Banner Scheme

[Steve^CHUK]

I Urgently need a banner rotation script...

Just a simple one that i cant track clicks and displays a random banner at the top of each page.

Thanks in Advance

Steve

[Symbian.info]

Same for me.. so anyone?

[The Dude]

<a href="http://www.phpadsnew.com" target="_blank">www.phpadsnew.com</a>

[Feran]

This has.. nothing to do with vB3 :p

[Steve^CHUK]

i run php ads new on the server - but never got a good way to just iclude the banner at the top - can anyone show me the code mods required - i have previously got it to display using a layer but that scrolls with the screen - all i want it to do is just stay in the top right.

Anymore help would be appreciated

[The Dude]

ob_start();
include("/home/virtual/site7/fst/var/www/html/topad.php");
$topad = ob_get_contents();
ob_end_clean();

Include something like that in your phpinclude_start file and then you can call the ad with the $topad code. Replace the file locotation with your one and you can replace the $topad bit with whatever you like as well.

[Indy]

I've tried just about all of the banner programs. Either too much work to keep on top of things, additional server resources, etc. Plus, about 2 years or so ago I had to do something quickly to keep my sponsor's banners up and running. I too wanted something simple.

Open up and enter your banner info in banner.txt
Open up and edit the $base_dir, $img_url and $max information in banner.php

Upload banner.php and banner.txt to your forum's dir.

Place the following in your phpinclude_start template:
ob_start();
include("banner.php");
$showbanner = ob_get_contents();
ob_end_clean();

Wherever you want the banner, insert $showbanner

This has been working great for me for the past two years. Yes, I have to open these two files whenever I add or change info but it only takes a couple minutes.

If a particular banner is expired, I just move it to a line down under the text "EXPIRED GOES HERE"

Remember to adjust the $max variable in banner.php to the number of line of banners you have in banner.txt.

Honestly, I thought that after I got my vB2.3 upgraded to vB3 that I would get a little fancier with this by making a table and adding banner/sponsor info in the database plus counting clicks, etc. But, like I said previously this thing works so great I may just leave it alone and K.I.S.S. it! :squareeyed:

Feel free to use it, hack it or whatever you want!

[randychase]

Awesome stuff Indyshooter. Works great!

[ehask]

Thanks Indy!!!

Just what I needed

Eric
Rackspeed Web Dev.

[13th_Disciple]

indy.. great little system.. i really like how small it is.. i have a question.. any idea how i can get it working on my main page? it is at "/" where my forums are "/forums"

any advice would be greatly appreciated..

[Indy]

If I'm reading your post correctly, just put a copy of the banner.php in the root directory and on line 2, change $base_dir = '/forums'; to $base_dir = './';

That should do the trick.

p.s. - Hats off to vBulletin for the phpinclude_start template!!! Sure does make life alot simpler.

[trafix]

arrow ads is almost done

[GMeadows]

ob_start();
include("/home/virtual/site7/fst/var/www/html/topad.php");
$topad = ob_get_contents();
ob_end_clean();

Include something like that in your phpinclude_start file and then you can call the ad with the $topad code. Replace the file locotation with your one and you can replace the $topad bit with whatever you like as well.

Thanks. Your tips, together with Power Banner Manager (http://www.ak85.tk) were just what I was looking for. Works like a dream.

Gary

[chet]

arrow ads is almost done

Hi trafix how almost is "almost", I'm looking for a simple banner ad on my portal and forum home page, I have looked at phpadsnew but is way over what I need

Look forward to the release

Chet

[trafix]

I had a few set backs :( ... i have just spent the last couple of days removing crap from my computer :) ... was upsetting its performance

I will get back onto it soon :)

[chet]

Thanks for the reply, sounds like you are maxed at at the minute, do you have a rough time scale on this release

Regards

Chet

[13th_Disciple]

Thanks. Your tips, together with Power Banner Manager (http://www.ak85.tk) were just what I was looking for. Works like a dream.

Gary
I found that program right after posting in this thread.. it really is a good banner management system using zones, specific banner ids and customer ids.. really nice utility..

[chet]

Open up and enter your banner info in banner.txt
Open up and edit the $base_dir, $img_url and $max information in banner.php

Upload banner.php and banner.txt to your forum's dir.

Place the following in your phpinclude_start template:
ob_start();
include("banner.php");
$showbanner = ob_get_contents();
ob_end_clean();

Wherever you want the banner, insert $showbanner



I have done the above but unsure what "Wherever you want the banner, insert $showbanner" means

Where do I put the above command

Regards

Chet

[mlevenson]

I have tried to install this but it keeps trying to use the local director for the banner image file not the src path I provided in the banner.txt file.