Title: [Plugin: PHP Browser Detection] php_browser_detection_browscap.ini file outdated…
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# [Plugin: PHP Browser Detection] php_browser_detection_browscap.ini file outdated…

 *  [amereservant](https://wordpress.org/support/users/amereservant/)
 * (@amereservant)
 * [14 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-php-browser-detection-php_browser_detection_browscapini-file-outdated/)
 * The **browscap.ini** file this plugin relies on is outdated as I write this _(
   version 2.1)_ as it won’t detect the latest version of Chrome in Linux Ubuntu
   11.04.
    After downloading the most recent version from [http://browsers.garykeith.com/downloads.asp](http://browsers.garykeith.com/downloads.asp),
   it detected it just fine.
 * Since this plugin completely relies on the browscap.ini data to detect the browser,
   I recommend adding a WP_Cron task that compares the version currently being used
   with the latest version via their Version API, [http://browsers.garykeith.com/faq.asp#FAQ_8](http://browsers.garykeith.com/faq.asp#FAQ_8),
   and then updates the local version if a newer version remotely exists.
    The update
   can either be automatic or just prompt the administrator.
 * Here’s how I’ve implemented the version check: [http://pastebin.com/HudNEZTg](http://pastebin.com/HudNEZTg).
   
   It simply checks for a newer version, but I haven’t added any sort of update 
   function.
 * I hope that helps…
 * [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/php-browser-detection/](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/php-browser-detection/)

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 *  Plugin Author [Mindshare Labs, Inc.](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mindshare/)
 * (@mindshare)
 * [14 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-php-browser-detection-php_browser_detection_browscapini-file-outdated/#post-2271859)
 * Hi amereservant, any interest in forking this project with me and creating a 
   version that’s updated regularly? I’ve also indicated that I’m happy to help 
   maintain it if the author wants help… [http://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-php-browser-detection-update-php_browscapini](http://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-php-browser-detection-update-php_browscapini)
 *  Plugin Author [MartyThornley](https://wordpress.org/support/users/martythornley/)
 * (@martythornley)
 * [14 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-php-browser-detection-php_browser_detection_browscapini-file-outdated/#post-2271863)
 * I just added mindshare as a committer. Would you like to be added too, amereservant?
   I had always wanted to add the auto-check via their API. Would be very cool to
   have that added in!

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 * Last activity: [14 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-php-browser-detection-php_browser_detection_browscapini-file-outdated/#post-2271863)
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