Page keeps breaking

[noob_0001]

I am trying to intergrate PHPADSNEW with WSNLINKS

I have a table with two col's in one row.

The Right col is a loop for putting in the links.

The Left is a space for adverts - nothing in it.

The problem is that as long as I leave this Left with nothing in it, it all works fine. As soon as I put the PHPADSNEW code into the Left the page breaks. The Right is below the banner. The banner is 120 and I have allowed 160 for the col width - so this should be no problem.

Should I put the code in a PHP file and include it?

Any thought on this would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance for all your assistance.

[Kalina]

Try reducing the width of the right column and increasing the width the left column.

I could help more if I could see the source.

[noob_0001]

Thanks Colleen. Will post code later.

This how it should look.
http://www.v7n.com/forums/gallery/fi.../Desktop55.png

This how it looks
http://www.v7n.com/forums/gallery/fi.../Desktop54.png

[noob_0001]

Javascript Code: (Used to make banner. Found in leftbanner.inc. (minus urls))

<script language='JavaScript' type='text/javascript' src=''></script>
<script language='JavaScript' type='text/javascript'>
<!--
   if (!document.phpAds_used) document.phpAds_used = ',';
   phpAds_random = new String (Math.random()); phpAds_random = phpAds_random.substring(2,11);

   document.write ("<" + "script language='JavaScript' type='text/javascript' src='");
   document.write (");
   document.write ("&amp;what=zone:2");
   document.write ("&amp;exclude=" + document.phpAds_used);
   if (document.referrer)
      document.write ("&amp;referer=" + escape(document.referrer));
   document.write ("'><" + "/script>");
//-->
</script><noscript><a href=''><img src='></a></noscript>";

Page Code:

<table width="820" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">

<tr valign="top">
<td width="20%"></td>
<?php include("leftbanner.inc"); ?>
</td>
<td width="80%" valign="top" class="link">
<!-- BEGIN REGULAR LINKS -->
.
.
.
Code to put in links
.
.
.
<!-- END REGULAR LINKS -->
</td>
</tr>
</table>

The output: Above this is everything that supose to be in the table.

<table cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" width="820">

<tbody><tr valign="top">
<td width="20%"></td>


<td class="link" valign="top" width="80%">
</td></tr><tr><!-- BEGIN REGULAR LINKS -->
</tr><tr> <!-- BEGIN REGULAR LINKS -->
</tr><tr> <!-- BEGIN REGULAR LINKS -->
</tr><tr> <!-- BEGIN REGULAR LINKS -->
</tr><tr> <!-- BEGIN REGULAR LINKS -->
</tr><tr> <!-- BEGIN REGULAR LINKS -->
</tr><tr> <!-- BEGIN REGULAR LINKS -->
</tr><tr> <!-- BEGIN REGULAR LINKS -->
</tr><tr> <!-- BEGIN REGULAR LINKS -->
</tr><tr> <!-- BEGIN REGULAR LINKS -->
</tr>


</tbody></table>

So how do I get this code to work without wiping out the page? Do I need to put the code for making the links in another table inside the right col?

[jwalsh]

I'm not sure if you are talking about a simple layout problem, but I experienced a similar problem that was actually involving my database connection. What a pain in the butt.

You are probably using a separate mysql database in your code, and because phpadsnew requires a consistent connection, when you connect to the other database you break the sync, and thus, things mess up on the page. Like images breaking, and tables breaking.

The solution was simple for me, combine your PHPADSNEW database tables in your other database so that you arent breaking the connection when you display an ad.

This normally isn't a problem with other scripts, but it's something to do with the consistent stream of data that PHPADSNEW requires.

Be sure to change your mysql connect settings in the PHPADS config as well to the new database.

A number of people are experiencing the same thing on the PHPADS forums as well.

Good Luck.