Can anyone please help implant the XML into my website. I tried playing around with it and its confusing me, no matter how much I try to research about it.
Hey, What exactly did you try with their XML feeds? They have good enough documentation about this subject and it explains almost everything (parameters to build a URL and also the format of a XML data response). The only thing - it's kind of too complicated. There are a lot of options to choose from and it can easily confuse a user... But I want to point you into their dynamic IFRAME generator. This is the option that I really like and it's very easy to use. You can choose any data type you are interested in (ringtones, pictures, etc.), a data selection (top items, best sellers, random...), formating options and colors. As result you get a small HTML code that you can put anywhere in your page and make it look like it belongs here (not like a banner view). For example take a look into http://www.ILoveIM.com - "Mobile Ringtons" section is comming from Mediaplazza dynamic IFRAME. Also, my personal experience shows that Mediaplazza is very friendly company and they are open to help you with your questions. Take a look who is "Your Contact" in the your account home page and contact this person. This is your account mananger and he/she can assist you with technical questions as well. I have even talk to them by phone to discuss some options for my account. Bezel
I dont want to use Iframes this is why I am talking about the XML. I am trying to build a regular site with sections for polyphonic, mono, logos, ect... but using xml... How would I use the XML to build a category list and such. I read the documents and still cant get it.
I'm using mediaplazza XML Engine. You need to understand php and xml to create Your own site. Go and read about parsing xml via php. It's realy not that complicated.
Any article you can lead me too, I sort of understand the concept but when i use the xml engine, it gives me like New stuff 1005 a=xxx&t=14&l=EN&act=CONT&cat=1005&p=1&np=&q=&c=AR&h=1 Top downloads 3004 a=xxx&t=14&l=EN&act=CONT&cat=3004&p=1&np=&q=&c=AR&h=1 Bollywood 2131 a=xxx&t=14&l=EN&act=CONT&cat=2131 &p=1&np=&q=&c=AR&h=1 Advertising 2119 a=xxx&t=14&l=EN&act=CONT&cat=2119&p=1&np=&q=&c=AR&h=1 Cartoons / Manga 2104 a=xxx&t=14&l=EN&act=CONT&cat=2104&p=1&np=&q=&c=AR&h=1 Famous Classicals 2116 a=xxx&t=14&l=EN&act=CONT&cat=2116&p=1&np=&q=&c=AR&h=1 Christmas 3500 a=xxx&t=14&l=EN&act=CONT&cat=3500&p=1&np=&q=&c=AR&h=1 Country 3501 a=xxx&t=14&l=EN&act=CONT&cat=3501&p=1&np=&q=&c=AR&h=1 Eastern 2118 how would i implant that in, its not like blog rss type of stuff..
Your last post shows that you already know how to create the list of paramaters and as result how to build the exact URL for XML feed. And you are right - it's more complicated then a regular RSS feed. Regualr RSS feed includes just a limited (and predefined) sets of data - it's a special format. Medialplazza XML feeds return XML data in their own format, so you MUST parse the output. Any programming language includes some libs to parse XML data, so you do not know how to do that - please check it first. If I misunderstood you and you already got that, then sorry... Bezel
any examples of how to make the categories or something to read to help me understand? can you possibly provide me with something.
I can help you with advice, but please be clear what exactly is the problem for you right now? Do you understand how to combine the URL to Mediaplazza XML feed for your needs? If yes, do you need help to "parse" this XML data to get required information for you? If yes again, then what is the programming language do you use?
Basicly, I have the website layout. I made it all in CSS with 0 tables so its fast and super quick to change content. Lets say I am making a monophonic ringtones section. In the middle of my website I have a section where i put my content. How would I make the XML write in that section where the content goes. I mean how do i make it desplay the categories and allow uses to browse through the ringtones. I am not sure how to colaborate the information from what the MediaPlazza Engine provide, into the website thru xml...
You actually did not answer on my question and I'm really confused about the real problem you have. You talk about a website layout and CSS - it has nothing to the way you process an XML data. Here is the sample case for getting data from Mediaplazza. Let's say you are interesting in ring tones. This URL http://mpxml.mediaplazza.com/xml_act.php?a=vhost&t=15&h=1&l=FR&c=FR&act=CAT gets the list of categories associated with polyphonic ring tones. It means that you need to program the way to get a data from this URL and it CAN NOT be done in a plain HTML. You need to use some program language (PHP/ASP/JSP/Perl or anything else) that can work with XML data. You need to parse this XML response and get the list of categories from there and then display it in your page in any way you want. Next. Let's say user clicks on a category there and you want to get a list of products in this category. It means that you need to proceed this user click by YOUR OWN script that will accept request, get the category ID number and combine another "internal" request to Mediaplazza XML engine to get XML data with list of products for this category. And then the same like before - you have to parse this XML response and display these products in your page as you want... I other words - it's a complicated work. It requires programming skills and also understanding of Mediaplazza queries to get their data. Again, I'm sorry if I sound "rude" here, but I asked you questions before to understand the level of your understanding of this task, but you did not answer it and as result I've no idea what is the level I have to describe this information...
does anyone know if mediaplazza provides free ringtones? I saw a site that used the mediaplazza xml engine that had a free ringtones aspect where when you clicked on a song it provided you not with the song but the tones to make up the song. Just curious. Also it is my understanding that all that the xml engine provides is the categories, songs and links to the previews or purchase of the song... does it provide anything else? btw city2 and I are going to swap.. i will code up the interaction with the xml engine and he will provide me with a design.. ;-)
I'm not aware about free ringtones there. Never saw it myself... But there is "VIM PASS Club" thing, that provide some discount options.