banners and advertisements

[free2take]

Here's my call in the dev env same as live if it helps, using openx 2.6.1. Using xampp.

PHP Code:

<p id="top_banner">
      {php}
          //<!--/* OpenX Local Mode Tag v2.6.1 */-->
        
          define('MAX_PATH', 'C:\xampp\htdocs\xampp\<mysitename>\openx');
          if (@include_once(MAX_PATH . '/www/delivery/alocal.php')) {
            if (!isset($phpAds_context)) {
              $phpAds_context = array();
            }
            $phpAds_raw = view_local('', 1, 0, 0, '', '', '0', $phpAds_context, '');
          }
          echo $phpAds_raw['html'];                                 
      {/php}            
</p> 


[Mike-N-Tosh]

Originally Posted by cking

I have tried both the local mode and the java script with little success, i dont really mind which one i use as long as it works. What do you use / recommend

chris

I'm not really sure what to tell you, because I'm using an older version of OpenX (phpadsnew [which became openads, which became openx]). I also am running v3.1.10 for my live site. However, I am using the javascript invocation code. The code generated from my ad server includes 2 javascripts and one noscript. The first javascript (giving the ad server info), I don't do anything special for. The second javascript (the one that has the actual ad info in it), I have it commented out "<!--" the code "//-->"

The comment comes right after "<script language='JavaScript' type='text/javascript'>" and then the code and then the "//-->" just before </script>

Hope that helps!
-Mike

[cking]

thanks for all the replies guys
i gave up i'm trying to use google ad manager

quick comparison so far

openx pro : easy to load your adds
cons: the uspport info database is poor

google ad manager pro I can see it easy coding, adsense comes up straight away
cons: takes 30 min for your banner to come up, not as straight forward as open x.