Website affiliate system

[Urbanturf]

Hey, sorry for being a total noobstick, but im just kinda learning php for my site...

So heres the deal, im going to have a lot of pages, and i want to be able to show affiliates on that bottom bar, and every time i add or take off an affiliate i don't want to edit EVERY SINGLE PAGE...

 

Heres the site:

www.urbanturf.net/index

 

so i figured i could make a file called "affiliates.php" and then on the index, or whatever page just put this code in

 

								<?PHP
								include("affiliates.php");
							?>

and in affiliates.php i put this code in...

<?php
echo "<table cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"700\"><tr><td align=\"center\" valign=\"top\">
<a href=\"http://www.munchymedia.com/\"><img src=\"affiliates/munchymedia.jpg\"></a>
</td></tr></table>"
}; ?>

 

Can anyone help me? Sorry for being a total noob once again, and i would of looked for a tutorial, but i have no clue what they call this!

if anyone can tell me what im doing wrong or help me find a tut id be very greatful and free Bj's..

 

THANKS

[zfred09]

Not sure if this is proper placement for this thread, anyways, you have the basic idea right with the include and external file, however you should create a function inside of the external file.  Then on your pages you can call this function and it will display the info you want it to.

 

in external file... function affiliates(){echo "I love all my affiliates.";}

on each page include "file.php"; and when you call it... affiliates();

[Urbanturf]

Not sure if this is proper placement for this thread, anyways, you have the basic idea right with the include and external file, however you should create a function inside of the external file.  Then on your pages you can call this function and it will display the info you want it to.

 

in external file... function affiliates(){echo "I love all my affiliates.";}

on each page include "file.php"; and when you call it... affiliates();

 

alright so in the affiliate.php (external) i put

<?php
function affiliates(){echo "I love all my affiliates.";}
?>

and the index i put

								<?PHP
								include("affiliates.php");
							?>

 

now it shows nothing ><

[TheFilmGod]

now you got to call the function in the actual page...

[ardyandkari]

ok.  what i am gathering is this:

 

you want to be able to advertise your affiliates at the bottom of the page.  something like a "this site sponsored by" area.

 

what you could do is have a random image script run. 

following is the random image script.  dont remember where i got it, but oh well.

<?php

/*
* Name your images 1.jpg, 2.jpg etc.
*
* Add this line to your page where you want the images to 
* appear: <?php include "randomimage.php"; ?>
*/ 

// Change this to the total number of images in the folder
$total = "11";

// Change to the type of files to use eg. .jpg or .gif
$file_type = ".jpg";

// Change to the location of the folder containing the images
$image_folder = "images/random";

// You do not need to edit below this line

$start = "1";

$random = mt_rand($start, $total);

$image_name = $random . $file_type;

echo "<img src=\"$image_folder/$image_name\" alt=\"$image_name\" />";

?>

 

copy and paste the code and save it as randomimage.php

 

at the bottom of the page add a row and include the file.

 

just make sure that the images are the right size.

 

[zfred09]

If you want the image script try that, otherwise all you need to do is call the function. So where you want "I love my affiliates to display" use this code.

<?php affiliates();?>

[Urbanturf]

im still not doing it right =(  do i need to give my sql info or somin? anyone have aim or an instant messenger?  this is what i got so far though...

 

index.php ....

<?php affiliates();?>

affiliates.php

<?php
function affiliates(){echo "I love all my affiliates.";}
?>

[ardyandkari]

why in affiliates.php dont you just put the php code.  dont make it a function.  then you just include affiliates.php.

 

what if you use single quotes in stead of double '/"  ??? i dont know if that makes any difference or not, pretty new to php.

[TheFilmGod]

now you called the function, but forgot to include() the file. - What is your experience with php?

[unsider]

index.php

<?php
include("affiliates.php");
affiliates();
?>

 

affiliates.php

<?php
function affiliates() {
echo "I love all my affiliates.";
}
?>

 

Clean up that code, and you forgot the include. Function is voided without.

 

Curse you Film 

 

[Urbanturf]

GUYS IT WORKED!!!!!! THANKS SO MUCH!!!!!!1

you guys were so helpful, and no1 called me a dumb noob or anything lol

appriciate it guys!

[unsider]

GUYS IT WORKED!!!!!! THANKS SO MUCH!!!!!!1

you guys were so helpful, and no1 called me a dumb noob or anything lol

appriciate it guys!

 

That is one thing I respect about this community, I haven't seen any maligning, it's a learning enviroment sure, but even then you still expect some form of critisism, and that's pretty cool.