Banner Rotator

[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]");

?>