How can the server determine that the user has accessed the site from a touchscreen phone or tablet?

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Andrew2013-01-07 10:12:37

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Andrew, 2013-01-07 10:12:37

Is there any simple and universal way in PHP?

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Antelle, 2013-01-07
@Antelle

Styles must be applied using css media queries and nothing else. Any analysis of user agents is from the evil one.

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SazereS, 2013-01-07
@SazereS

+1 to media queries, smoke here: habrahabr.ru/post/119127/

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MT, 2013-01-07
@MTonly

This should be defined on the client side:

function isTouchDevice() {
  try {
    document.createEvent('TouchEvent');
    return true;
  }
  catch(e) {
    return false;
  }
}

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Marfapr, 2013-01-07
@Marfapr

detectmobilebrowsers.com/

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dezconnect, 2013-01-07
@dezconnect

And actually why?

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niko83, 2013-01-07
@niko83

api.yandex.ru/detector/

The Yandex.Detector API provides the ability to determine the model and characteristics of a site user's mobile device using the headers of HTTP requests sent by the user's device browser

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Flasher, 2013-01-22
@Flasher

habrahabr.ru/post/144003/

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Sergey Cherepanov, 2013-01-07
@fear86

wurfl.sourceforge.net/

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Alexander, 2013-01-08
@Alexx_ps

People do this api.yandex.ru/detector/ and don't worry.

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tinigin, 2013-04-03
@tinigin

mobiledetect.net/