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ResaleBroker

06-24-2005 10:00 PM

Random Content [Basic]

For those times when a database solution is overkill here is an alternative. With this easy modification you can display content, pulled randomly on page load, from a text file. Possible content includes tips, quotes, banners, etc.

1) Open the content.txt file and replace the current content with your own. (One quote, etc. per line.)

2) Upload the content.txt file to your server in the forum directory.

3) Open the rand_con.php file and modify the file path to the content.txt file on your server.

4) Upload the rand_con.php file to your server in the forum directory.

5) Open "Common Templates":
Admin CP >> Styles & Templates >> Style Manager >> All Style Options

6) In the phpinclude_start area add:

HTML Code:

ob_start(); 

include('rand_con.php'); 

$random_content = ob_get_contents(); 

ob_end_clean();

7) Now place a reference to $random_content where you want the resulting HTML to be displayed.

That's it! Your done! :)

cinq	06-26-2005 12:09 AM

U included a styleset in your zip :)

ResaleBroker

06-26-2005 12:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cinq

U included a styleset in your zip :)

Fixed. ;)

TheComputerGuy

06-26-2005 04:35 AM

Anyway just to have that simple box around it like yours?

ResaleBroker

06-26-2005 05:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheComputerGuy

Anyway just to have that simple box around it like yours?

Sure. You can place the content in "any" container. For instance, a simple table or "box":

HTML Code:

<!-- Boxed Random Content -->

<table class="tborder" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" border="0" width="100%" align="center">

<tr>

<td class="page" align="left" width="100%">$random_content</td>

</tr>

</table>

<!-- End Boxed Random Content -->

MindTrix

06-26-2005 09:31 AM

Heres a load of random quotes for you to use.

ResaleBroker

06-26-2005 04:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MindTrix

Heres a load of random quotes for you to use.

That's a load of scripts alright. Thanks! ;)

MindTrix

06-26-2005 05:02 PM

Most welcome.

Joe Gronlund

07-02-2005 02:44 PM

Is there anyway to get this to work with vB 3.5.0 ????

ResaleBroker

07-02-2005 03:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Joe Gronlund

Is there anyway to get this to work with vB 3.5.0 ????

I haven't seen vB 3.5 however I would imagine this should still work.

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