PHP Code to display randomly sized AdSense blocks.

Discussion in 'AdSense' started by JamesColin, Apr 25, 2006.

  1. tomzx

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    #21
    They are actually called heredocs.

    <?php
    $menu_html = <<<MENU_DATA
      <div id="menu">
      <strong>Menu</strong>
      <a href="index.htm">Home Page</a>
      <a href="articles.htm">Articles</a>
      <a href="links.htm">Links</a>
      <a href="forums/" title="Discuss anything in our forums!">Forums</a>
      </div>
    MENU_DATA;
    ?>
    HTML:
     
    tomzx, Apr 29, 2006 IP
  2. mariush

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    #22
    The "<<<" thing works on all PHP versions, 4 or 5, it doesn't matter.

    CODE cand be replaced with any name you wish, but the same word must be used at the end.

    See this for documentation :

    http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/php/2003/04/10/php_heredocs.html

    Google has no way to determine if the code was pasted directly from the site or not.

    Changing colors may be a good thing if your site's users have "ad blindness".
     
    mariush, May 1, 2006 IP
  3. JamesColin

    JamesColin Prominent Member

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    #23
    Hello, I've found this thread this morning, for people who think that using PHP is not allowed and who think that when Google says to copy & paste the code means don't use anything else than copy and paste or includes, someone actually asked Google:
    http://forums.digitalpoint.com/showthread.php?t=81358

    For the lazy, the answer is yes you can, of course. :)
     
    JamesColin, May 4, 2006 IP
  4. jumble

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    #24
    thanks james! it only makes sense that Google agrees with you ....hopefully others will LISTEN and stop scaring new users into tip toeing around the TOS like mice in a cattery! :)
    :p
     
    jumble, May 5, 2006 IP