Identifying Older Browsers

Logging stats for css enabled browsers

[MacBarry]

What browsers are relevant. Just wanted you guys opinion. I have looked at differant stats and they seam to vary somewhat.I am building a new site,would like to use css as much as possible. My old site is out of date, so out with the old and in with the new, I hope. Any suggestions or coments appreciated. Thanks MacBarry

[bill]

What browsers are relevant.

That would really depend on your audience. If the visitors to your site are still using a lot of the older browsers like Netscape 4.x, then you may want to make some provisions for them to still see some styling. A lot of people are discounting this browser because such a small percentage of their visitors use it. If that's your case then you can design for the newer, more standards compliant browsers.

[MacBarry]

That is the problem the host the site is on doesn't provide that log info. I am also changing the host with the new site. All I can do is guess on that log stat. I am located in the San Francisco bay area, the heart of silicon valley. Before the crash allot of new computers were purchased. My customer base is twenty to forty years of age. So I am lacking vital info. MacBarry

[DrDoc]

Why not create your own log then?

[MacBarry]

Host will not allow any java script to enable tracking. If there is another way to create log I am open to suggestions. MacBarry

[madcat]

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[HarryM]

If you are only looking to see what browsers access your site, then SiteMeter may be one answer. They have a non-Javascript method. And its free.

[HarryM]

Additional to my earlier post.

Sitemeter do a "Browser Share" pie chart, but Opera appears to show up as whatever it is identifying as, rather than Opera.

I just found this out the hard way when looking for Opera in my own Browser Share report. Not a trace of Opera, which I know is incorrect.

[DrDoc]

Well, the best way to create a log is using some kind of server side script, like Perl or PHP