Help - Same ad 5 times

I just got a friend to sign up - but he is showing the same ad 5 times --




http://www.gmvsford.com/forums/ at the very bottom of the page. Yes - refreshed the page -- this is the code he placed at the footer -

$ad_network[0] $ad_network[1] $ad_network[2] $ad_network[3] $ad_network[4]



this is the same code I have on mine in the exact same place.....



+????

 

Did you try this:

include ('ad_network.php');
echo (''.$ad_network[0].','.$ad_network[1].','.$ad_network[2].','.$ad_network[3].','.$ad_network[4].'');

 

where??? take a look -- he added that code in the footer....

 

That wasn't the full code. Try this:

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

Even better:

<?php
ini_set ("include_path", ini_get ("include_path") . ':../:../../:../../../:../../../../');
include ('ad_network.php');
echo implode (', ', $ad_network); ?>

 

its important to note - everything on his server is .php3 for some reason

 

I sent you a PM with a "possible" solution.

 

I dont know if the ad_network.php file has to be different - he just renamed it ad_network.php3

Does the code need to be different?

 

Shawn, what needs to be changed to have the script run with php3?

 

I believe you have to include ad_network.php once for every ad you want to show (right before you show it) if you're using the old code. Make sure you've got the newest ad_network.php

 

we both ahve the same forum software - vbulletin -- and this code, in my footer, works fine for me but doesnt work for him


$ad_network[0] $ad_network[1] $ad_network[2] $ad_network[3] $ad_network[4]


Thats exactly how mine is and it works fine ??

 

anyone? Any thoughts?

 

Did you try what was suggested here? What was the outcome?

He shouldn't have to rename it but if he has then you need to rename the include as well. Show us the full code (similar to what other's cut and paste above) and we will be able to help you better. With full <?php tags etc. please.

 

its the full code shown on the setup page

<?php

	if (!function_exists('file_get_contents')) {
		function file_get_contents($url) {
			$handle = fopen($url, 'r');
			$string = fread($handle, 4096000);
			fclose($handle);
			return $string;
		}
	}

	if (!function_exists('make_seed')) {
		function make_seed() {
			list($usec, $sec) = explode(' ', microtime());
			return (float) $sec + ((float) $usec * 100000);
		}
		srand (make_seed());
	}

	if (!isset($_SERVER)) $_SERVER = $HTTP_SERVER_VARS;

	$ad_file = 'ad_network_ads.txt';
	for ($i = 0; $i <= 11; $i++) {
		$p = substr ('../../../../../../../../../../', 0, $i * 3);
		if (file_exists ($p . $ad_file)) {
			$ad_file = $p . $ad_file;
			break;
		}
	}

	if (is_writable ($ad_file)) {
		$ads = file_get_contents ($ad_file);
		$ads = explode ('<ad_break>', $ads);

		if (count ($ads) < 401 || $ads[0] + 900 < time()) {
			$new_ad = file_get_contents ('http://ads.digitalpoint.com/network.php?s=' . $_SERVER['SERVER_NAME'] . '&type=link');
			$ads[] = $new_ad;
			$ads[0] = time();
			if (count ($ads) > 401) unset ($ads[1]);
			if ($new_ad) {
				$file = fopen($ad_file, 'r+');
				if (flock ($file, LOCK_EX)) {
					fwrite ($file, implode ('<ad_break>', $ads));
					ftruncate ($file, ftell($file));
					flock ($file, LOCK_UN);
				}
				fclose ($file);
			}
			$ad = end ($ads);
		} else {
			$ad = $ads[rand(1,count($ads) - 1)];
		}
		$ad_network[] = $ad;
		while (count ($ad_network) < 5) {
			$ad_network[] = $ads[rand(1,count($ads) - 1)];
		}
	} else {
		$ad_network[] = 'You must set the "ad_network_ads.txt" file to be writable.';
	}
	if (substr (@$_SERVER['DOCUMENT_NAME'], -6) == '.shtml') {
		ini_set ('zlib.output_compression', 0);
		echo end ($ad_network);
	}

?>

PHP:

 

Find out exactly what version of php is being used. The php3 extension is older than my grandma. If it's a newer version of php; he should be able to use either the php3 extension or php extension.

 

What's the echo and include code in that displays the ads?

 

http://forums.digitalpoint.com/showpost.php?p=65389&postcount=1