How to create an add rotator

I want to create an ad rotator, that changes the ads that are displayed every time the page is viewed. How would I do this? Is it possible to do this in html?

Thanks,
Kyle

 

Not in HTML. It would need to be some kind of server side code.

 

i've been looking around for it too

as the previous poster said, it would not be efficient to do in HTML

i have figured out that the best way to do it is in javascript, now im just working out a way on how to do it

 

well .. you should have an array with ad codes .. you can display the ad with document.write(ar[x]) where ar[0]=code1;ar[1]=code2;x=math.rand(0,1);
this is how it would work in javascript

 

In php you need a code like this one :

<?php
// array with ads
$ads = array('ad_code1',
'ad_code2',
' ...' ,
'ad_code10');

// random display
$rand = mt_rand(0, count($ads)-1);
echo $ads[$rand];

?>

PHP:

 

Ok, but is there a website, or software, where you just enter the adsense and banner ads that you want to rotate and it will give you a code that you can put on your site?

Thanks,
Kyle

 

or in .net....

<asp:AdRotator ID="Ad1" runat="server" AdvertisementFile="adsfile.xml" />

Code (.Net):

 

If you find one, please let me know. I've been looking to do the same thing and having problems finding a means to do it since i'm not real familiar with php or javascript.

 

you can use php ads at http://www.phpadsnew.com , its an opensource program that does exactly what you are looking for and has very good documentation. Setting it up is piece of cake

 

Ill build you a custom one in php with click and impression tracking for £25 gbp