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Discussion in 'Co-op Advertising Network' started by digitalpoint, Jul 8, 2004.

  1. digitalpoint

    digitalpoint Overlord of no one Staff

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    #21
    If you change it to PHP, all you would need to do is:

    readfile('http://ads.digitalpoint.com/network.php');
    PHP:
    Or whatever variation of the URL you use (to determine ad types/colors).
     
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  2. digitalpoint

    digitalpoint Overlord of no one Staff

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    #22
    No, I don't think the file permissions would matter..
     
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    #23
    12.178.132.94 - - [09/Jul/2004:01:26:57 -0400] "GET /news/ HTTP/1.1" 403 293 "http://www.webstractions.com/" 
    12.178.132.94 - - [09/Jul/2004:01:28:19 -0400] "GET /news/ HTTP/1.1" 403 293 "http://www.webstractions.com/" 
    12.178.132.94 - - [09/Jul/2004:01:29:02 -0400] "GET /news/ HTTP/1.1" 403 293 "http://www.webstractions.com/" 
    12.178.132.94 - - [09/Jul/2004:01:30:40 -0400] "GET / HTTP/1.1" 200 10059 "-" 
    12.178.132.94 - - [09/Jul/2004:01:30:41 -0400] "GET /rsc/ie.css HTTP/1.1" 304 - "http://www.webstractions.com/" 
    12.178.132.94 - - [09/Jul/2004:01:30:41 -0400] "GET /img/wf_watermark.gif HTTP/1.1" 304 - "http://www.webstractions.com/" 
    12.178.132.94 - - [09/Jul/2004:01:30:41 -0400] "GET /img/bg.jpg HTTP/1.1" 304 - "http://www.webstractions.com/" 
    12.178.132.94 - - [09/Jul/2004:01:30:41 -0400] "GET /img/hdr_logo.gif HTTP/1.1" 304 - "http://www.webstractions.com/" 
    12.178.132.94 - - [09/Jul/2004:01:30:43 -0400] "GET /news/ HTTP/1.1" 403 293 "http://www.webstractions.com/" 
    12.178.132.94 - - [09/Jul/2004:01:31:27 -0400] "GET /news/ HTTP/1.1" 500 621 "http://www.webstractions.com/" 
    Code (markup):
    This is the part of the logs where I was having the problem. Of course, this just tells me the same thing I was seeing. 4o3 :(

    The last line (I think) is where I revised the .htaccess file to say RewriteBase news/ (without the leading slash) Still now go.
     
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    #24
    Cool idea - I like that you continually try to come-up with innovative, clever ideas. I think my next MT site will use these ads - thanks again
     
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    #25
    Hi

    Great idea and it will be very interesting on how it develops
     
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    #26
    Shawn,

    1. I've tried to login with my standard username and password and I don't get any error message but I also don't seem to be logged in???

    2. You left the "o" out of the word account on the login page.

    3. Can I join with my InfoPool? It is hosted on a FreeBSD server running Apache. The only problem may be that the page use FrontPage extensions and as a result the .htaccess file is not really available. However we can use Apache mod_rewrite.
     
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  7. flawebworks

    flawebworks Tech Services

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    #27

    I tried changing the footer.shtml file to footer.php and that worked. That's as far as I went last nite; I'll try the above next.

    Thanks.
     
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    #28
    oooh, now this looks very interesting :)

    I've signed up but haven't put the code up yet - just have a couple of questions:

    1 - I assume if you're using readfile("adcoop.server/ads.php"); it serves the ads based on the hostname - do you do this as a whole string (eg www.hostname.com) or as just the domain (eg shoes.hostname.com and bananas.hostname.com would work)? Just wondering since my pages are split across quite a few subdomains..

    2 - ummm.. im sure i had at least three, sorry, i'll come back when ive found my brain :)
     
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    #29
    oh yeah, heres one : you can select banner or text ad, but i can't see how you create a text banner? do you put an html file in the url of banner image bit, or does it just not exist yet?
     
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    flawebworks Tech Services

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    #30
    Got it working, using the readfile thingy above in the footer.php: no need for the passthru.php either.

    Now:

    How do I get the ad to center? Whether I use a text banner or a link it just sits over to the left of the page. I want it to center and putting in center tags no worky. It should have picked up because I tried to add it in the footer section. Also; is there a way I can change the text banner itself to white?

    Hmm.

    Thank you for all of your utilities Shawn and your assistance. You are brilliant!
     
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    #31
    In your control panel; when you select Create New Ad; choose text, then you need to fill out the form. Put in whatever you want in the text box and submit. It will be there.
     
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    digitalpoint Overlord of no one Staff

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    #32
    To be honest, I'm not sure, it's a bit difficult to try and troubleshoot without having access to the server.

    You could do it with an SSI or something else (if your server can run SSI) I suppose.
     
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    digitalpoint Overlord of no one Staff

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    #33
    Did you create an account with your standard username and password?


    Opps... fixed. :)


    Sure... if you can figure out how to include them. I could tell you how to do it with mod_rewrite (in .htaccess or httpd.conf) or with SSI, but beyond that, I haven't gotten into other methods for non-blog/forum sites.
     
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    digitalpoint Overlord of no one Staff

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    #34
    No, it's not based on hostname at all. The ads are served regardless of host (or any host for that matter).


    There is an option to create a graphic banner, or a text banner in the normal interface (it's a radio button toggle). For the raw text ad, it simply takes the destination URL and anchor text you picked for your ad. So there isn't a need to create separate ones for them.
     
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    #35
    Normal HTML formatting will work
    For example you could
    echo '<center>';
    PHP:
    before the readfile and
    echo '</center>';
    PHP:
    after the readfile.
     
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    #36
    I never would have thought of that. It worked beautifully! Thank you!
     
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    #37
    Hi

    Just thinking with my cup of coffee - how is this regulated as in someone joining putting up thier ad but not displaying it on thier site or just putting it on one page

    Sorry for the dum question but hay thats what I here for :rolleyes:

    OH western union are showing 50% of the time yet cannot find were they are displaying the ads
     
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  18. digitalpoint

    digitalpoint Overlord of no one Staff

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    #38
    Sites are revalidated daily.

    Technically it's 26% (and dropping as more people join) of the time as of right now.

    The sendwu.com ads are mine (the same weights apply to me as other people, so there is no overrides going on). I gave 25,000 unique pages of content for the ad network, so that's why my weight is high.
     
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    #39
    Thanks for the infor and the effort youve put in guess I ow you a beer or two

    Very much looking forward to the result of this project
     
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    #40
    Is there any way we can have ad sizes, and can you/we use CSS? The grey is kind of ugly. I think a table with 4px padding, a background of #eeeeee and Verdana 11 point is a nice default look that can go with most sites using a white background.

    P.S. If you mess up on the form, it clears all the fields too. Looking forward to getting this started!
     
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