name='".$endfile[$t]."' href='".$page_url."?type=view&name=".$endfile[$t]."&folder=".$M."&from=".$type."&addon=".$Q."'><ul id='icon'><li class='ui-state-default ui-corner-all' title='".$endfile[$t]."'><span class='ui-icon ui-icon-image'></span></li></ul></a>";
} else {
$thumbnail = "";
}
if($t=="1") {
echo("<tr><td width='10%'>Number</td><td width='3%'><ul id='icon'><li class='ui-state-default ui-corner-all' title='".$endfile[$t]."'><span class='ui-icon ui-icon-image'></span></li></ul></td><td width='60%'>Name</td></tr>\n");
}
echo("<tr><td>" . $t . "</td><td>".$thumbnail."</td><td>" . $endfile[$t] . "</td></tr>\n");
flush();
}
$thumbfile = $M."/".$endfile[$t].'.jpg';
if(file_exists($thumbfile)) {
$thumbnail = "<a name='".$endfile[$t]."' href='".$page_url."?type=view&name=".$endfile[$t]."&folder=".$M."&from=".$type."&addon=".$Q."'><ul id='icon'><li class='ui-state-default ui-corner-all' title='".$endfile[$t]."'><span class='ui-icon ui-icon-image'></span></li></ul></a>";
} else {
$thumbnail = "";
}
echo("<tr><td>" . $t . "</td><td>".$thumbnail."</td><td>" . $endfile[$t] . "</td></tr>\n");
}
print "</table>\n";     
if($i=="0") {
print $empty;
}
} elseif($type=="view") {
$filename=$_GET['name'];
$folder=$_GET['folder'];
  
if($_GET['from']=="list"){
$addon="?type=list&map=".$folder."#".$filename;
}

if($_GET['from']=="search"){
$addon="?type=search&q=".$filename."&map=".$folder."#".$filename;
}
print"<center><a href='".$home_url."'>Home</a></center>";
print "<hr>\n<center><img src='".$folder."/".$filename.".jpg'></img></center>\n<hr>\n<br />\n<a href='".$page_url."".$addon."'>Previous Page</a>\n";
}
$htmlshow="";
if($_GET['type']=="returnOPfile") {
if(isset($_GET['split'])) {
$splitter=$_GET['split'];
} else {
$splitter=" | ";
}
if(isset($_GET['html'])) {
$htmlshow="<br />";
}
foreach (glob("textures/*.jpg") as $texture){
if(isset($_GET['size'])) {
$size=$splitter.filesize($texture);
}
    $texture = explode("/", $texture);
$texture=$texture[1];
print "textures".$splitter.$texture.$size."\n".$htmlshow;
}
  
foreach (glob("models/*.zip") as $model){
if(isset($_GET['size'])) {
$size=$splitter.filesize($model);
}
    $model = explode("/", $model);
$model=$model[1];
print "models".$splitter.$model.$size."\n".$htmlshow;
}
  
foreach (glob("avatars/*.zip") as $avatar){
if(isset($_GET['size'])) {
$size=$splitter.filesize($avatar);
}
    $avatar = explode("/", $avatar);
$avatar=$avatar[1];
print "avatars".$splitter.$avatar.$size."\n".$htmlshow;
}
  
foreach (glob("seqs/*.zip") as $seq){
if(isset($_GET['size'])) {
$size=$splitter.filesize($seq);
}
    $seq = explode("/", $seq);
$seq=$seq[1];
print "seqs".$splitter.$seq.$size."\n".$htmlshow;
}
    foreach (glob("sounds/*.zip") as $sound){
if(isset($_GET['size'])) {
$size=$splitter.filesize($sound);
}
      $sound = explode("/", $sound);
$sound=$sound[1];
print "sounds".$splitter.$sound.$size."\n".$htmlshow;
}
}
?>

<!-- End PHP generated content -->

</body>
</html>


So right now my question to you PHP freaks is,
can you please help me edit my script so I can search through a remote directory?

*This* is one of the directories I wish to be able to search through & list..

Thanks in advance. 

Edit;
It might help if you know what the site currently looks like.
*Click*