SSI Implementation

[Black Viper]

I understand that I can copy the "code" in the location to place it whereever in the forums, but I wish to include the ad space on my main site, of which, is in a different directory and sub domain. Could you give an example of said SSI implementation?

My current SSI code is the following (slightly edited for content):

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<?php
require("r:\Public\my\forum\subdomain\SSI.php");
if (in_array(11, $user_info['groups']))
{echo ' ';}
else{
echo '<div class="ads"><script type="text/javascript"><!--
ad code is here
//-->
</script>
more ad code is here
</div>';
}
?>
The previous is so a single group members do not see the ads, but all others do. With Ad Seller Pro, I can see that what I wish to do may be able to be done with one shot and configuration area... but cannot make it work (after creating a new ad location, unchecking all forum areas, etc).

By the way, your mods rock.

[SMFHacks]

Your close make sure the SSI include is at the very top of all your php code on your website

Next you would create a new location in Ad Seller Pro. Give a title, description. Then after it is created click on the "Get Code" link to get the code

Posted an example using the overall header ad location code

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<?php
require("pathtossihere\SSI.php");

// Begin Ad Seller Pro Location - Overall Header

global $sourcedir;
include_once $sourcedir . "/adseller.php";

$adSellerAdData =  ShowAdLocation(1);
if ($adSellerAdData != false)
{
echo $adSellerAdData;
}

// End Ad Seller Pro Location - Overall Header

?>


This line is checking to see if we need to show ad's or not.

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if ($adSellerAdData != false)

To style the Ad location such as adding table's etc put  your style around this line

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echo $adSellerAdData;

Hope that helps

[Black Viper]

OK great!
That looks good. I know where I went wrong now.
Will try it with your recommendation while substituting the proper information.
Thanks!

[Black Viper]

Works exactly as intended with even a couple more member groups (such as admin) not displaying the ads on the main web site!
However, I do have an issue to ask about, but will start a new thread.

[stledm]

ok, i'm baffled... i've been trying to use this (want to place an add on my drupal homepage which my forums are a subdirectory of) and am getting nothing but errors.

i added

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require("C:\[path]\[root path]\Forums\ssi.php");
and i still get the error: 

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Call to undefined function cache_get_data() in C:\[path]\[root path]\Forums\Sources\adseller2.php on line 2293
so i added

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include_once "/Forums/sources/load.php";
fixed that error however now i get

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Function name must be a string in C:\[path]\[root path]\Forums\Sources\adseller2.php on line 2295

... i'm stumped. :-/

[SMFHacks]

Are you loading SSI as the very first line of code in the file that you are calling from?
Also making sure you are using SMF 2.0 right?

[stledm]

yes to both.

[SMFHacks]

That should do it then hmm. Try changing \ to / in the paths
If not just make a script with that code and we can try to do an insert via an iframe.

[amwebby]

I've got SSI.php up and running on my Joomla site, using it to show items form the forum and from Aeva quite successfully.

I followed the instructions above, created a custom location, assigned an add to that location and placed the custom location code in a Joomla Module, which I installed via the installation manager.

The module installed successfully but no ads show. Have I done something stupid or is there another reason it doesn't work?

I'm using SMF 1.1.17

Edit: The problem was mine. I'd included a parameter for section ID in the installer which of course was not applicable.

[SMFHacks]

This is solved right?

[amwebby]

Yep, problem solved. My bad!

[amwebby]

I'd like to create a view of the management console for my ads so that I can view that item on its own on a mobile phone. It should be possible with SSI but I need pointing to the code please?

[SMFHacks]

Not possible with SSI you would need to create a whole interface for the phone

[amwebby]

I'm not talking about creating a phone app but a php web page that I could view on my mobile. Surely it is possible to create a php page that only shows that one function?

[SMFHacks]

Show what function?