Using PHPadsnew 2 with Vbulletin 3.

[Michael Morris]

The following are some tips on using these two programs together, based on my own experience. It's expected that you know how to use phpadsnew 2 to set up ads and generate invocation code.

PHP Invocation
The first tip is how to use php invocation code. Using javascript is possible, but not all browsers support javascript and, in my experience, using php is faster.

The php invocation code phpadsnew generates will look something like this...

<?php
if (@include(getenv('DOCUMENT_ROOT').'/phpads/phpadsnew.inc.php')) {
if (!isset($phpAds_context)) $phpAds_context = array();
$phpAds_raw = view_raw ('zone:2', 0, '', '', '0', $phpAds_context);
echo $phpAds_raw['html'];
}
?>


Place it in your PHPINCLUDE_START template, but omit the final echo statement and the <?php ?> tags. It will look like this...


if (@include(getenv('DOCUMENT_ROOT').'/phpads/phpadsnew.inc.php')) {
if (!isset($phpAds_context)) $phpAds_context = array();
$phpAds_raw = view_raw ('zone:2', 0, '', '', '0', $phpAds_context);
}


Now, to place the add, put the variable $phpAds_raw[html] in any template that you want that ad to appear (usually your header). Remember to omit the '' marks when placing the variable in a normal template - therefore $phpAds_raw['html'] becomes $phpAds_raw[html]

If you have multiple zones, you can string these together. On EN World we have a zone that only appears on our vbadvanced news page. On those pages we call the view_raw function an additional time for the extra zone (view_raw is the function that actually calls up the ad - the rest of the code initializes phpadsnew). Here's our code, as an example of a 2 zone system.

if (@include(getenv('DOCUMENT_ROOT').'/phpads/phpadsnew.inc.php'))
{
if (!isset($phpAds_context))
{
$phpAds_context = array();
$phpAds_raw = view_raw ('zone:2', 0, '', '', '0', $phpAds_context);
if (defined('VBA_PORTAL'))
{
$phpAds_context2 = array();
$phpAds_raw2 = view_raw ('zone:3', 0, '', '', '0', $phpAds_context2);
}
}
}

Running Maintenance.php from the scheduled task manager
Ads new's maintenance.php file needs to run on a regular basis for it to perform correctly. You can invoke it from your scheduled task manager if you wish. If you do, I'd advise applying the following mod to the code of the maintenance.php file.

Open it and go to the ending ?> mark. Right about it add this.

log_cron_action('PHP Ads New Maintenance Complete', $nextitem);


And you're done. The file can now log it's cron action with vbulletin's cron manager. Note that if you make this change you will be unable to call the maintenance.php file without vbulletin since it will trigger a fatal error (call to undefined function). Also, there's a glitch in phpadsnew - when vbulletin invokes maintenance.php it somehow forgets that it was ever invoked. The log files both in vbulletin and in phpadsnew itself speak differently, but phpadsnew continues to echo a message saying the maintenance.php script hasn't been ran which can be ignored.

Any other tips/comments/questions welcomed.

PHP Ads New 2 is at http://www.phpadsnew

[Michael Morris]

Here's a way to prevent certain usergroups from being logged as having seen an ad (they'll still see them but the ad view won't be logged). In the file phpadsnew.inc.php find the following code:

if ($phpAds_config['log_adviews'] && !$phpAds_config['log_beacon'])

Directly above it add

if (is_member_of($bbuserinfo, 6))
{
$phpAds_config['log_adviews'] = false;
}

If you need to use your phpadsnew installation for non vbulletin pages you'll need to create seperate versions of phpadnew.inc.php for vbulletin and your other pages to call.

[FrankieFive]

What should i put as the file name?

[Michael Morris]

phpads-vbulletin.inc.php would work

[FrankieFive]

I tried running the maintenance.php on my VBulletin 3.0.7 and wanted to make sure it was working so I tried to run it and got this error.

PhpAdsNew Maintenance

Warning: main(/www/adserver/maintenance/maintenance.php): failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /admincp/cronadmin.php on line 56

Fatal error: main(): Failed opening required '/www/adserver/maintenance/maintenance.php' (include_path='.:/usr/local/nf/lib/php') in /mnt/web_h/d48/s32/b0239134/www/forums/admincp/cronadmin.php on line 56

[Michael Morris]

Right there - the error message told me what I need to help you.. The absolute path to the file you want to include should be..

/mnt/web_h/d48/s32/b0239134/www/adserver/maintenance/maintenance.php

[FrankieFive]

Hi mike I tired what you said to put: (/mnt/web_h/d48/s32/b0239134/www/adserver/maintenan
I still get an error! How much will it cost to fix the problem for me?

PhpAdsNew Maintenance

Warning: main(/mnt/web_h/d48/s32/b0239134/www/adserver/maintenan): failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /admincp/cronadmin.php on line 56

Fatal error: main(): Failed opening required '/mnt/web_h/d48/s32/b0239134/www/adserver/maintenan' (include_path='.:/usr/local/nf/lib/php') in /mnt/web_h/d48/s32/b0239134/www/forums/admincp/cronadmin.php on line 56

[ALcorn]

FrankieFive, you need to adjust the number of caracters of the field filename of the table cron of your database because the default value of 50 caracters is not enought.

Try to run this query in the PHPMyAdmin:
ALTER TABLE `cron` CHANGE `filename` `filename` VARCHAR( 70 ) NOT NULL

[FrankieFive]

FrankieFive, you need to adjust the number of caracters of the field filename of the table cron of your database because the default value of 50 caracters is not enought.

Try to run this query in the PHPMyAdmin:
ALTER TABLE `cron` CHANGE `filename` `filename` VARCHAR( 70 ) NOT NULL

Is there a step by step instruction on how to do this?

[Michael Morris]

Is there a step by step instruction on how to do this?

From the Admincp go to Import & Maintenance >> Execute SQL Query. Type int query exactly as given above.

If you get a "You don't have permission to run queries" error you'll need to edit your config.php file to give yourself permission to run queries.

[FrankieFive]

I tried submitting it and got an error enclosed is a picture of my phpadmin. Is there anything missing or needs to be corrected?
http://www.thespeedlounge.com/phpmyadmin.jpg
http://www.thespeedlounge.com/phpmyadmin002.jpg

[Super Ted]

I want to display several zones in a page. Is this possible in VB3?

Edit: Silly Question! Should have read all the thread!

I am getting a Permission denied error when I try and run the cron job for maintenance.php I have tried changing the file permissions to 777 (not the best idea!) but now I get

/pub/home/****/htdocs/adserver/maintenance/maintenance.php: cannot open ?php: no such file
/pub/home/****/htdocs/adserver/maintenance/maintenance.php: /bin/: permission denied
/pub/home/****/htdocs/adserver/maintenance/maintenance.php: /backup: symbolic link loop
/pub/home/****/htdocs/adserver/maintenance/maintenance.php: /backup: symbolic link loop
/pub/home/****/htdocs/adserver/maintenance/maintenance.php: /backup: symbolic link loop
/pub/home/****/htdocs/adserver/maintenance/maintenance.php: 7: Syntax error: "(" unexpected

What permissions should be set to allow this cron job to be run?

[Super Ted]

I have tried running the vbcron and get the same error as Frankie.

[FrankieFive]

I have tried running the vbcron and get the same error as Frankie.


Mike I installed the invocation code into the php_start and the little piece of coding in the header and my banners aren't showing up. Also the maintenance error is still happening.

[Michael Morris]

The most likely reason is a size mismatch. Make sure the banners attached to the zone are exactly the right size.

[ALcorn]

I tried submitting it and got an error enclosed is a picture of my phpadmin. Is there anything missing or needs to be corrected?
Try to replace the single quotes in the SQL code by double quotes or simply get ride of them

[Super Ted]

My banners are displayed. They were appearing when I went to zones but I realised it was because I hadn't specified the banner size. The only error I get is when I run the Maintenance script.

[jugo]

Is there a step by step instruction on how to do this?
Just change the filename to this:

../adserver/maintenance/maintenance.php

[Super Ted]

I still get the same error.

Warning: main(../adserver/maintenance/maintenance.php): failed to open stream: Permission denied in /admincp/cronadmin.php on line 56

[cmiller1014]

How would the code look if I wanted to call 468x60 banners, and smaller ones at the same time on 2 different areas on a page? I have the large banners showing up but not sure what I need to add to call the small ones.

[Michael Morris]

How would the code look if I wanted to call 468x60 banners, and smaller ones at the same time on 2 different areas on a page? I have the large banners showing up but not sure what I need to add to call the small ones.

Each banner requires a different call of the view_raw function

if (@include(getenv('DOCUMENT_ROOT').'/phpads/phpadsnew.inc.php'))
{
if (!isset($phpAds_context))
{
$phpAds_context = array();
$phpAds_raw = view_raw ('zone:1', 0, '', '', '0', $phpAds_context);

$phpAds_context2 = array();
$phpAds_raw2 = view_raw ('zone:2', 0, '', '', '0', $phpAds_context2);
}
}

That would do zones 1 & 2. A third zone would require a third call.

[cmiller1014]

Thanks, but then how would I then call each zone onto the page where I want it? For example I decided I am going to have text ads on the main forum page, plus 2 468X60 banners, plus a small banner on the side. If I only use $phpAds_raw[html] in each of these 4 areas, how does it know to call the correct ad for that spot?

Thanks again!

I guess the bigger question is this......

I will always have text ads in the same place (forum home page), I will always have 468x60 ads in the same place (header and footer), and I will always have the small ad in the same place (side column). How would I setup both VB and PHPADSNEW to randomly call an ad of each type and stick it in these spots?

I figured it out! I wasnt as familar with phpadsnew as I thought. I had no zones setup, and was a little mixed up because of the "Advertiser" and "Publisher" terminology. This program is a lot bigger than I expected it to be.

I then figured out how to use multiple calls.... thanks again!

[pguy]

Using the instructions in the original post, I have been unable to get my site off the ground. The local invocation just wont work. However, when I use java invocation, it works just right. However since its a high traffic site, I would prefer local invocation. I have tried every variation and possibility, but no go. Any leads as to what I can do to get the local php invocation working with my VB3

[Michael Morris]

Uhm, well for starters, you are putting the local mode invocation code into the template phpinclude_start yes?

And are you then placing the variable $phpAds_raw[html] in the appropriate spot?

@Distributor Talk: The first call puts the information in $phpAds_raw[html], the second in $phpAds_raw2[html] and so on...

[pguy]

Ahoy! Thanks for replying.

Uhm, well for starters, you are putting the local mode invocation code into the template phpinclude_start yes?

Absolutely. When that didn't work I tried including the quote without the <?php> , but no go.

And are you then placing the variable $phpAds_raw[html] in the appropriate spot?

Yes. This too I am sure of because I replaced the $phpAds_raw[html] with the java invocation code and the ads are displaying just right. But I seriously want the local method to work to ensure lower loads

[cmiller1014]

I ended up getting it to work flawlessly on my site. Even setup a template condition to not display it on the homepage of vbadvanced (the banners are in my header and footer)

I'll help you if you want. Drop me an email:

chris@distributortalk.com

it looks like you figured it out :) I see the ad on your homepage

This automerge doublepost "feature" is the most annoying, confusing thing to hit vbulletin. :(

[pguy]

AHoy Chris,

Those ads are based on the javascript invocation, which I don't prefer due to the slightly increased loads. I hope I can still email you to figure this out since we seem to use the same templates! :D

[ssanders]

I can't get it to work.

I followed the tutorial verbatim, but they wont show up on my forums. :(

ideas?

[Michael Morris]

Well, first off - the <?php and ?> tags need to be dropped before inserting the material into phpinclude_start. Their presence will trigger a parse error.

Second, make sure the zone # in the function call is correct - this is the part of the code most likely to change.

Don't copy the code from my tutorial. Go to your phpads setup and have it give you the local mode invocation code. Then paste THAT CODE into phpinclude_start and delete the <?php and ?> markups along with the echo statement. Finally place the variable $phpAds_raw[html] where you need it to appear on your page.

[pguy]

Michael, I had dropped the <?php and ?> tags and tried. But even with their presence I did not receive any error. All code I pasted were from within phpadsnew. If the javainvocation code goes in the same are as $phpAds_raw[html] then all goes well.

[cmiller1014]

Hey pguy..... if that tossed no error before, you must be pasting the php code within the commented out area that already exists within the phpstart template.

Let me know. If you could set me up an admin that only has template access I can have this working for you in no time

[ssanders]

Michael, where exactly do I get my own invocation code? I can't seem to find a button inside the script.

As for the zones, i dont have any.

[Michael Morris]

To get phpadsnew to generate invocation code you need to go to publisher's & zones - it's in there somewhere.

@pguy> Post the entire contents of your phpinclude_start template into this thread in php bbcode tags, and I'll take a look.

[ssanders]

Ah i figured it out now. But it doesn't quite work on my froums... it shows up, but it gives me a "?>" at the end of the ad, and the banner is not clickable, but the text below it is :-\

Anyway I can talk to you on AIM?

[tgmorris]

I've done this and it makes life easier rotating google ads with regular ads. The problem arises that it's possible to display a google ad on a non-allowed page. Any idea how to best handle this? It's certainly possible to assign the google ads to a separate zone. Dealing with login and register is pretty easy as they are labeled as such by 'THIS_SCRIPT'. However I believe the error pages are labeled as whatever script was running when the error condition was encountered.

[tgmorris]

I did some experimenting and here's what I'm now using in my phpinclude_start template. I'm running phpAdsNew as my banner ad server and have my google ads served from there as well. I originally had things set up so no ads were placed on the google excluded pages but decided to place ads on all pages - just exclude google ads from the specific pages.

do
{
// phpAdsNew stuff
if (@include(getenv('DOCUMENT_ROOT').'/phpAdsNew/phpadsnew.inc.php')) {
if (!isset($phpAds_context)) $phpAds_context = array();
$phpAds_raw = view_raw ('', 0, '', '', '0', $phpAds_context);
}
} while (strpos($phpAds_raw['html'], 'google_') AND
(
(THIS_SCRIPT == 'login') OR
(THIS_SCRIPT == 'register') OR
(THIS_SCRIPT == 'usercp') OR
(THIS_SCRIPT == 'private') OR
(THIS_SCRIPT == 'subscription') OR
(THIS_SCRIPT == 'profile') OR
(THIS_SCRIPT == 'faq') OR
(THIS_SCRIPT == 'sendmessage') OR
((THIS_SCRIPT == 'calendar') AND $_REQUEST['do'] == 'add') OR
((THIS_SCRIPT == 'search') AND $_REQUEST['searchid'] == '') OR
((THIS_SCRIPT == 'gallery_search') AND $_REQUEST['searchid'] == '') OR
(THIS_SCRIPT == 'gallery_upload') OR
(THIS_SCRIPT == 'THIS_SCRIPT')
)
);It's a bit brute force but eliminates the need for zones and such related to google in phpAdsNew.

The last line in the while looks a bit strange but the current version of vBa gallery comes through with things defined that way for upload at the moment, so this serves as a catchall of sorts.

An alternative approach, if you want to only serve ads on "allowed" pages is to do something like
if (!(
(THIS_SCRIPT == 'login') OR
(THIS_SCRIPT == 'register') OR
(THIS_SCRIPT == 'usercp') OR
(THIS_SCRIPT == 'private') OR
(THIS_SCRIPT == 'subscription') OR
(THIS_SCRIPT == 'profile') OR
(THIS_SCRIPT == 'faq') OR
(THIS_SCRIPT == 'sendmessage') OR
((THIS_SCRIPT == 'calendar') AND $_REQUEST['do'] == 'add') OR
((THIS_SCRIPT == 'search') AND $_REQUEST['searchid'] == '') OR
((THIS_SCRIPT == 'gallery_search') AND $_REQUEST['searchid'] == '') OR
(THIS_SCRIPT == 'gallery_upload') OR
(THIS_SCRIPT == 'THIS_SCRIPT')
) )
{
// do ad stuff here
}
It's pretty easy to convert the latter one to run in the header using template conditionals.

[PuntoPower]

hi

plz forgive me if this has been asked before....

im using phpadsnew and vb3. i have one campaign with 5 ads, the code for this is in the header for vb3 forum. it works fine randomly displayin the ads on all the sub forums. but i have one section in the forum (a sub forum) i want it to display a certain ad. can i modify the phpadsnew code that is inserted with say an "if" statment to only allow a certain add for a section forum in my forum or is there another way around this

i hope the above makes sense

[camoman]

I think I am looking for a similiar thing.. Basically I want to be able to have a unique zone for each forum... so banners at the top of each forum would be relevent to the forum title. ie. in the boat forum I only want boat related ads showing up, in the snowmobile forum I only want snowmobile ads showing up etc..

Can this be done??

[boiboi]

I've been using phpadsnew for 3 years now with the remote invocation code because I have it in a subdomain. Will this little workaround work on a subdomain? I'm actually planning to move phpadsnew on a remote server.

[Michael Morris]

I don't know - I'm sure there's a way, but it might involve some tinkering with the code.

[epic1]

Has anyone integrated phpadsnew with magnus's AdColumns1.0 (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=62348) ?

I want to add a sidebar that rotates the display order on my forum on every refresh. I already have the zone and ads setup, just not sure how to deliver it with this script.

[bL@De]

Hi,
I've struck a slight problem which I can't workout. I have tested the following on my internal test site which works flawlessly following the instructions on page 1 however no matter what I do it doesn't show the banner.

My phpinclude_start is as follows

if (@include(getenv('DOCUMENT_ROOT').'/sponsors/phpadsnew.inc.php')) {
if (!isset($phpAds_context)) $phpAds_context = array();
$phpAds_raw = view_raw ('', 0, '_blank', '', '0', $phpAds_context);
}


I've then put in my header

<center>$phpAds_raw[html] <center />


I've removed the 'center' part but the problem is persisting that's for sure. No error bounces back just no banners are displayed and the pages looks as normal as it normally is.

Any ideas would be great.

Cheers
Darren

[Pulsorock]

I'm using Max Media Manager 0.1x (same as PAN2.1) but I can't make it work. The phpinclude_start has this:
ob_start();
if (@include(getenv('DOCUMENT_ROOT').'/maxserver/phpadsnew.inc.php')) {
if (!isset($phpAds_context)) $phpAds_context = array();
$phpAds_raw = view_local ('', 5, 0, 0, '_blank', '', '0', $phpAds_context);
}
ob_end_clean();
But on the forum I get Database error
Database error in vBulletin 3.0.3:

Invalid SQL:
SELECT
user.username, (user.options & 512) AS invisible, user.usergroupid,
session.userid, session.inforum, session.lastactivity,
IF(displaygroupid=0, user.usergroupid, displaygroupid) AS displaygroupid
FROM session AS session
LEFT JOIN user AS user ON(user.userid = session.userid)
WHERE session.lastactivity > 1113963706
ORDER BY username ASC

mysql error: Table 'maxmediamanager.user' doesn't exist

mysql error number: 1146

Date: Tuesday 19th of April 2005 10:36:46 PM
Script: http://www.pulsorock6.com:8081/foro/?styleid=5
Any idea? :disappointed:

[Michael Morris]

I'm using Max Media Manager 0.1x (same as PAN2.1) but I can't make it work. The phpinclude_start has this:
ob_start();
if (@include(getenv('DOCUMENT_ROOT').'/maxserver/phpadsnew.inc.php')) {
if (!isset($phpAds_context)) $phpAds_context = array();
$phpAds_raw = view_local ('', 5, 0, 0, '_blank', '', '0', $phpAds_context);
}
ob_end_clean();
But on the forum I get Database error

Any idea? :disappointed:

Not familiar with MaxMediaManager, but your view_local function call isn't specifying a zone, and the PHP Ads new function is view_raw.

Also, is you're ad server on the same machine as your vbulletin? If not that would explain the SQL error, which appears to be caused by the SQL server you're talking to not having the appropriate table.

[sdsvtdriver]

Michael,

Thanks for the information. It works great.

Oddly enough, on my first site, it gives me the option to use local invocation, but on the second, only javascript.

This is probably due to the fact the second site is on a different webserver, but alas, it works.

Thanks again

[cerebro]

i have a logout problem whit this code...some1 test if can logout whit this code on?

[GetGamer.com]

For the life of me, I can't get this to work. Here is my phpinclude_start template:/*
// Example of how to include a seperate file:

ob_start();
include('yourheader.html');
$your_code = ob_get_contents();
ob_end_clean();

// Now place a reference to $your_code where you want the resulting HTML to be displayed.
// This will most likely be the header or footer template.
*/

if (@include(getenv('DOCUMENT_ROOT').'/a/phpadsnew.inc.php')) {
if (!isset($phpAds_context)) $phpAds_context = array();
$phpAds_raw = view_raw ('zone:24', 0, '', '', '0', $phpAds_context);
}The invocation code was cut-and-pasted from phpAdsNew (which I've been using successfully with Javascript invocation for ages).

And here is a snippet from my footer template showing two different zones, one with local invocation and the other with javascript:<!-- 120 x 600 zone -->
$phpAds_raw[html]
<br />
<!-- 120 x 240 zone -->
<script language='JavaScript' type='text/javascript'>
<!--
if (!document.phpAds_used) document.phpAds_used = ',';
phpAds_random = new String (Math.random()); phpAds_random = phpAds_random.substring(2,11);

document.write ("<" + "script language='JavaScript' type='text/javascript' src='");
document.write ("http://www.bigblueball.com/a/adjs.php?n=" + phpAds_random);
document.write ("&amp;what=zone:19");
document.write ("&amp;exclude=" + document.phpAds_used);
if (document.referer)
document.write ("&amp;referer=" + escape(document.referer));
document.write ("'><" + "/script>");
//-->
</script><noscript><a href='http://www.bigblueball.com/a/adclick.php?n=aa4c0db4' target='_blank'><img src='http://www.bigblueball.com/a/adview.php?what=zone:19&amp;n=aa4c0db4' border='0' alt=''></a></noscript>The javascript invocation method works fine, but not the local method. You can see this in action here (http://www.bigblueball.com/forums/index.php?styleid=9). Note that the ads actually appear in the right-hand column, even though the are part of the footer template.

Any ideas as to why I can't get local invocation to work?

EDIT: As a test, I tried local invocation on a non-forum page at the same site, and it works fine. You can see this on http://www.bigblueball.com/index.php (it's serving the 120x90 ad in in the right column). Still can't get it to work in the forums though.

EDIT: After re-pasting the invocation code a second time, it seems to be working now. Nevermind..... :)

[Trana]

I am experiencing a strange problem when using this script.

To begin with, I originally added the banner to my page with the ob method described on the vbulletin website. When I found this thread, I removed those methods and added the php code directly to the include file as described here.

The banners work fine.

Unfortunately, I have a "shoutbox" module (CMPS) which is not working now that I added the phpadsnew script to my header. The shoutbox has not displayed properly with either method of calling the phpadsnew script.

The reason that I know these two are related, is that in the shoutbox module window, I get the following error message:

Table 'bannerads.adv_shoutbox' doesn't exist

So obviously, phpadsnew is changing the database from "forum" to "bannerads", running the script, and then for some reason not going back to the original database. I am guessing that it needs to do a USE FORUM sql statement in order to get the default database back into the focus.

So, do you think it is the phpadsnew or the shoutbox that needs the tweak? Any ideas on what could be causing this?

Thanks.

[jsharper]

i have a logout problem whit this code...some1 test if can logout whit this code on?

I'm also having a logout problem. Whenever my phpinclude_start is calling phpadsnew.inc.php, my vBulletin logout function is broken. clicking Log Out just returns a blank page and doesn't actually perform the logout.

Ideas? I'm using vBulletin 3.0.7 and phpAdsNew 2.0.5. I did try both with and without "Use database compatibility mode".

[Razasharp]

Thanks for a brill tutorial Michael!

Can I just ask you to check what I'm doing is ok please? (It all seems to be working ok)

I have two zones on the same page and this is how I've set it up:

My phpinclude star file contains:


if (@include(getenv('DOCUMENT_ROOT').'/adserver/phpadsnew.inc.php'))

if (!isset($phpAds_context))
{
$phpAds_context = array();
$phpAds_raw = view_raw ('zone:2', 0, '_blank', '', '0', $phpAds_context);
}
{

$phpAds_context2 = array();
$phpAds_raw2 = view_raw ('zone:3', 0, '_blank', '', '0', $phpAds_context2);
}


And the pages contain:

$phpAds_raw[html] -where I want the first zones ads to show, and,

$phpAds_raw2[html] -where I want zone two ads to show.

It all seems to be working fine, but just wondered if I have done it right or not!

Thanks for looking.

[Fallback]

This mod works great for me with no problems... thanks!

[m0nde]

I haven't used the script in this thread at all to use phpAdsNew. I've set it up as if phpadsnew were residing on a separate computer all together and simply called it using the invocation code generated in phpAdsNew for each publication location. This works fine and i'm using it on several sites.

http://www.bostonlove.org uses it for several spots on the site include the top the middle and the bottom.

http://www.yyzlifestyle.com uses it for the stuff at the bottom.

I've tied it into the vbaffiliates hack so that it counts each link in the affiliates module each time someone clicks on the appropriate affiliate's banner - all of this with just using phpadsnew without customisation for vbulletin.

I'm even using it to track who clicks on my paypal donation buttons.

- Sid

[jsharper]

I'm also having a logout problem. Whenever my phpinclude_start is calling phpadsnew.inc.php, my vBulletin logout function is broken. clicking Log Out just returns a blank page and doesn't actually perform the logout.

Ideas? I'm using vBulletin 3.0.7 and phpAdsNew 2.0.5. I did try both with and without "Use database compatibility mode".

In case anyone else is running into this, a solution can be found here:
http://forum.phpadsnew.com/index.php?showtopic=8281

Jason

[Rob Locke]

Here's a way to prevent certain usergroups from being logged as having seen an ad (they'll still see them but the ad view won't be logged). In the file phpadsnew.inc.php find the following code:

if ($phpAds_config['log_adviews'] && !$phpAds_config['log_beacon'])

Directly above it add

if (is_member_of($bbuserinfo, 6))
{
$phpAds_config['log_adviews'] = false;
}

If you need to use your phpadsnew installation for non vbulletin pages you'll need to create seperate versions of phpadnew.inc.php for vbulletin and your other pages to call.May I just double check that if I want to include several usergroups, the id numbers would just be separated by commas?

For Example:if (is_member_of($bbuserinfo, 6,7,8))

[wolf314]

In case anyone else is running into this, a solution can be found here:
http://forum.phpadsnew.com/index.php?showtopic=8281

Jason


Thanks!!! This is what I've been looking for.

[boske]

I think I am looking for a similiar thing.. Basically I want to be able to have a unique zone for each forum... so banners at the top of each forum would be relevent to the forum title. ie. in the boat forum I only want boat related ads showing up, in the snowmobile forum I only want snowmobile ads showing up etc..

Can this be done??

yeah Ive seen this done on other vb boards..im sure there is a way....

I don't know how, but I'd like to do the same thing.. :squareeyed:

After trying this numerous times, I still can't get it to work...

[Gio]

Will this work on 3.5.0 vb?

[cerebro]

i upgrate to phpAdsNew 2.0.5 and the logout function inst work.
When reload the site...the user still there. Didt work :(

[ludachris]

Hey Michael, not sure if you're still paying attention to this thread or not, but....

I tried setting up the Maintenance.php to be run via the Scheduled Tasks Manager. I'm receiving errors when running it:


Warning: Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at /var/www/mysitename.com/html/forums/includes/adminfunctions.php:222) in /var/www/mysitename.com/html/phpads/libraries/lib-cache.inc.php on line 16

Warning: Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at /var/www/mysitename.com/html/forums/includes/adminfunctions.php:222) in /var/www/mysitename.com/html/phpads/libraries/lib-cache.inc.php on line 17

Warning: Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at /var/www/mysitename.com/html/forums/includes/adminfunctions.php:222) in /var/www/mysitename.com/html/phpads/libraries/lib-cache.inc.php on line 18

Done


What could this be attributed to, and does this mean the maintenance script is NOT running?

[jsharper]

i upgrate to phpAdsNew 2.0.5 and the logout function inst work.
When reload the site...the user still there. Didt work :(

Look up a few posts to post #53.

[cerebro]

Look up a few posts to post #53.


thanks Jsharper...i dont understand in first place...now just comment the line and work. Thanks

[cmiller1014]

Does anyone know if there is a 3rd party script for phpadsnew that would allow automated signup for advertisers and possibly paypal integration to automate billing?

[bamaster]

I can't get it to work.

I followed the tutorial verbatim, but they wont show up on my forums. :(

ideas?


Mine weren't working either. However, I discovered I did not have the Publishers & Zones setup correctly. Then only one of the two banners was showing up. It turns out that one of the banners was not 468x60 as I specified... it was off by one pixel.

Once I correctly created the Zone (I'm only using one banner location, and it's on all my pages... hence only one Zone) and linked the banners, and corrected that one banner's size, everything worked fine.

The phpAdsNew interface isn't the most intuitive. I had to read *gasp* the manual to get it correctly setup. Read the documentation, double-check the banner dimensions, and review the instructions on this thread. All should work.

Best of luck!

[Michael Morris]

Look up a few posts to post #53.

Yeah, that *should* work.

(Has personally been moving away from PHPadsnew)

[cmiller1014]

(Has personally been moving away from PHPadsnew)

Our of curiosity, what do you use? I am looking for a all inclusive system where my advertisers can signup and select the type of advertising, pay, etc. Something fully automated.

[ludachris]

Yeah, that *should* work.

(Has personally been moving away from PHPadsnew)
How about this one:
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost.php?p=735753&postcount=59

Any idea on that problem? And I'd also be interested in what ad solution you're moving towards as well.

[Gio~Logist]

would you care to try and do this with cute news?

[ludachris]

Does anyone know how to implement the Maintenance script into the Scheduled Tasks menu in vB as explained in this post? I've followed the installation instructions but it's not being run daily as I have it set up to do. When I run it manually I'm receiving errors. The errors I'm receiving are posted here:
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost.php?p=735753&postcount=59

If anyone can help me fix this, I'd appreciate it. I'm running the 3.01 version of vb.

[Spinball]

I am investigating replacing my banner serving scripts integrated with vBulletin with PHPAdsNew.
My script has a lot of features (geotargetting, limited impressions per ip, advertiser updatable adverts) but I'm wondering whether PHPAdsNew will do the job better.

I have read the instructions at the top of this thread but I don't think it will work in my case. Unless I am missing something.
I serve 3 or 4 banners on each page :

Very top Run of Site 468x60 which is invoked from the page header,
Forum-specific header
Forum-specific skyscraper (not shown in thread view when there is only 1 post)
Forum-specific footer.

I invoke my ad serving script with a zoneid.
There are some 'custom' zones like 'ROST' for run of site 468x60 top banner or 'ROSASIANT' for the Run of Site Asian DVD reviews top banner, but most banners are in specific forums.
The zone id is made up of the forum id number (originally generated and used by vbulletin) and a letter - H,S or F for header, skyscraper or footer.
It's called from FORUMDISPLAY and SHOWTHREAD php scripts and then displayed in the FORUMDISPLAY and SHOWTHREAD templates.
The skyscraper invocation only happens when there is more than one post in a thread as otherwise the page looks rubbish with a large skyscraper on the right.

Given that I need the forum id and in showthread the number of posts, I don't see how putting the invocation code in the headinclude script is going to work.

Please help.

[Chris 96 WS6]

I integrated as instructed but the ads only work in firefox. In IE the links are dead on mouseover.

Any ideas?

Nevermind, I figured it out. Slight syntax problem in my header template

[mikexxx]

Is there a manual to do this in 3.5 with the hook system? The phpinclude_start is not in the vbulletin 3.5 version, but I can’t get it to work with hook > global_start.

[Sidewindr]

This appears to be broken now with phpAdsNew v 2.0.6 and vBulletin 3.0.7

Get errors regarding ..


Database error in vBulletin 3.0.7:

Invalid SQL:
SELECT forum.forumid, lastpost, lastposter, lastthread, lastthreadid, lasticonid, threadcount, replycount
FROM forum AS forum

mysql error: Table 'ls1ads.forum' doesn't exist

mysql error number: 1146

Date: Friday 19th of August 2005 03:51:53 PM
Script: http://www.ls1.com.au/forum/showthread.php?t=43313
Referer: http://www.ls1.com.au/
Username: Unregistered
IP Address: xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx


The table 'ls1ads.forum' does not exist and the phpAdsNew database is called ls1ads and the forum DB is called ls1 so it appears the new version of phpAdsNew is screwing with something where vBulletin is concerned.

[flstreetscene]

I get the following error with vb 3.5.0 RC3

Database error in vBulletin 3.5.0 Release Candidate 3:

Invalid SQL:

SELECT
user.username, (user.options & 512) AS invisible, user.usergroupid,
session.userid, session.inforum, session.lastactivity,
IF(displaygroupid=0, user.usergroupid, displaygroupid) AS displaygroupid
FROM session AS session
LEFT JOIN user AS user ON(user.userid = session.userid)
WHERE session.lastactivity > 1126235465
ORDER BY username ASC;

MySQL Error : Table 'florida_phpads.session' doesn't exist
Error Number : 1146
Date : Thursday, September 8th 2005 @ 11:26:05 PM
Script : http://www.floridastreetscene.com/testforums/index.php?
Referrer : http://www.floridastreetscene.com/testforums/admincp/index.php?do=head
IP Address : 68.223.209.100
Username : zeno
Classname : vb_database

[Pulsorock]

That used to happen to me too. The fix is found goin to Settings > Main Settings > In Database optimisations, check the option that reads: "Use database compatibility mode"

[flstreetscene]

That used to happen to me too. The fix is found goin to Settings > Main Settings > In Database optimisations, check the option that reads: "Use database compatibility mode"

Thanks, you PulsoROCK! :speechless:

[Pulsorock]

Thanks, you PulsoROCK! :speechless:

You are welcome... ;)

[Chris 96 WS6]

So how do I run 2 zones on one page? I have set up the 2nd zone and put the invocation code in phpincludes_start...but what tag do I put on the page (footer)? Right now I have the same tag on both places and so the zone 1 ad shows in both places.

[mikexxx]

Just put $phpAds_raw2[html] in any template ;)

[flstreetscene]

question:

Right now I have the '$phpAds_raw[html]' in my navbar template. How come when vbulletin message comes up (you just logged out, or you dont have permission to this page) the banner disappears? What do I edit so that it's visible there too?

Thanks.

[kafi]

PhpAdsNew

Warning: Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at /home/www/>>>>>>/www/includes/adminfunctions.php:222) in /home/www/>>>>>>/www/adserver/libraries/lib-cache.inc.php on line 16

Warning: Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at /home/www/>>>>>>/www/includes/adminfunctions.php:222) in /home/www/>>>>>>/www/adserver/libraries/lib-cache.inc.php on line 17

Warning: Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at /home/www/>>>>>>/www/includes/adminfunctions.php:222) in /home/www/>>>>>>/www/adserver/libraries/lib-cache.inc.php on line 18

Done

I am getting this errror after manual run of PhpAdsNew cron job on Vbulletin.

Please advise.
Thank you

[Chris 96 WS6]

Just put $phpAds_raw2[html] in any template ;)

You're going to have to dumb it down for me more. Nowhere in the invocation code for zone 2 does "$phpAds_raw2[html]" show up, so the call for zone 1 and zone 2 are the same. When I put $phpAds_raw2[html] in the template, that call doesn't seem to reference anything in PAN.

I'm lost.

How does this site: www.gearchatter.com, generate the zone on the left to diplay all his ads?

[Big Kahuna]

I know whenever you help people with something like this -- you open a can of worms that keeps you busy putting out people's fires.

I followed your distructions and added 6 banners (six different invocation codes) to my 30+ styles at www.moparstyle.com -- and everything works great.

99.44% of the time when I use one of the hacks here -- everything works fine. When it doesn't -- I generally find a typo on my part when I reread.

This is long way of saying all is well -- and I appreciate your help. Much faster than having the server running all of that Java code.

[jsharper]

You're going to have to dumb it down for me more. Nowhere in the invocation code for zone 2 does "$phpAds_raw2[html]" show up, so the call for zone 1 and zone 2 are the same. When I put $phpAds_raw2[html] in the template, that call doesn't seem to reference anything in PAN.

I'm lost.


The invocation code given by phpadsnew is just a template or an example of how to display that particular zone. When you have more than one banner on a page, the invocation code for at least one of them will have to be modified so that you don't have conflicting variable names. If $phpAds_raw[html] is set to contain the html for one zone, then you aren't going to be able to reuse that same variable to store the html for the next zone -- you'll have to change that variable to something else both in the invocation code and where you use it. Some people choose to use $phpAds_raw2[html] for the 2nd zone.

[Pulsorock]

I'm trying to place more than one ad (different zones) on my templates. On the header template I placed the first one, then on the postbit template I want to place another. On other template, I want to place the last one. But I'm not able to display them. Just the first one displays. Here is the code I placed on the phpinclude_start template:

ob_start();

if (@include(getenv('DOCUMENT_ROOT').'/maxserver/phpadsnew.inc.php'))
{
if (!isset($phpAds_context))
{
//LeaderBoard Banner
$phpAds_context = array();
$phpAds_raw = view_local ('', 5, 0, 0, '_blank', '', '0', $phpAds_context);

//Medium Rectangle
$phpAds_context2 = array();
$phpAds_raw2 = view_local ('', 21, 0, 0, '_blank', '', '0', $phpAds_context2);

//Wide Skyscraper
$phpAds_context3 = array();
$phpAds_raw3 = view_local ('', 37, 0, 0, '_blank', '', '0', $phpAds_context3);
}
}

ob_end_clean();
On the header I place the code: $phpAds_raw[html]. And it shows the leaderboard banner. Then on the postbit template I place the code: $phpAds_raw2[html]. But it does not appear anything. I also tried placing on the postbit template: $phpAds_raw[html], but it does not show anything.

Note: I'm using MMM 0.1.x

[SashaCPF]

I have one spot in my header that I want to have 43 banners rotate in. I want them to rotate with each page change or refresh. I am using direct selection. I can get one banner to display... I can get two banners to display next to each other at the same time. How do I get them to rotate... one at a time? Code?

[acorndomains.co]

I cant get this to work even following the instructions on the first page of this thread.

Soes anyone have simple instructions to follow to get this running on VB 3.5.0??

Many thanks

[NxTek]

Does this work with vB 3.5.1?

[MarkCSCS]

Hey Guys and Gals, can you guys help me out.

I'm installing PHPadsnew and I appear to have everything working on my server and html site. I'm trying to finish the install/integration into my Vb 3.51 forums.

The instructions say to modify the PHPINCLUDE_start template. For the life of me, I cannot find this template. I've looked through the templates and either I'm blind or its not there. Is this a template in vB 3.51? If so, where is it if, because apparently I'm blind, and running search in templates is not showing it to me.

If it's not a template in 3.51; then what should I modify to get this hack to work?

Thanks!

[jsharper]

Mark,
The phpinclude_start template is gone starting with 3.5. It is replaced with the plugins system. Try adding a new plugin with a hook location of global_start and put the phpAdsNew code in there.

[Masiello]

I have create a new plug-in (globalstart hook) and insert the code of the first post
in header the raw html, and just set the schedule task righ, but when I active the plug-in and try to open my page, it dont be able to connect to the database, why?

my vbulletin version is 3.5.2 and using vba index in the root dir with forum in /forum dir

[3dfusion]

I have the same problem. The error message is:

Datenbankfehler in vBulletin 3.5.1:

Invalid SQL:
SELECT pageid, title, name, parentid, userperms FROM vb3_adv_pages WHERE active = 1 ORDER BY displayorder;

MySQL-Fehler : Table '3df_adserv.vb3_adv_pages' doesn't exist
Fehler-Nr. : 1146
Datum : Tuesday, January 24th 2006 @ 04:32:31 PM
Skript : http://3dfusion.de/
Referrer :
IP-Adresse : 84.190.244.97
Benutzername : Boris
Klassenname : vB_Database


And this one:

Datenbankfehler in vBulletin 3.5.1:

Invalid SQL:

UPDATE vb3_session
SET lastactivity = 1138116751, location = '/', inforum = 0, inthread = 0, incalendar = 0, badlocation = 0
WHERE sessionhash = 'c716a84e4d16708bb047ada984f3ef92';

MySQL-Fehler : Table '3df_adserv.vb3_session' doesn't exist
Fehler-Nr. : 1146
Datum : Tuesday, January 24th 2006 @ 04:32:31 PM
Skript : http://3dfusion.de/
Referrer :
IP-Adresse : 84.190.244.97
Benutzername : Boris
Klassenname : vB_Database

[tgmorris]

I have the same problem. The error message is:

Datenbankfehler in vBulletin 3.5.1:

Invalid SQL:
SELECT pageid, title, name, parentid, userperms FROM vb3_adv_pages WHERE active = 1 ORDER BY displayorder;

MySQL-Fehler : Table '3df_adserv.vb3_adv_pages' doesn't exist
Fehler-Nr. : 1146
Datum : Tuesday, January 24th 2006 @ 04:32:31 PM
Skript : http://3dfusion.de/
Referrer :
IP-Adresse : 84.190.244.97
Benutzername : Boris
Klassenname : vB_Database


And this one:

Datenbankfehler in vBulletin 3.5.1:

Invalid SQL:

UPDATE vb3_session
SET lastactivity = 1138116751, location = '/', inforum = 0, inthread = 0, incalendar = 0, badlocation = 0
WHERE sessionhash = 'c716a84e4d16708bb047ada984f3ef92';

MySQL-Fehler : Table '3df_adserv.vb3_session' doesn't exist
Fehler-Nr. : 1146
Datum : Tuesday, January 24th 2006 @ 04:32:31 PM
Skript : http://3dfusion.de/
Referrer :
IP-Adresse : 84.190.244.97
Benutzername : Boris
Klassenname : vB_Database


Not sure if it will solve your problem or not but you might try turning on 'compatibility mode' in phpAdsNew.

[3dfusion]

Yes, great! With the 'compatibility mode (database)' it works flawlessly :)

[The Realist]

Looking for help in setting up Phpadsnew with VB 3.5.4 so banners show in the header template.

Tried all ways and so far had no luck.

HELP :)

[marcopolo]

Looking for help in setting up Phpadsnew with VB 3.5.4 so banners show in the header template.

Tried all ways and so far had no luck.

HELP :)

I'm having exactly the same problem

I'm running locally to test and having no luck whatsoever. I'm also running 3.5.4

[Warlock40]

I have my phpadsnew on a seperate database. None of the local code would work until I used remote jscript. Seems to be working at the moment.

Found that the manuals are not very specific to vb at all. I'm not sure if I'm going to keep using this or not.

I'm now having problems getting my header banner to center. It may not be worth all the trouble.

[kurtbarker]

k guyz, I got this working on 3.5.1 [woot]

I am using "$phpAds_raw" in my header template, what would I need to add to that code to have the banner centered, coz at the moment it is left aligned by default

[WhyDoesItMatter]

Brain fart here :(.. Where's the PHPINCLUDE_START template?... lol...

[Zachery]

There is no phpinclude_start template in vB 3.5

[WhyDoesItMatter]

That explains why I couldn't find it, hahaha.. Thanks Zachery. :(

[SuperJETT]

<a href="https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=100229" target="_blank">https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=100229</a>
phpAdsNew Integration 1.0.3 for vBulletin 3.5.x

[SLP LS1]

Anyone know how to place phpadsnew banners in one zone and rotate like this forum www.ls1tech.com

I picked "Don't show a banner from the same campaign again on the same page"

And put my php generated local mode in global

and put my banner code in right_column
> $phpAds_raw2[html]
> $phpAds_raw3[html]
> $phpAds_raw4[html]
> $phpAds_raw5[html]
> $phpAds_raw6[html]
> $phpAds_raw7[html]
> $phpAds_raw8[html]
> $phpAds_raw9[html]
> $phpAds_raw10[html]
> $phpAds_raw11[html]
> $phpAds_raw12[html]

I'm getting doubles still of my banners, there must be a setting in phpadsnew to fix this so I don't get doubles, anyone know?

Here's my site www.sembmusclecarclub.com

[Big Kahuna]

When I was using 3.0.6 I had phpds working real well it it. When I upgraded to 3.6 -- they disappeared. I added the phpinclude_start template -- but that didn't help.

COde in the phpinclude_start
if (@include(getenv('DOCUMENT_ROOT').'/phpad/phpadsnew.inc.php')) {
if (!isset($phpAds_context)) $phpAds_context = array();
$phpAds_raw = view_raw ('zone:1', 0, 'new', '', '0', $phpAds_context);
$phpAds_context[] = array('!=' => 'bannerid:'.$phpAds_raw['bannerid']);
}



if (@include(getenv('DOCUMENT_ROOT').'/phpad/phpadsnew.inc.php')) {
if (!isset($phpAds_context)) $phpAds_context = array();
$phpAds_raw2 = view_raw ('zone:1', 0, 'new', '', '0', $phpAds_context);
$phpAds_context[] = array('!=' => 'bannerid:'.$phpAds_raw2['bannerid']);
}


if (@include(getenv('DOCUMENT_ROOT').'/phpad/phpadsnew.inc.php')) {
if (!isset($phpAds_context)) $phpAds_context = array();
$phpAds_raw3 = view_raw ('zone:1', 0, 'new', '', '0', $phpAds_context);
$phpAds_context[] = array('!=' => 'bannerid:'.$phpAds_raw3['bannerid']);
}



if (@include(getenv('DOCUMENT_ROOT').'/phpad/phpadsnew.inc.php')) {
if (!isset($phpAds_context)) $phpAds_context = array();
$phpAds_raw4 = view_raw ('zone:1', 0, 'new', '', '0', $phpAds_context);
}


if (@include(getenv('DOCUMENT_ROOT').'/phpad/phpadsnew.inc.php')) {
if (!isset($phpAds_context)) $phpAds_context = array();
$phpAds_raw5 = view_raw ('zone:1', 0, 'new', '', '0', $phpAds_context);
}



if (@include(getenv('DOCUMENT_ROOT').'/phpad/phpadsnew.inc.php')) {
if (!isset($phpAds_context)) $phpAds_context = array();
$phpAds_raw6 = view_raw ('zone:1', 0, 'new', '', '0', $phpAds_context);
}


if (@include(getenv('DOCUMENT_ROOT').'/phpad/phpadsnew.inc.php')) {
if (!isset($phpAds_context)) $phpAds_context = array();
$phpAds_raw7 = view_raw ('zone:18', 0, 'new', '', '0', $phpAds_context);
echo $phpAds_raw['html'];
}




if (@include(getenv('DOCUMENT_ROOT').'/phpad/phpadsnew.inc.php')) {
if (!isset($phpAds_context)) $phpAds_context = array();
$phpAds_raw8 = view_raw ('zone:18', 0, 'new', '', '0', $phpAds_context);
echo $phpAds_raw['html'];
}


code in the header template

<!-- Add three phpad banners -->
$phpAds_raw[html] $phpAds_raw2[html] $phpAds_raw3[html]

</td>
</tr>
</table>
</center>
</div>
<!-- Endphpad banners-->

I looked at the addin for 3.5 -- and although I've used phpads for a couple of years, and have installed virtually every other hacek in the last 5 years without any promblems -- I must be too big of a dumbass as the instructions for the addin are not expicit enough. It also appear that coders much bettr than I are climing it is buggy.

Is there a was to use php invocation code in a 3.6 template -- more simular to the way I did in 3.0.6?

That used to happen to me too. The fix is found goin to Settings > Main Settings > In Database optimisations, check the option that reads: "Use database compatibility mode"

Just tried that -- didn't cure the problem with phpadsnew no longer working after upgrade to 3.6

[smoknz28]

Sure hoping that someone gets this figured out for vB 3.6.x.

I'd hate to throw away phpAdsNew. :(

[onliner7]

anyone got a fix for 3.6 ?

[onliner7]

Hi i finally made it work by myself for vbulletin 3.6.0

1. Make a new plugin with the code phpAdsNew generates OMMITING the last echo command.

ex

ob_start();

if (@include(getenv('DOCUMENT_ROOT').'/ads/phpadsnew.inc.php')) {
if (!isset($phpAds_context)) $phpAds_context = array();
$phpAds_raw = view_raw ('', 0, '_blank', '', '0', $phpAds_context);
}

ob_end_clean();


2. Set the hook to global start, execution 1, active YES
3. Save the plugin

Now find the template you want and add:

{$phpAds_raw['html']}

this was the actual error i was getting with other posts requiring to add this line of code without the {} .. i always got an error and got frustrated.. dont forget them !

Finished! it works ! (i tested it) (check www.pbzone.net)

if you want more info email me onliner AT pbzone.net

thanks

[smoknz28]

Hi i finally made it work by myself for vbulletin 3.6.0

1. Make a new plugin with the code phpAdsNew generates OMMITING the last echo command.

ex

ob_start();

if (@include(getenv('DOCUMENT_ROOT').'/ads/phpadsnew.inc.php')) {
if (!isset($phpAds_context)) $phpAds_context = array();
$phpAds_raw = view_raw ('', 0, '_blank', '', '0', $phpAds_context);
}

ob_end_clean();


2. Set the hook to global start, execution 1, active YES
3. Save the plugin

Now find the template you want and add:

{$phpAds_raw['html']}

this was the actual error i was getting with other posts requiring to add this line of code without the {} .. i always got an error and got frustrated.. dont forget them !

Finished! it works ! (i tested it) (check www.pbzone.net)

if you want more info email me onliner AT pbzone.net

thanks


I don't see this working on your site with the link you provided.

Also, I made my local mode code:

?php
if (@include(getenv('DOCUMENT_ROOT').'/phpadsnew/phpadsnew.inc.php')) {
if (!isset($phpAds_context)) $phpAds_context = array();
$phpAds_raw = view_raw ('', 23, '_blank', '', '0', $phpAds_context);
echo $phpAds_raw['html'];
}
?>

Integrated it into the code you put out:

ob_start();

if (@include(getenv('DOCUMENT_ROOT').'/phpadsnew/phpadsnew.inc.php')) {
if (!isset($phpAds_context)) $phpAds_context = array();
$phpAds_raw = view_raw ('', 23, '_blank', '', '0', $phpAds_context);
echo $phpAds_raw['html'];
}

ob_end_clean();

Added this code into my global_start.

Then, added:

{$phpAds_raw['html']}

Into my forumhome template.

Still not working, but then again, I'm using vB 3.6.1

Ideas?

Thanks

Thanks

[onliner7]

you need to delete the line

echo $phpAds_raw['html'];

from your plugin!!

check over the navbar http://www.pbzone.net/forum/index.php

[smoknz28]

you need to delete the line

echo $phpAds_raw['html'];

from your plugin!!

check over the navbar http://www.pbzone.net/forum/index.php

Ahhhh, were definitely getting somewhere now! ;)

http://www.f-bodyhideout.com/forums/forum.php

The issue now is that it shows up in two different areas on the forumhome template......mmmm, when I click on any other forum or category....then it shows up only once, like it's suppose to do. Strange...

Thoughts?

Thanks,
Mark

[onliner7]

you prolly have the same code somewhere else too? do a search mate ;)

[smoknz28]

you prolly have the same code somewhere else too? do a search mate ;)

Should I be searching for: echo $phpAds_raw['html'];

Been looking in my forumhome template and only found one instance with phpAds in it and that was the code that I just added.

Also, if I'd like to add more than one banner, would I just add the code from phpAdsNew into the plugin code just as I did to make the initial one appear?

[onliner7]

if you want to add a new banner you will probably have to make a new variable

for example.. a new plugin with the code



ob_start();

if (@include(getenv('DOCUMENT_ROOT').'/ads/phpadsnew.inc.php')) {
if (!isset($phpAds_context)) $phpAds_context = array();
$aNewVariable = view_raw ('', 0, '_blank', '', '0', $phpAds_context);
}

ob_end_clean();


notice the new variable name (it was phpAds_raw but now i made a new one called aNewVariable

then anywhere in your template

{$aNewVariable['html']}


i havent tested this but i think it should work OK

Jason

[onliner7]

In addition to the code i've posted here

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost.php?p=1091814&postcount=106

I would like to add something else for the peeps that want it to work with vbAdvanced

go to Admin CP -> vBA CMPS -> Default Settings -> Portal Output Global Variables

and add


phpAds_raw


to that textbox..

This will work with the latest phpAdsNew 2.0.8 and vBulletin 3.6.x

if you have more than one ads then you need to externalize (ie write all variables into this textbox without the $ in front) all variables you have in your hooks.. but the above will work with one ad just fine

as always check www.pbzone.net to see it working

A big thanks to this community it keeps me learning new things all the time

p.s. if anyone has benefited from this or has problems please email me :)

[smoknz28]

Will this work for multiple banners?

[myplacidcasual]

having some difficulty here. if I were to put the code:

{$phpAds_raw['html']}

into my header, would i place it inside a <td> or outside of it.

OH MY GOD!

So yeah I just took the javascript invocation code and plugged it into the bottom of the header. Everythign is fine now.

God da$#$n't that was a lotta time wasted.

Am I the only one who feels like an idiot at least 90 percent of the work day thanks to vbulletin?

[smoknz28]

OH MY GOD!

So yeah I just took the javascript invocation code and plugged it into the bottom of the header. Everythign is fine now.

God da$#$n't that was a lotta time wasted.

Exactly....did you read my other posts that talked about doing this?

Man, I had no idea that it was that simple until I started thinking about what I did with ubb Threads. After trying about 3 different hacks.... I had just tested out the Java invocation code....and whalla. ;)

What I'd like to do however, is insert a table where I can put the java code to the right of my banner. Here's what my header currently looks like: www.f-bodyhideout.com/forums

If someone knows how to do it....please PM me or post up here.

Thanks...

Glad you're up and running myplacidcasual.

[imported_infitech]

i dont have PHPINCLUDE_START

In addition to the code i've posted here

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost.php?p=1091814&postcount=106

I would like to add something else for the peeps that want it to work with vbAdvanced

go to Admin CP -> vBA CMPS -> Default Settings -> Portal Output Global Variables

and add


phpAds_raw


to that textbox..

This will work with the latest phpAdsNew 2.0.8 and vBulletin 3.6.x

if you have more than one ads then you need to externalize (ie write all variables into this textbox without the $ in front) all variables you have in your hooks.. but the above will work with one ad just fine

as always check www.pbzone.net to see it working

A big thanks to this community it keeps me learning new things all the time

p.s. if anyone has benefited from this or has problems please email me :)
ur the man!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[voteforbird]

I tried the instructions above, but it isn't working with my 3.6.2. When I add the plugin, I get a MySQL error:MySQL Error : Table 'volconvo_phpadsnew.blogs' doesn't existTable blogs is in my vBulletin table, but it's trying to fetch it from my ads table.

[imported_infitech]

this has helped me a great deal - thank u so much.....
****installs****

[burntire]

Has anyone got this working without using the Java invocation code?

I am trying to get this to work with the local invocation code with 3.6.4.

[jketron]

Guys can you helpe me understands the basics of how this works?
I installed VBulletin and it runs fine, I have openad installed and it all apprears to be running fine. I have a banner ad setup and it all seems to be setup right. I never modifed any of the templates within Vbulletin and it looks like I need to.

is there some steps outlines to get openad running? for example

1) Install openad
2) Create advertiser
3) create ad
4).....

[iogames]

There's still a guide for OpenAds 2.4.2???

or it's the same?