Miscellaneous Hacks - IE11 browser detection and fixes

IE11 has some issues with vB5 as it stands now due to bad browser detection. These changes should address the issues at hand until the software is patched.

In core/includes/functions.php find:

PHP Code:

 
        // detect macintosh 


Add above:

PHP Code:

 
// Detect Modern IE11+
 
        if (strpos($useragent, 'trident') !== false AND !$is['opera'] AND !$is['ie'])
 
        {
 
            preg_match('#rv:([0-9\.-]+)#', $useragent, $regs);
 
            $is['ie'] = $regs[1];
 
 
 
        } 


Next, find:

PHP Code:

if (strpos($useragent, 'gecko') !== false AND !$is['safari'] AND !$is['konqueror']) 


And replace it with

PHP Code:

if (strpos($useragent, 'gecko') !== false AND !$is['safari'] AND !$is['konqueror'] AND !$is['ie']) 


Next, we have one more change to make:

In /includes/vb5/frontend/controller.php Find

PHP Code:

        if (isset($_SERVER['HTTP_USER_AGENT']) &&
            (strpos($_SERVER['HTTP_USER_AGENT'], 'MSIE') !== false))
        {
            header('Content-type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8');
        } 


Add after

PHP Code:

        // IE11+ detection, MS changed the UA
        elseif (isset($_SERVER['HTTP_USER_AGENT']) &&
            (strpos($_SERVER['HTTP_USER_AGENT'], 'Trident') !== false))
        {
 
            header('Content-type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8');        
        } 


[Afrika]

Done, but in opera it does'nt work

[Zachery]

It wasn't intended to fix opera, but I might be able to spare some time to look into it.

[Afrika]

great Thanks

[Zachery]

Made a small change to fix a IE10 detection issue.

[IggyP]

thanks for posting zachery

one note tho the first file is rather large so for reference its looking 3/4 down or so line 7200something or such i forget exact but in that area