ad_network PHP File Update

Thanks everyone for the helpful comments!

I use Frontpage for my pages so, after changing the PHP file and adding the txt file, I simply did a search and replace for the new code and it all went smoothly!

[For the guy who added code to all the pages manually, I did a search form <\body> and then replaced it with the code and then appended <\body> - so it ends up at the end of every page!]


I do have a question: I have only about 2K points but I have been running my links for at least 10 days and I still have seen no sign of any links anywhere. My ads are enabled but when I check Google and yahoo for my website www-younevercall-com I cannot find a single link from the co-op.

Anyone have an idea why I would find zero links in Google or Yahoo?

thanks,
sam.

 

Log into your account and click on "Stats" under each ad. This will give you actual impressions (number of times your ad was shown).

This will become more and more accurate over the coming days as everyone updates their code.

 

Shawn,
I appreciate the work you do much. With this update I only have 2 problems:

a) the interface changed again, so I have to recode the ad display from using the array elements on several site's footer... oh - well - chaning interfaces again ... this is software development - back & forth...

b) more important: the tracking feature - as cool as it is - makes it possible that every jerk able to load html source detect the coop ad network... most important - spiders can rely on one single string and detect them just as they can do with affiliate links etc...

What are your thoughts on making a supported silent option?

 

shawn,

i agree with linda, that if you have more than 10 sites this is a hugh task. If you use the text feature and 5 sites showing, this is NOT just a one line replace in your page, it is a HUGH task.....

like linda said, why not allow the old version to work side by side. i dont see any need to look at stats myself....

thanks,

dean

 

Because then the stats would never be accurate then for those of us that do want them.

 

Finally I have devised a test of the text files writability. This version checks to see that some data was written to the textfile. And should do all other things the php script version 2.13 does.

Added a little "manual" below:

This script will replace the old ad_network.asp. It will try to create the file ad_network_ads_213.txt file, if this does not succede creating that file it will display a message instead of the ads. If you get that message, create the file manually and ensure that the script has write access to that file (if it doesn't it will again print a message instead of the ads).

The code will now print the ads just by calling the

ad_network

function. There is no longer any need to call

response.write ads(0)
or
<%=ads(0) %>

or similar. You can change the delimiter and the number of ads using constants (in the first rows of the file). There is also a constant to change the text files name (if you decide to use the same name as before, delete the old file when installing the new script).

 

Blademaster - stats are blank.

I think its not working at all.

 

Our sites are slowly but surely not validating. We are using a cgi wrapper on the sites that are failing and most of them are higher traffic. Here is what we just received when updating to the latest code release:

Y | o | u | | m


Assuming it is trying to tell me something, just not sure what it is

Also, it would be great to have a sticky update file that only Shawn can write to to let everyone know what update we are at and when it is necessary to update by.

 

heh, I was hoping so. But, 13 pages seems like a lot to read through to try and find your posts about what needs to be done and by when.

 

First post? What would I want to read that for?

 

This one does a few things a little nicer than previous versions.

The generation of random ads failed for me sometimes with the last script. It produced doubles of some ads. Otherwise it's used in the same way.

Also, for the first time since I began updating the file it has become smaller which feels nice

 

Can you increase the size of the Separate Ads With: field? I have my ads broken up with the following code:

<?php
	ini_set ("include_path", ini_get ("include_path") . ':../:../../:../../../:../../../../');
	include ('ad_network.php');
	echo '<li>';echo $ad_network[0]; echo '</li><li>'; 
	include ('ad_network.php');
	echo $ad_network[1]; echo '</li><li>';
	include ('ad_network.php');
	echo $ad_network[2]; echo '</li><li>';
	include ('ad_network.php');
	echo $ad_network[3]; echo '</li><li>';
	include ('ad_network.php');
	echo $ad_network[4]; echo '</li>';

?>

PHP:

And I can't do that with the new code..

 

Works like a charm, thanks Shawn!

 

Yes, finally the script actually checks the writability of the cache file. Finding the correct way of doing this meant that some more code could be removed, so now the script is nice and small.

I will continue to improve the code for preformance and utility.

 

I am currently updating my domains with new CO OP code. I have done 2 already...no problems. I am work on one now, www . cardtemplates . com and keep getting 'You must set the ad network .txt file to be writable'

I have set permissions properly, but on this domain I can't figure out what I'm doing wrong Any words of wisdom would be appreciated