Jerry - I hate cookies as much as you hate SSI If I have to use them I'll use them...

There is a way you can write a script in PERL to parse SSI, If I made one like that and incorportated it into the scipts then I could make it without cookies...

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Michael Bray
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yea.. but you would either have to

1. add a subroutine and a few lines into EVERY script..

2. load cgi pages like.. blah.cgi?file=b.cgi

hehe.. it's easy to do.. but why not go with the usual? plus the cookies delete themselves right after...

jerry

Yeah Yeah Yeah...

Self deleting <Bangs head on wall> Why didn't I think of that...

Come to think about it.. cookies aren't that bad..

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Michael Bray
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There is little reason to be concerned with cookies as most of their security holes have been resolved sometime ago. However, many surfers are still leary of them and do toggle off accepting them.

Plus, if you do not set an expiry date, the cookie will expire at the end of the browser session.

Dan

doesn't matter.. cookies for ads always expire at the end of the session...

plus i don't think these cookies matter when you toggle off.. these kinds of cookies get sent back to the server immediately.. they are not permenantly stored with the other cookies..

jerry

Oh well, I'll have to get back to my Perl Books then, I have never used Cookies before...

Content-type: set cookie;
print "This sucks";

or something like that..

Anyway...

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Michael Bray
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OK - This script may take a while to finish.. I "borrowed" some code from other scripts... and can get it to track and display banners now (code is about 20% mine)

Now the hard part, adding the keyword searches, category banners...

PS - I am getting MySQL installed, and if I do eventually finish this, will move it to that database...

Expect the script to take a while to be released, my site, Webhost Area really sucks at the moment, and there is no point me paying to host it if it is crap, and I am working on some mod... when there is about 1400 packages in there, expect the MOD like a month later

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Michael Bray
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[This message has been edited by Michael_Bray (edited September 18, 1999).]

just something you might like to know.. a new ad script came out today.. although it doesn't have A WHOLE bunch of features.. it's in perl and uses mysql so must be fast..

http://www.adcycle.com/

it's in beta right now.. version 0.1

hey.. it's even got it's own domain name..

free btw..

jerry

Funny you should mention that,

I just bought a book on SQL, as I plan on adapting the script, as well as all my other ones to SQL ;D.

Some of you that don't have SQL will be pissed off, cause I won't make a flatfile version...

My host is really pissing me off though, I requested a MySQL username/pword ages ago and i still haven't got it!!!

Anyway => My site needs some attention before this script does.

BTW - adcycle looks good Jerry, might mod and intergrate that.



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Michael Bray
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yea.. i have a really simple version of links running right now on SQL..

http://216.65.106.208/sql/category.cgi

as of now.. i've only had time to integrate the usual category functions.. i already have an admin also..

i have integrated these mods.. (multiple category, subcategories like yahoo, and the ALIAS thingy (@)..)

that's all i could get done in my free time (saturday nights of last 2 weeks)

in the next 2 weeks.. i plan on adding some things for the links.. starting with hardest to easiest.. first off REVIEW.CGI in mysql.. which is the 2.0 version that will have to be modded quite alot.. then something like jump.cgi

THEN.. i will do the userdb.. (in mysql) which i pretty much got the cookies and login junk mastered.. then the add.cgi and modify.cgi and delete.cgi.. (which will all be used inside of the login)..

remember.. this is not LINKS 2.. or LINKS SQL.. just something i started with scratch with.. great learning experience..

jerry