Banner Rotator

[NY Jester]

I have a java script rotator..I know not the best thing but, is there a way to keep that script on my root web in a diurectory and have it called from the area that I want the banners to appear? Because just like HW's php script above you have to have each URL/banner url etc included into it.

Thanks

J-

[SheepGuy]

Isn't there a way to use SSI for that? I seem to remember a buddy using includes for random banners but that was a few years ago. Never tried it but it looked pretty straightforward.

[Licker4U]

I use this script and put it in a folder called "rotator". In that folder I have my ads on html pages and another folder called "ads" with copies of the same html pages. Upload everything and on the page where I want the ads to rotate I have: <!--#include virtual="/rotator/random-advert.php" -->
<?php

I don't know anything about all this and how it works, but it does. Hit refresh and the ads rotate

###################################################################
# #
# Easy Ad Rotation #
# #
# Written by Tom Armstrong #
# #
# Support Available at http://www.tomsnewbiebooster.com/ #
# #
# This script may not be modified or re-sold #
# #
###################################################################

// TEST MODE - SET TO on OR off
$test_mode = "off";


###################################################################
# #
# Don't edit anything below here :-) #
# #
###################################################################

// RESET ADS
$ads = "";

// AND PICK AN AD

// COUNT ADS

$dirhandle = opendir("ads/");
while($filename = readdir($dirhandle)) {
if (ereg ("htm", $filename)) {
$ads[]=$filename;
}
}
closedir($dirhandle);

$number_of_ads = count($ads);

if($test_mode == "on") {
print("There are <B>$number_of_ads</B> ads in the ads folder<BR>");
}

// SET THE RANDOM SEED
mt_srand(doubleval(microtime()) * 100000000);

// PICK A RANDOM NUMBER
$random_number = mt_rand(1, $number_of_ads);

if($test_mode == "on") {
print("I am going to show advert <B>$random_number</B> of <B>$number_of_ads</B><BR><BR>");
}

$array_number = $random_number -1;

include("ads/$ads[$array_number]");

?>

[Simon]

Originally Posted by NY Jester

I have a java script rotator..I know not the best thing but, is there a way to keep that script on my root web in a diurectory and have it called from the area that I want the banners to appear? Because just like HW's php script above you have to have each URL/banner url etc included into it.

Yes, you can keep all your Javascripts in a directory just for them, on the root of your site is fine. And yes, then you can call those scripts from anywhere else you like.

You can even have multiple copies of your banner rotator script in that directory, named, for example, banners-amateurs.js, banners-grannies.js and banners-teens.js -- each script with only the banners you want to use for that niche/category -- and then call just the banners you want by selecting the script that has them.

But please read my post #11 before you waste a lot of time going down that road.





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