Google adsense in PHPBB

Upon1 · Joined: 22 May 2007 Posts: 1

I tried using this mod, but I could not get it to work. I double checked and retried every step.

What version phpBB does it work on? I am currently using 2.0.17 within PHPNuke. So this could possibly be my problem.

ultimatehandyman · PR2 Joined: 15 Mar 2007 Posts: 209

dcz · Posted: Wed May 23, 2007 12:38 pm Post subject: Re: Google adsense in PHPBB

I strongly recommend you update your phpBB installation.

At least you did not post a link to your forum, because this looks like a script kiddie invitation for an easy hack.

I don't think the install could be different using phpnuke, as ultimatehandyman said, the user with user_id = 2 (eg the first admin in most cases) will not see the adds, so try browsing the forum unlogged and logged with another account.

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scjasoliya · Joined: 10 Sep 2007 Posts: 2

when i used this mod i got following error
"Parse error: parse error, unexpected T_STRING in /phpbb2/viewtopic.php on line 1231"
Could u please upload those two modified file please?

dcz · Posted: Mon Sep 10, 2007 9:16 am Post subject: Re: Google adsense in PHPBB

Should not be more than a typo upon install.

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scjasoliya · Joined: 10 Sep 2007 Posts: 2

when i used this mod i got following error
"Parse error: parse error, unexpected T_STRING in /phpbb2/viewtopic.php on line 1231"
Could u please upload those two modified file please?

HB · phpBB SEO Team Joined: 16 Oct 2006 Posts: 809

I don't understand your question, but note that the "unexpected T_STRING" is the compiler's way of saying it found something out of place. It could be a simple missing ";", missing "$" in front of a variable, or similar typo. If you need help figuring it out, post the code 10 lines before and 10 lines after line 1231.

SLK · Joined: 16 Sep 2007 Posts: 2

Thank you very much for this mod!

I have one wich though, I would like to have displayed an ad after the first post on every page and if there is more than two posts on a page then also an ad in bottom.

This ad only add ad in bottom if there is more pages.

Hope you understand.
I have tried with som if statements but im not very good at it.

Bad at english so Ill explain again just to be sure:

1 post (on page! not just in topic) = 1 ad after first post
2+ posts (on page! not just in topic) = 2 ads, one after first posts, one in bottom

Hope you can help im not so good with php but Ill try, and if I find out how to do that Ill post it in here.

But Ill hope for help, very good site!

dcz · Posted: Tue Sep 18, 2007 10:50 am Post subject: Re: Google adsense in PHPBB

SLK · Joined: 16 Sep 2007 Posts: 2

Hi dcz and thank you for your answer.

dcz · Posted: Tue Sep 18, 2007 12:09 pm Post subject: Re: Google adsense in PHPBB

Well it should.

Have you replaced the default :

bytenram · Joined: 23 Sep 2007 Posts: 1

this worked perfectly! Thank you for your help.

dcz · Posted: Mon Sep 24, 2007 11:42 am Post subject: Re: Google adsense in PHPBB

littlephoenix · Joined: 29 Nov 2007 Posts: 3

cant you just place your ads inside the viewtopic_body.tpl and skip all the code changes? or place the ads in the overall_header.tpl as needed, i dont get the purpose of this, anyone explain ?
thanks

HB · phpBB SEO Team Joined: 16 Oct 2006 Posts: 809

You could place it in overall_header.tpl, if you don't mind the ad being omni-present. Google does have fussy terms of service conditions that don't allow for ads on non-content pages, which would include login.php, profile.php, etc. Putting it in overall_header.tpl would mean everywhere, though it wouldn't be hard to add switches to allow finer control.

The code above is necessary in lieu of directly modifying viewtopic_body.tpl because otherwise the ad would appear after ever single post. I mix it up a bit depending on the length of the thread and randomly twiddle the ad background/foreground colors so the members don't "tune out" the ads so quickly.