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Old 06-09-2006, 09:48 AM   #1
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Question Can you show ads on someone else's site?

I am new to your templates/smarty's.

I am looking for a way to pull some ads into other sites. Can you use some kind of code to make a user's listings show up on their own home site? Or maybe show the Featured page on their site?

Or, use a completely different template to make it look like their site but actually be on my site. ie Have one 68 site but have several different looks?

Or maybe even just to show the listing w/out the layout.tmp
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This is possible. There is a file external.php which allows you to RSS your ads out. I can't remember exactly all the possibilities but I believe I've listed in the forum. I'll look and see if I can't provide you a link.

Edit: http://www.68classifieds.com/forums/...47&postcount=3
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Thanks.

I've never done anything w/ RSS but I think this is what I'm looking for.
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Does this system work similar to csv feeds?
This is something i am desparate to set up myself.
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Does this system work similar to csv feeds?
This is something i am desparate to set up myself.
The file external.php is a script that reads through the database and pulls out pertinent information. It wraps the fields in XML tags which are much like html tags except the specific tags used follow the RSS feed guidlines in thier naming conventions and locations.

If people point to that file on your server they will get an RSS (ie specially formatted xml output) which they can in turn use how ever they like.

In a sense its like a csv feed. A CSV file is simply a predefined set of fields containing varying data. Each field is surrounded by double quotes usually (this can vary) and is seperated by a comma.

The main difference between a CSV file and an RSS file is that in the RSS file the fields are all defined in the tags that surround the data. For example, a CSV file may look like this...

"my ad title","this is my short description",15000,"here is my full ad description"

where as the same info above in an RSS file would looke more like this(not a very accurate example but its just to help get the point across).


<title>my ad title</title>
<shortdescription>this is my short description<shortdescription>
<price>15000</price>
<fulldescription>here is my full ad description<fulldescription>

Those are just rough examples and the RSS feed would contain additional info regarding where its from timestamps etc etc.
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is there any chance a module or script could be written for this
I dont mind paying.
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You already have the external file:
http://www.thecarsales.net/external.php

Or are you refering to something else? It may be to early and I am not fully awake yet.
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You already have the external file:
http://www.thecarsales.net/external.php

Or are you refering to something else? It may be to early and I am not fully awake yet.
What your showing here is my RSS i believe. What i an refering to is importing data(adverts)into my site, can this be done with RSS?
You have previously said that csv is not a good option for this programme.
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Sure, you can display any kind of RSS feed, you'd just have to figure out what your going to use to transform RSS into a formatted display.

I've used php2html with 68 classifieds, and there is another program that is good with smarty - magpie or something like that.
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Sure, you can display any kind of RSS feed, you'd just have to figure out what your going to use to transform RSS into a formatted display.

I've used php2html with 68 classifieds, and there is another program that is good with smarty - magpie or something like that.
How easy is this programme to use? ie for someone with no php experience?
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