ipad orientation detection in php?

Question

Hi I want to detect ipad orientation in php, i know i can detect the iPad but how do i detect the orientation, i need it in php and not css because i want to show x pictures in my gallery in portrait and x in landscape.

here is the code i am using to detect the php for iPad:

if(strpos($_SERVER['HTTP_USER_AGENT'], 'iPad') !== FALSE) {

} else {

}

i have checked on this site and on google but was unable to find anything which could help

thankyou

Answer 1

iPad orientation can change when the user holds her iPad differently. Therefore, there's no point of registering it in php - by the time your response reaches the client, it might already be different.

If there needs to be any plumbing that can't be done in CSS (like loading different images or so), handle the orientationchanged event in JavaScript.