[SOLVED] Randomized linked images (urls in .txt)

[Chuck D]

Ok, I need help finding a simple way to get links from a text file and displaying them all linked to an image, and possible randomizing the order too... if you need more info, or can help, it would be much appreciated!

 

I am trying to make it easier on myself because the links change often and it would just save me a lot of time just edite\ing a list instead of a bunch of html

 

something like:

 

link1  link2  link3  link4

 

then on refresh:

 

link3  link1  link4  link2

 

and have the list like:

 

link1

link2

link3

link4

 

I don't think it should be too difficult but I am new to php and cannot find what I am looking for on php.net. thanks again!

[MadTechie]

use fread

 

what code do you have sop far ?

[Chuck D]

I pretty much have nothing... I want to get it so I don't have to mess with html as much as possible.

[MadTechie]

well we can help with the problem or do you want one written for you ?

[Chuck D]

yeah if possible... i am trying to figure it out... but yeah id def love some help

[MadTechie]

heres a quick one

<?php
//file of links
$filename = "links.txt";
$link = array();

$handle = @fopen($filename, "r");
if ($handle) {
    while (!feof($handle)) {
        $buffer = fgets($handle, 4096); // read line by line
        $link[] = $buffer; //store in array
    }
    fclose($handle);
}
shuffle($link); // mix up the array
foreach($link as $l) //loop and print the links
{
echo "<a href=$l>$l</a> | ";
}

?> 

 

links.txt

http://www.phpfreaks.com/articles.php
http://www.phpfreaks.com/tutorials.php
http://www.phpfreaks.com/quickcode.php
http://www.phpfreaks.com/forums/index.php/topic,138161.0.html

 

 

normally i would point you to the freelance section but i had a great day

 

this code will probably need cleaning up, but its a start

 

 

 

EDIT: Added some comments in the code

[Chuck D]

hey, thanks a lot... hope the rest of your day is better it works perfect

[MadTechie]

i don't think its 100% it will display all the links..

 

but if its ok please click solved

[Chuck D]

hmm... i have been playing with it and after the second link its adding a <br> into the link

 

like <a href=whatever.com<br>>whatever.com

[Chuck D]

ugh...

 

<a href=whatever.com<br>>whatever.com</a>

 

and its not doing that on the last one so im assuming its addinf a br because the txt has them on new lines... but i dont know how to fix

 

what i think its doing is adding the new line onto the end of the link and thats conflicting with the code making it like this:

 

<a href=whatever.com
>whatever.com
</a>

[MadTechie]

foreach($link as $l) //loop and print the links
{
echo "<a href=$l>$l</a><br>";
}

 

will work

 

also check the txt file (remember use plain text NOT html)

[Chuck D]

what its doing is putting

 

<a href=whatever.com
>whatever.com</a>

 

which shows up on the html page as whatever.com

 

instead of

 

<a href=whatever.com>whatever.com</a>

[MadTechie]

ok

#1 check the echo

 "<a href=$l>$l</a><br>";

the

<br>

AFTER the

</a>

, if it is (i guess it is), open your txt file in notepad and check you don't have the

<br>

in their

 

if you still have problems please post the text file and code

[Chuck D]

i dont have any html in my text file and i copied the code just as you wrote it, its just that it putting the line break after the links, is theyre an array that will make it not read the line break or take it off?... its not any of my coding that has a break code

[MadTechie]

Ahhhh

 

ok remove the line breaks from the array..

 

add them on the display part

 

<?php
//file of links
$filename = "links.txt";
$link = array();

$handle = @fopen($filename, "r");
if ($handle) {
    while (!feof($handle)) {
        $buffer = fgets($handle, 4096); // read line by line
        $link[] = $buffer; //store in array // <--Keep as is
    }
    fclose($handle);
}
shuffle($link); // mix up the array
foreach($link as $l) //loop and print the links
{
echo "<a href=$l>$l</a> <br> "; //<---------DISPLAY <BR> added
}

?> 

[Chuck D]

its still giving me the same result... do you maybe have aim or msn or something? im sorry to make it so difficult

[MadTechie]

can you post the code you have, i have MSN but i do prefer to keep it on the board as others may used this as a referance.

 

nb: you don't have to post real info you can remove passwords etc

[Chuck D]

<?php
//file of links
$filename = "links.txt";
$link = array();

$handle = @fopen($filename, "r");
if ($handle) {
    while (!feof($handle)) {
        $buffer = fgets($handle, 4096); // read line by line
        $link[] = $buffer; //store in array // <--Keep as is
    }
    fclose($handle);
}
shuffle($link); // mix up the array
foreach($link as $l) //loop and print the links
{
echo "<a href=$l target=_blank><img src=image.gif width=132 height=20 border=1></a>";
}

?> 

[MadTechie]

Hummm

 

this worked for me (images across the top)

<?php
$filename = "links.txt";
$link = array();

$handle = @fopen($filename, "r");
if ($handle) {
    while (!feof($handle)) {
        $buffer = fgets($handle, 4096);
        $link[] = $buffer;
    }
    fclose($handle);
}
shuffle($link);
foreach($link as $l)
{
echo "<a href=$l target=_blank><img src=image.gif width=132 height=20 border=1></a>";
}

?> 

 

So did this (image going to down)

 

<?php
$filename = "links.txt";
$link = array();

$handle = @fopen($filename, "r");
if ($handle) {
    while (!feof($handle)) {
        $buffer = fgets($handle, 4096);
        $link[] = $buffer;
    }
    fclose($handle);
}
shuffle($link);
foreach($link as $l)
{
echo "<a href=$l target=_blank><img src=image.gif width=132 height=20 border=1></a><br />";
}


?> 

 

 

can you try the link file i have attached

 

[attachment deleted by admin]

[Chuck D]

here is my msn... and what i can do is post the fix

 

****@hotmail.com

[MadTechie]

OK final code

 

<?php
$filename = "links.txt";
$link = array();

$handle = @fopen($filename, "r");
if ($handle) {
    while (!feof($handle)) {
        $buffer = fgets($handle, 4096);
        $link[] = trim($buffer); //added trim
    }
    fclose($handle);
}
shuffle($link);
foreach($link as $l)
{
echo "<a href=$l target=_blank><img src=image.gif width=132 height=20 border=1></a>";
}

?> 

[Chuck D]

yep it works perfect now thank you!