Link rotating with perl

p3rlphr33k · 2008-09-22, 05:49 PM

Im looking for a simple explanation on how to rotate links with perl. Any resources would be helpful. I really dont want to write one from scratch knowing that there are probably 1000 of these scripts out there.|shocking|
Thanks in advance!

Simon · 2008-09-23, 07:00 AM

My buddy 'Big G' says you can find some examples here.

p3rlphr33k · 2008-09-23, 03:04 PM

That was the last place i would have looked... j/k
I have been searching around, but I guess I was just looking for a 'professional' opinion on whats good. I will continue my search with your friend, 'Big G'.
Thanks!

Simon · 2008-09-23, 04:03 PM

Some may be rotating with php here or maybe using OpenX (phpAdsNew) to handle ad links. Or have something built into their site scripts to rotate different kinds of links. Narrow it down a little on what kinds of links you want to rotate and someone may suggest a specific solution.

p3rlphr33k · 2008-09-23, 04:39 PM

Good point, Im looking for a program that will rotate daily with crontab, the entire link list on a per niche flat file DB, with perl if possible.

justbondage · 2008-09-24, 01:58 AM

Maybe I am over simplifying this but....

Have your crons only function to be to update the niche flat files with a number that appears at the top of them $currentnum or something - this will start at 0 and go to the amount of links you have in the file, once it gets to totalnumberoflinks-1 it should reset to 0.

Then all you need to do is read in that number, read in the links as an array, then output the scalar that lives at array[$currentnum].

This of course is assuming you want each link to get am equal amount of exposure.

2008-09-22, 05:49 PM	#1
p3rlphr33k Operator! Give me the number for 911! Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Grand Forks ND Posts: 138	Link rotating with perl Im looking for a simple explanation on how to rotate links with perl. Any resources would be helpful. I really dont want to write one from scratch knowing that there are probably 1000 of these scripts out there.\|shocking\| Thanks in advance! __________________ P3rlPhr33k http://btuz.com

2008-09-23, 07:00 AM	#2
Simon That which does not kill us, will try, try again. Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Conch Republic Posts: 5,150	My buddy 'Big G' says you can find some examples here. __________________ "If you're happy and you know it, think again." -- Guru Pitka

2008-09-23, 03:04 PM	#3
p3rlphr33k Operator! Give me the number for 911! Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Grand Forks ND Posts: 138	That was the last place i would have looked... j/k I have been searching around, but I guess I was just looking for a 'professional' opinion on whats good. I will continue my search with your friend, 'Big G'. Thanks! __________________ P3rlPhr33k http://btuz.com

2008-09-23, 04:03 PM	#4
Simon That which does not kill us, will try, try again. Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Conch Republic Posts: 5,150	Some may be rotating with php here or maybe using OpenX (phpAdsNew) to handle ad links. Or have something built into their site scripts to rotate different kinds of links. Narrow it down a little on what kinds of links you want to rotate and someone may suggest a specific solution. __________________ "If you're happy and you know it, think again." -- Guru Pitka

2008-09-23, 04:39 PM	#5
p3rlphr33k Operator! Give me the number for 911! Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Grand Forks ND Posts: 138	Good point, Im looking for a program that will rotate daily with crontab, the entire link list on a per niche flat file DB, with perl if possible. __________________ P3rlPhr33k http://btuz.com

2008-09-24, 01:58 AM	#6
justbondage I want to set the record straight - I thought the cop was a prostitute Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 293	Maybe I am over simplifying this but.... Have your crons only function to be to update the niche flat files with a number that appears at the top of them $currentnum or something - this will start at 0 and go to the amount of links you have in the file, once it gets to totalnumberoflinks-1 it should reset to 0. Then all you need to do is read in that number, read in the links as an array, then output the scalar that lives at array[$currentnum]. This of course is assuming you want each link to get am equal amount of exposure. __________________ TOF - Post your galleries JB - Post bondage stuff ICQ - 424617189