phpcakephpmobilerequesthandler

CakePHP: Find if is mobile browser in a helper (no access to request handler)

I need to know in a helper in a CakePHP application if the device is mobile, I would love to use $this->RequestHandler->isMobile(), but the request handler component is not available in helpers. Any ideas?

Thanks!

Solution

  • You can import the class and use it anywhere in the framework like so:

    App::import('Component', 'RequestHandler'); // import class
$requestHandler = new RequestHandlerComponent(); // instantiate class
$isMobile = $requestHandler->isMobile(); // call method
var_dump($isMobile); // output: bool(true) or bool(false)

    (Tested from helper and gives correct results for Firefox and iPhone)