Mobile Detect is a lightweight PHP class for detecting mobile devices, including tablets, by analyzing the User-Agent string combined with specific HTTP headers.
The tool solves the problem of identifying whether a request comes from a mobile environment, which is essential for applications that need to serve different content or redirect users based on device type. It works by examining the User-Agent header and other HTTP signals to classify incoming requests as mobile, tablet, or desktop devices.
Mobile Detect suits PHP applications that need device detection without heavy dependencies. It is particularly useful for projects requiring mobile redirects or conditional content serving. The tool maintains multiple version branches to support different PHP versions, with a current recommended version for modern PHP environments and a long-term support version for applications on older PHP releases.
The project maintains automated test suites across its active version branches. Development follows a rolling branch strategy where each major version line has its own branch with tagged releases. The tool includes comprehensive documentation hosted externally and provides a live demo for testing detection accuracy across real devices.
