# signs in my php? What is this?

[navaldesign]

Re: # signs in my php? What is this?

The #'s should be (normally) removed. However, when you do, the code is looking for the $BannerPath" and doesn't find it, probably because you have defined it as absolute URL (http://www. etc) instead of simply providing the folder name. Try doing so.

[MoodyMare]

Re: # signs in my php? What is this?

Okay, now I get this error
Parse error: syntax error, unexpected '=' in /home/lwnzamad/public_html/templates/HeaderTemplate.php on line 389


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[MoodyMare]

Re: # signs in my php? What is this?

And here is the php it is trying to "include" (ShowBanner.php)

<?require_once("conn.php");$qsb = "select BannerID from yellow_banners where BannerType = '$BannerType' ";$rsb = mysql_query($qsb) or die(mysql_error());if(mysql_num_rows($rsb) > '0'){ while($asb = mysql_fetch_array($rsb)) { $NewBannersArray[] = $asb[BannerID]; } $DisplayBannerID = array_rand($NewBannersArray); $BannerID = $NewBannersArray[$DisplayBannerID]; //get the selected banner info $qsb2 = "select * from yellow_banners where BannerID = '$BannerID' "; $rsb2 = mysql_query($qsb2) or die(mysql_error()); $asb2 = mysql_fetch_array($rsb2); echo "<A href=\"re_counter.php?BannerID=$BannerID\" target=_blank><img src=\"banners/$asb2[BannerFile]\" alt=\"$asb2[BannerAlt]\" border=0></a>"; $date_now = time(); $that_ip = $_SERVER[REMOTE_ADDR]; $qsb3 = "insert into yellow_stats set BannerID = '$BannerID', impressions = '1', mydate = '$date_now', ip = '$that_ip' "; mysql_query($qsb3) or die(mysql_error());}?>

[Watdaflip]

Re: # signs in my php? What is this?

# is a comment, if you have that in there it voids any command after it, it doesn't execute.

Naval is most likely right, whatever the value of $BannerPath is, its probably trying to include a file using an absolute address.

Try this

<?php
include_once("ShowBanner.php?BannerType=120x60");
?>
<?php
include_once("ShowBanner.php?BannerType=468x60");
?>

[navaldesign]

Re: # signs in my php? What is this?

Since we can't see what line 388 and 389 of the file HeadserTemplate.php are, we can't really advise. However it is strange that a commercial script has so many problems. Are you sure that you have defined everything ok? and the script is installed correctly ?

[MoodyMare]

Re: # signs in my php? What is this?

I agree about the commercial script having so many problems! This is not the first problem that I have encountered with this script. AND I paid for them to install it, to make sure that I did not do anything wrong. This is my first dynamic site, so I bought the script and had them install it. I thought that would result in it running perfectly. Unfortunately, their support is NOTHING like VodaHost!!!! That's why I'm on this forum, and not theirs!

Anyway, I'll try watdaflilp's suggestion, and let everyone know how I make out.

Thanks
Lucy

[MoodyMare]

Re: # signs in my php? What is this?

Now this error

Warning: include_once(ShowBanner.php?BannerType=120x60) [function.include-once]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/lwnzamad/public_html/templates/HeaderTemplate.php on line 389

Warning: include_once() [function.include]: Failed opening 'ShowBanner.php?BannerType=120x60' for inclusion (include_path='.:/usr/lib/php') in /home/lwnzamad/public_html/templates/HeaderTemplate.php on line 389

Warning: include_once(ShowBanner.php?BannerType=468x60) [function.include-once]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/lwnzamad/public_html/templates/HeaderTemplate.php on line 393

Warning: include_once() [function.include]: Failed opening 'ShowBanner.php?BannerType=468x60' for inclusion (include_path='.:/usr/lib/php') in /home/lwnzamad/public_html/templates/HeaderTemplate.php on line 393

Man! I'm getting frustrated! Is it something to do with the include command? I've tried changing it to require command, but that doesn't work either!

[MoodyMare]

Re: # signs in my php? What is this?

Line 389: Now reads
<?php
include_once("ShowBanner.php?BannerType=120x60");
?>
Line 393: Now reads the same as above but 468x60

[MoodyMare]

Re: # signs in my php? What is this?

*UPDATE* Looks like I fixed the problem!

For those interested here is what I did:

<?
include_once("ShowBanner.php");
?>

Went to ShowBanner and changed '$BannerType' to "468x60" or "120x60"

Thanks for everyone's help!!