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/* PHP RandomRotator v1.0                                               */

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/*   Written by Steve Dawson - http://www.stevedawson.com               */

/*   Freelance Web Developer - PHP, Perl and Javascript programming     */

/*                                                                      */

/* This program is free software. You can redistribute it and/or modify */

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##  HTML or plain text can be randomised. see associated random.txt for the quotes/html.

##  See the associated ReadMe.txt file for full installation instructions.



## The name of the .txt file which hold the rotating info (currently random.txt)

$filename = "random.txt";

$file = file($filename);



  srand((double)microtime()*1000000);

  while ($RandomRotator == "") {

  $RandomRotator = ereg_replace("\n","",$file[rand(0,count($file))]);

  }



## This prints the banner, quotes or random text, or whatever is in the random.txt file

  print "$RandomRotator";

?>

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 PHP  RandomRotator v1.0

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Freelance Web Developer -  PHP, Perl and Javascript programming

Web:  www.stevedawson.com

Written by Steve Dawson



After unzipping the randomrotator.zip you should have the following files:



random.php - The random banner generator

random.txt - The list of HTML banners you want to rotate

ReadMe.txt - The file you are reading now!



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  OVERVIEW

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The simplest way to add banner ads to your website without the need for a database. PHP RandomRotator will also randomise anything you want including: - Plain text, Images, Banners, Quotes, and Links etc. You can place any number of banners, any size, anywhere on your website by using one simple line of code. In fact you could include whole html webpages, so visitors to your site will get a different page every time they visit! PHP RandomRotator uses a flat text file so no database is required.



PHP RandomRotator can be used for a wide number of things including, Banner Ad rotation, Display random quotes, test links, text paragraphs/stories or even can be used to display full webpages. If you want it randomising and it can be typed, then RandomRotator is the script for the job!



FETAURES:

 - Add an unlimited number of Banners.

 - HTML code for text links.

 - A wide number of uses.

 - No database is required.

 - Easy and simple to use.

 - No special PHP or HTML knowledge required.





REQUIREMENTS

PHP enabled web server

Text Editor, such as notepad etc.



INSTALLATION



To install the PHP RandomRotator all you have to do is upload the above files in the directory where your HTML pages are copy and paste the code below into your website where you want the banners to appear. It may be wise to make sure that all the banners are the same size; otherwise your page may look uneven.



Code:   <?PHP include "random.php" ?>



The only file you need to edit is the random.txt file. This is where you will place the banner HTML code etc.



ADDING/REMOVING BANNERS

To add a new banner, simply open up the random.txt file in a text browser and type in the code for your new banner. Ensure all code for each banner is on the same line as a carriage return denotes a new banner. Use the example below as your pattern:



<a target="new" href="http://www.stevedawson.com"><img src="your-image-url-here.gif" border="0"></a>



Deleting a banner is just a case of deleting the whole line of text, to, which the banner applies. Ensure you still leave a carriage return at the end of the preceding line.



EXTRAS

To use this script to display random text or quotes. Simply add your lines of text to the random.txt file and then hit the enter button. This will create a 'carriage return', which the script recognises as the end of the quote.



SIMPLE FAQ'S

No banners are appearing on my site?

Make sure you have a PHP enabled web server.



The same banner keeps appearing, what's happening?

You have probably added the same banner a couple of times, or you may have only one banner in the random.txt file. This will only display one banner!



I get a PHP error when I refresh the pages to see the banners, Why is this?

This means that you have not added a carriage return (press enter) at the end of your lines of html or text. This will produce an error message. Ensure you have not changed any of the file names, as this will also produce error messages.



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THIS SCRIPT IS AS IS. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES CAN I BE HELD

RESPONSIBLE FOR ANYTHING TO DO WITH THIS SCRIPT.



**** For more free scripts visit www.stevedawson.com ****

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Reality is for people who lack imagination and<br>too much imagination is caused by a lack of reality.<br><b><i>Dave Chadwick 1999</i></b>

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