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    <p>I am in the process of updating my business website and I've decided to use HTML5/CSS3 (with some PHP) for the whole thing and it works fantastic in every new browser (IE9, FF6, O11, S5, C13) with or without JS.</p> <p>Now I am not sure what I should do about every other browser version. I imagine I have a small amount of leeway with most of the browsers (atleast the previous version) except IE8 (I have the IE shiv, but it doesn't cover non-js browsers.). Most of the features degrade nicely, but there will always be issues with older browsers.</p> <ul> <li><p><em>I know nonJS browsers are probably a minority, but it would be nice to cover them as well</em></p></li> <li><p><em>This list is ordered in the order of current preference to cover the largest number of browsers(nonJS/JS) but time to implement hasn't been considered.</em></p></li> <li><p><em>Only considering web-browsers, plan is for a mobile site for mobile browsers</em></p> <p>Here is the list:</p> <ol> <li><p>Build a really dodge version of the site using tables^, etc. and redirect the users there if they have an old version of the browser (server-side) and have a warning on there about upgrading.</p></li> <li><p>Use Javascript to fix up the bits they don't work (like the shiv). This doesn't really cover the nonJS browsers which as stated are probably a minority.</p></li> <li><p>Build a static old browser page to redirect the old browser users to a page with links to upgrade download links. This is a real copout solutions, but is quick to implement</p></li> <li><p>Assume the only users that have old browsers are IE users, and use conditional comments to implement one of the previous options. <strong>Assumptions are always bad</strong></p></li> <li><p>Pretend users have the most upto date browsers and make no attempt to fix the site at all. <strong>Not really a practical option</strong></p></li> <li><p>Rebuild the website for HTML4 and use it accross the site. <strong>Bit of a waste of current work. As well as it looks a bit dissappointing if a webdeveloper has a site using old technologies, which was the driving force for the upgrade</strong></p></li> </ol></li> </ul> <p>What are your thoughts/solutions to the HTML4/5 limbo? Is there anything you've done in current projects to combat this?</p> <p>Cheers,</p> <p>Steve.</p> <p>P.S. Being a member of the 'I hate IE6 and don't care for it's existance' club, I'm pretending that IE6 (or less) never existed.</p> <p><strong>Update (to clarify)</strong></p> <p>^ - by tables, I mean are really slapped together version of the current website, using either a table/non-table based layout. But something that may not look pretty when the source is viewed, it's really just there to fill the compatibility void.</p>
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    2. COCheck the visitor stats for your business web-site? What's the cumulative share of the "problematical" browsers?
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