How to Determine If a User is Accessing a Web Site Through a Mobile Device

Last Updated on Wednesday, 23 January 2013 12:51 Written by David Bauernschmidt Wednesday, 23 January 2013 12:00

With the explosion of smartphones, tablets and other handheld devices it is becoming more important than ever to determine what type of devices are being used to get to your data.  Furthermore; hiring a development team to build the same application for Apple, Android, and Microsoft is almost only dedicated to companies that are very large or those companies that are willing to lose money until they hit it big.  For the vast majority a solution is to develop a web application that fairly browser independent.  This article is not designed to show you how to build a mobile application (this might come in a later blog) but rather provide you with the first step in this journey.  This sample is to help in identifying whether a user is on your site by a mobile device or through a normal browser.  I have pulled together different parts of the web to provide step by step instructions to do the following:

How to Connect to a FTP Server with an Android Device

Last Updated on Tuesday, 12 June 2012 02:40 Written by Richi González Wednesday, 20 June 2012 12:00

Hello,

You’ve probably wondered if there was a way to transfer files between your server and your mobile device on the road, where no computer is available. Well, this will definitely solve that. You will learn how to transfer files between a FTP server and your Android device with a free app called: AndFTP.

Difficulty level: Easy

1. Download and install the app from the Android Market.

How To Connect to a VPN with an Android Device

Last Updated on Sunday, 20 May 2012 12:36 Written by Richi González Monday, 7 May 2012 12:00

Hello,

If your company has a VPN network and you need to be connected on the road to it, you can do it if you have an Android mobile phone (can be done in other devices too). Most Android devices have a built in VPN client installed; you just need to set up the connection.

Difficulty level: Easy

1. Go to Settings -> Wireless & Networks -> VPN Settings -> Set up and manage Virtual Private Networks.

How to Detect If a Website Is Being Browsed Through a Mobile Device with PHP

Last Updated on Sunday, 20 May 2012 12:37 Written by Richi González Friday, 9 March 2012 12:00

Hello,

As technology is changing, and a great percentage of the total Internet users browse the web through their mobile devices, it’s become essential for a web developer, to add support for these devices. This can be achieved in various ways, but today, I’ll show you how to do it with PHP.

Difficulty level: Easy

1. Open up the header.php file of your website or the index.php file; if you just want to test it, simply create a new PHP file.

2. At the top, add the following:

How to Connect to Your Arvixe cPanel From Your Android Device

Last Updated on Sunday, 20 May 2012 12:40 Written by Arian Jahansouz Sunday, 15 January 2012 12:00

Hello! Today I am going to be showing you how you can connect to your Arvixe cPanel from your Android device using Control Panel for cPanel. Using this app, you will be able to control every aspect of your website while you are on the go!

1) To begin, you will need to install the free app, Control Panel for cPanel. There are three ways for you to do this:

You may simply scan the following code from your Android device:

You can download the app by clicking HERE if you are on your Android device
Or you can search for “control panel for cpanel 2312″ on the Android Market