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Mist's Random Banner Hack · **Released**: 01-11-2003

Mist's Random Banner Hack

What does this hack do?

This allows you to have a random banner in your header.

Latest Version: 1.0

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If you install this hack then please click the INSTALL button.
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Regards

- miSt

Dean C · #12 01-13-2003, 03:22 PM

Hmmm well if someone installs this can they link me and i'll put it in their post (obviously with their permission

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- miSt

DrkFusion · #13 01-13-2003, 07:06 PM

I would install this, but the fact that it is manually edited (to change banners and stuff) that is the con in my view of this hack, the rest looks good.

Floris · #14 01-14-2003, 06:38 PM

PPN made an advert manager .. isn't this the same?

setsykid · #15 01-15-2003, 03:17 AM

Hello, I'd like to ask where I can put the url for the banners?
I know I can put more banners creating my own variable, they are just images but the url for them?

thx

NanoEntity · #16 01-15-2003, 06:59 AM

nice one Mist!

Mist! I would just forget about global.php, why not just insert this code to the phpinclude, it will be easy to mod if you need to add a new banner.

Also why list them as
$banner[1]="banner1.gif";
$banner[2]="newthread.gif";

Why not make an Array.
$banners=array('banner1', 'banner2');

Here is a simple way to do it, only takes 3 lines

PHP Code:


			
//?hololith.com(NanoEntity)

$banners=array('banner1', 'banner2'); //images names

$shuffle=$banners[rand(0,count($banners)-1)]; //shuffle images 

$adbanner="<img src=\"https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/greentek/adbanners/$shuffle.gif\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\">\n"; //images output

//END ?hololith.com(NanoEntity)

Was that easy

DEMO:
http://artwork.hololith.com/sigs.php - random
http://artwork.hololith.com/sigs.php?show=draco v1 - static
http://artwork.hololith.com/sigs.php?show=magal v1 - static
http://artwork.hololith.com/sigs.php?show=kinght v1 - static

This generates random signature, same way it would a banner ad, but its more advanced when it comes to code, about 13 lines.

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EDIT - Addon

I am geting PMs from people that want diffrent urls to diffrent banners, here is the code

This was tested and it works.

PHP Code:


			
//?hololith.com(NanoEntity)

$banner1="<a href=\"http://url1\"><img src=\"{ imagesfolder }/adbanners/banner1.gif\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\"></a>";

$banner2="<a href=\"http://url2\"><img src=\"{ imagesfolder }/adbanners/banner2.gif\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\"></a>";



$banners=array($banner1,$banner2); //banner array

$shuffle=$banners[rand(0,count($banners)-1)]; //shuffle banners 

$adbanner="$shuffle\n"; //banners output

//END ?hololith.com(NanoEntity)

Enjoy.

NanoEntity · #17 01-15-2003, 07:14 AM

Your joking?

Just put this in <a href=\"http://url\"><img src=...........></a>

And theres your code...

Quote:

Originally posted by setsykid
Hello, I'd like to ask where I can put the url for the banners?
I know I can put more banners creating my own variable, they are just images but the url for them?

thx

Dean C · #18 01-15-2003, 03:38 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by xiphoid
PPN made an advert manager .. isn't this the same?

I must say i have lots of plans for this with admin cp intigration soon but again i chose to be a manual edit hack because i'm not confident enough with using mysql to store the banners - i haven't even got to the mysql part in my php book so bare with me for a while hehe

Also PPN's hack doesn't currently work

- miSt

Dean C · #19 01-15-2003, 03:39 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by NanoEntity
nice one Mist!

Mist! I would just forget about global.php, why not just insert this code to the phpinclude, it will be easy to mod if you need to add a new banner.

Also why list them as
$banner[1]="banner1.gif";
$banner[2]="newthread.gif";

Why not make an Array.
$banners=array('banner1', 'banner2');

Here is a simple way to do it, only takes 3 lines

PHP Code:

$banners=array('banner1', 'banner2'); //images names $shuffle=$banners[rand(0,count($banners)-1)]; //shuffle images $adbanner="<img src=\"https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/greentek/adbanners/$shuffle.gif\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\">\n"; //images output

Was that easy

DEMO:
http://artwork.hololith.com/sigs.php - random
http://artwork.hololith.com/sigs.php?show=draco v1 - static
http://artwork.hololith.com/sigs.php?show=magal v1 - static
http://artwork.hololith.com/sigs.php?show=kinght v1 - static

This generates random signature, same way it would a banner ad, but its more advanced when it comes to code, about 13 lines.

The reason i decided to have the variables as an array is to make it easier for newbies to add more banners

- simple as that !

- miSt

Mike Gaidin · #20 01-18-2003, 08:07 AM

Will this only work in the header?

Dean C · #21 01-18-2003, 08:26 AM

No you can put the $banner variable in any template you wish

- miSt

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