How to use Internet Explorer 8 to test sites in IE6 and IE7

SelenIT, now blocked by the Habrauser, already wrote about something like this. But Australian developer Elbert F. offers a new way to test the site "in IE6" using a piece of PHP code.

Personally, I don’t really care how my sites look like in IE6, 7 or 8. If I suddenly want to see this, I have a magic button . And for those who are worried, there are ways to test the site in these browsers.

Method number 1 (more complicated)

If you have Windows XP or an earlier version, you can use the standalone version of IE6 . If you have Windows 7 (non-beta), you can use Microsoft's free IE Application Compatibility VPC Image to run XP with IE6 or 7 in a virtual machine. If you have a different operating system (Windows Vista, Mac OS, Linux) and still have a Windows XP license, you can start it using a virtual machine such as VirtualBox .

Method number 2 (simpler)

Those with IE8 have a simpler way for you. Mode Compatibility View will display the page in IE7, but missed the doctype will cause your IE8 to display sites, as would IE6 in quirks mode .
You can simply remove the doctype from your web pages for testing in IE6. Or, if you are using PHP, add a simple switch to them:

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