Problem with an "If" statement

[jonny2]

Hi.

Total Newbie here. I am trying to learn by using/changing existing code in php files.

Having installed phpauctions I find I do not wish to use my own banner rotation system rather than the one which is integrated into phpauctions.

The following code would bring up the integrated banner system.

<? if($SETTINGS[banners] == 0)
{
view("460x64","_blank");
}
else

{
print "&nbsp;";
}

    ?>

---

I want to add <? include"banner.php"?> to replace the $SETTINGS[banners] statement.

I have tried changing various elements here like the "else" to "elseif" etc, but I always get errors.

I'm probably not making myself clear here at all lol.

I hope someone understands my Chinese :-)

Thanks

jonny2

[grim]

There is no reason to change the structure of the if check.

if($SETTINGS[banners] == 0)
{
// This is where the banner is invoked
view("460x64","_blank");
// So remove the view() line and insert your custom banner code here
}
else
{
print "&nbsp;";
}

$SETTINGS[banners] refers to another area in which you can disable the banners from ever showing. There's no reason to change or remove it if you are going to continue to use phpauction code

[jonny2]

Hi.

Thanks for that 🙂 exchanged the code from:

view("460x64","_blank");

to: include"../banner.php"

this brought no error but also no banner, I tried

enclosing all in () and include() but both brought syntax errors.

I use the include banner code frequently elsewhere to present banners on php pages without a problem. So obviously my code in this query is incorrect.

[NogDog]

You might want to ensure you are seeing any messages from the PHP parser to help you debug. Try adding the following code at the top of your script (or at least before the part of it where you are doing the include):

ini_set('display_errors', 1);
error_reporting(E_ALL);

This way, if it's something like a file pathname or permissions problem, you will get some sort of error message displayed that will help you determine where the problem is.

[contrasites]

Try this and see if it works:

if($SETTINGS[banners] == 0){
include("../banner.php");
} else {
print "&nbsp;";
}

...if not maybe it's not displaying anything because your banner.php is not displaying anything