[sparkiii]

Hi I am setting up a pretty basic HTML site, but it is working on gaining adsense revenue, so therefor my question is-

How can I make an external link open within the same page so the the adsence still remains on my page and is relevent to the information on the new external url that has opened.

I have seen it work here
http://easyhouses.com.au/firsthome.php

Thanks in advance.

Nat

[job0107]

Here is a simple table that will display one of three pages. Of course you could do a lot more than this does.
Example:

PHP Code:

<?php

// Note: "page_no" is the name of a hidden input in the form.

$next_page = $_POST["page_no"]; 
   

// Set the default page.

if(!$next_page){$next_page = 1;} 
   

// This form used for submitting page number.

echo("<form name=\"theform\" action=\"#\" method=\"POST\">");
echo("<input id=\"p_no\" type=\"hidden\" name=\"page_no\">");
echo("</form>");

// I am using a table to display the different pages.
// But the possibilities are endless.

echo("<table rules=\"all\" style=\"width:100%;border:solid 1 #000000;\">");
echo("<tr>");
echo("<td width=\"40%\"></td>");
echo("<td>");
echo("<button onclick=\"document.getElementById('p_no').value = 1;theform.submit();\">Page 1</button>");
echo("</td>");
echo("<td>");
echo("<button onclick=\"document.getElementById('p_no').value = 2;theform.submit();\">Page 2</button>");
echo("</td>");
echo("<td>");
echo("<button onclick=\"document.getElementById('p_no').value = 3;theform.submit();\">Page 3</button>");
echo("</td>");
echo("<td width=\"40%\"></td>");
echo("</tr>");
echo("<tr>");
if($next_page == 1)
{
 echo("<td colspan=\"5\">");
 echo("This is page 1. You can put anything here that you want.");
 // require("page_1.php");    // Enable this line to include an external page.
 echo("</td>");
 }
if($next_page == 2)
{
 echo("<td colspan=\"5\">");
 echo("This is page 2. Put something else here.");
 // require("page_2.php");    // Enable this line to include an external page.
 echo("</td>");
 }
if($next_page == 3)
{
 echo("<td colspan=\"5\">");
 echo("This is page 3. This is the last page for this demo.");
 // require("page_3.php");    // Enable this line to include an external page.
 echo("</td>");
 }
echo("</tr>");
echo("</table>");
?>

[Nico]

They're using an iFrame.

http://www.w3schools.com/tags/tag_iframe.asp


However, job0107's code should work as well. I wouldn't rely on Javascript though. You can use multiple submit buttons with different values to achieve the same.

Example:

HTML Code:

<form action="" method="post">

<input type="submit" name="page" value="1" />
<input type="submit" name="page" value="2" />
<input type="submit" name="page" value="3" />

</form>

[sparkiii]

Thanks very much for getting back to me so quickly, unbelievable

OK, with the PHP script ( I am quite new to PHP, I have changed a few scripts, but everytime I do I feel like I have fluked it to get it right)

I am trying to enable the line that says Enable this line to include an external page, by just taking out the //

echo("<td colspan=\"5\">");
echo("This is page 1");
require("http://www.in2media.com.au"); // Enable this line to include an external page.
echo("</td>");
}

But i get errors as shown here

http://www.cancermusic.org/test.php

Also is there any way of using this script just with text links as oppossed to the buttons.

Thanks again.

Natalie

[bizzar528]

Replace this line:

PHP Code:

require("http://www.in2media.com.au"); 

with something like this:

PHP Code:

$ch = curl_init("http://www.example.com/");

curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HEADER, 0);

curl_exec($ch);

curl_close($ch); 

The require and include functions are sometimes disabled by webservers when accessing files remotely. I've used the curl function though to just read a remote site and display it back though.

[sparkiii]

This is the fastest replying forum I have been too....thanks.

I have got the iframe working (just trying to comparre the 2 examples given to me here) at http://www.cancermusic.org/iframe.htm
is there anyway of the iframe only coming into use if one of the external links is used. What I mean is that the page can have all info on it that I have put there (normal html page no frames), and then when an external link is clicked the iframe would only pop in then, and then an internal link may be clicked again and the page does not have the space where the iframe was.

Thanks again.

Nat

[job0107]

They are doing the same thing here "http://www.cancermusic.org". They have their buttons on the side instead of the top. And the IFRAME works better than require("somepage.com") for your purpose. I find that the require() command works well if you are designing all of your own pages. That way there are no conflicts with your main page.
Example:

PHP Code:

<?php
$next_page = $_POST["page_no"];  // Note: "page_no" is the name of a hidden input in the form.
if(!$next_page){$next_page = 1;}

echo("<table rules=\"all\" style=\"width:100%;border:solid 1 #000000;\">");
echo("<tr>");
echo("<td width=\"40%\"></td>");
echo("<td>");
echo("<form name=\"theform\" action=\"#\" method=\"POST\">");
echo("<input id=\"p_no\" type=\"hidden\" name=\"page_no\" value=\"1\">");
echo("<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Page 1\">");
echo("</form>");
echo("</td>");
echo("<td>");
echo("<form name=\"theform\" action=\"#\" method=\"POST\">");
echo("<input id=\"p_no\" type=\"hidden\" name=\"page_no\" value=\"2\">");
echo("<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Page 2\">");
echo("</form>");
echo("</td>");
echo("<td>");
echo("<form name=\"theform\" action=\"#\" method=\"POST\">");
echo("<input id=\"p_no\" type=\"hidden\" name=\"page_no\" value=\"3\">");
echo("<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Page 3\">");
echo("</form>");
echo("</td>");
echo("<td width=\"40%\"></td>");
echo("</tr>");
echo("<tr>");
if($next_page == 1)
{
 echo("<td colspan=\"5\">");
 echo("<IFRAME src=\"http://www.in2media.com.au\" width=\"100%\" height=\"500\"
             scrolling=\"auto\" frameborder=\"1\">
  [Your user agent does not support frames or is currently configured
  not to display frames. However, you may visit
  <A href=\"http://www.in2media.com.au\">the related document.</A>]
  </IFRAME>");
 echo("</td>");
 }
if($next_page == 2)
{
 echo("<td colspan=\"5\">");
 echo("This is page 2. Put something else here.");
 require("page_2.php");
 echo("</td>");
 }
if($next_page == 3)
{
 echo("<td colspan=\"5\">");
 echo("This is page 3. This is the last page for this demo.");
 require("page_3.php");
 echo("</td>");
 }
echo("</tr>");
echo("</table>");
?>

[job0107]

Here is an example with the buttons on the side.
It could be a lot easier to position things on the screen
if you used <div>'s and <span>'s instead of a table.
As you can see there are several ways to get the job done.

PHP Code:

<?php
$next_page = $_POST["submit"];
if(!$next_page){$next_page = "IN2MEDIA";}

echo("<table rules=\"all\" style=\"width:100%;border:solid 1 #000000;\">");
echo("<tr>");
echo("<td rowspan=\"3\">");
if($next_page == "IN2MEDIA")
{
 echo("<IFRAME src=\"http://www.in2media.com.au\" width=\"100%\" height=\"500\"
             scrolling=\"auto\" frameborder=\"1\">
  [Your user agent does not support frames or is currently configured
  not to display frames. However, you may visit
  <A href=\"http://www.in2media.com.au\">the related document.</A>]
  </IFRAME>");
 }
if($next_page == "MSN")
{
 echo("<IFRAME src=\"http://www.msn.com\" width=\"100%\" height=\"500\"
             scrolling=\"auto\" frameborder=\"1\">
  [Your user agent does not support frames or is currently configured
  not to display frames. However, you may visit
  <A href=\"http://www.msn.com\">the related document.</A>]
  </IFRAME>");
 }
if($next_page == "GOOGLE")
{
 echo("<IFRAME src=\"http://www.google.com\" width=\"100%\" height=\"500\"
             scrolling=\"auto\" frameborder=\"1\">
  [Your user agent does not support frames or is currently configured
  not to display frames. However, you may visit
  <A href=\"http://www.google.com\">the related document.</A>]
  </IFRAME>");
 }
echo("</td>");
echo("<td align=\"center\">");
echo("<form action=\"#\" method=\"POST\">");
echo("<input name=\"submit\" type=\"submit\" value=\"IN2MEDIA\">");
echo("</form>");
echo("</td>");
echo("</tr>");

echo("<tr>");
echo("<td align=\"center\">");
echo("<form action=\"#\" method=\"POST\">");
echo("<input name=\"submit\" type=\"submit\" value=\"MSN\">");
echo("</form>");
echo("</td>");
echo("</tr>");

echo("<tr>");
echo("<td align=\"center\">");
echo("<form action=\"#\" method=\"POST\">");
echo("<input name=\"submit\" type=\"submit\" value=\"GOOGLE\">");
echo("</form>");
echo("</td>");
echo("</tr>");
echo("</table>");
?>