Cumulus PHP-GD Banner

Paul C · **Posted:** Tue Oct 12, 2010 5:05 pm

Hi
Is there any code where I can forced the bannerto self update itself/refesh say after 15seconds ?

I have my banner on the bottom of my home page and would like it to self update once folk arrive on the site

tks

steve · **Posted:** Tue Oct 12, 2010 5:14 pm

But... whenever anyone views the banner, the PHP already creates an image with the latest data, so why do you need it to refresh?

Paul C · **Posted:** Tue Oct 12, 2010 5:33 pm

I tend to leave the page open for a while ( dont ask me why ) I thought others may do the same and it would be handy if it refreshed. I dont want all the page, just the banner.

steve · **Posted:** Tue Oct 12, 2010 6:17 pm

I think you'll either have to have the whole page on a refresh, or write some javascript to reload just that image periodically.

beteljuice · **Posted:** Mon Nov 15, 2010 1:15 am

Hi Paul;

Just revisting a few 'old' threads and found you'd done nothing about this one.

As you also have a webcam image there - why not 'refresh' both !

Code:

    <div id="main"> <a name="TemplateInfo"></a>
      <h1>Welcome to Brampton Climatological Weather Station</h1>
      <p class="style3"><a href="http://www.bramptonweather.co.uk/location.html">117m A.S.L - NY531603 - N54:56:09, W2:43:59 </a></p>
      <p class="style3"><span class="textbox style2">Recording the local weather conditions every day   at 0900hrs (GMT). This data is collated and transmitted to the Met Office each day via the O.W.L system. </span><span class="style2">Using Met Office equipment backed up by a Davis Vantage Pro2 Automatic Weather Station. Data is updated every few seconds. Also home of the<a href="http://forum.bramptonweather.co.uk/"> Cumbria Weather Forum.</a></span></p>
      <p class="style3"><img src="http://www.bramptonweather.co.uk/wl/webcamimage.jpg" alt="Live Webcam" width="360" height="288" id="webcam" name="webcam" /><span class="style2"><a href="http://twitter.com/bramptonweather"></a></span><span class="style2"><a href="http://www.iiccp.co.uk/stations/bramptonweather.co.uk/"><img src="images/iiccp.png" width="94" height="94" alt="" /></a></span></p>
      <p class="style3"><img src="http://www.bramptonweather.co.uk/cumulus/banner2.php" alt="Live Weather" width="468" height="70" id="banner" name="banner" /></p>
     <SCRIPT language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript">
      <!--
      var t = 30 // interval in seconds
      cam = "http://www.bramptonweather.co.uk/wl/webcamimage.jpg" // address of cam image
      bann = "http://www.bramptonweather.co.uk/cumulus/banner.php" // address of banner image
      function img_refresh() {
       tmp = new Date();
       tmp = "?"+tmp.getTime()
       document.images["webcam"].src = cam+tmp
       document.images["banner"].src = bann+tmp
       setTimeout("img_refresh()", t*1000)
      }
      img_refresh();
      // -->
      </SCRIPT>
    </div>

... don't forget to get rid of that nasty META page refresh

Paul C · **Posted:** Mon Nov 15, 2010 10:19 am

Thanks - I hadnt done anything as I basically coulndt do it, so gave up. I cant even remember adding a meta refresh - I cant even find that bit of code in my index file ( just switched PC,s so may have beeb lost in the backup).

Anyway - I have copied your code and uploaded the new page this morning. Please let me know if its working OK, looks good at my end

Many thanks :clap:

beteljuice · **Posted:** Mon Nov 15, 2010 10:24 am

Quote:

... Please let me know if its working OK, looks good at my end

Looking good, doesn't even blink on my broadband speed :clap:

Edit: What is the repeat rate of your webcam ?
Edit #2: 10mins

You may want to lengthen the refresh var to 60 or greater. (the banner shows time to the min with no seconds

)

thewxobserver · **Posted:** Sun Nov 21, 2010 10:24 pm

Is there a way to add an image to the background of the banner?

beteljuice · **Posted:** Mon Nov 22, 2010 2:30 am

Read here: viewtopic.php?f=14&t=120&start=15

AllyB1966 · **Posted:** Thu Dec 30, 2010 4:48 pm

Hi there guys & gals

I must be dumb or something, but I have no understanding of how to get the banner to work or how to write it. Can someone please explain it to a dummy like me.
Thanks for anyones help. :!:

steve · **Posted:** Thu Dec 30, 2010 5:02 pm

AllyB1966 wrote:

I must be dumb or something, but I have no understanding of how to get the banner to work or how to write it. Can someone please explain it to a dummy like me.

It might be easier/quicker to get you going if you tell us which part of the instructions you're stuck on?

AllyB1966 · **Posted:** Thu Dec 30, 2010 6:19 pm

Steve

Well its kind of all of it, how do I get the banner file set for my site? How do I get the banner as my signature, if I try to use the Wunderground banner link I'm told that its to long, but I've see its use with other users.

Cheers Ally

steve · **Posted:** Thu Dec 30, 2010 6:30 pm

AllyB1966 wrote:

how do I get the banner file set for my site?

It pretty much works 'as is'. If you put it in the same place on your web site as your realtime.txt file, the only part you need to change to begin with is to put your site name in:

$SITE['sitename'] = "YOUR SITE NAME";

Quote:

How do I get the banner as my signature

Edit your signature in the user control panel to include the following:

Code:

[img]http://path.to.your.banner.php[/img]

AllyB1966 · **Posted:** Thu Dec 30, 2010 7:37 pm

Thanks Steve

It helps if you understand the language.

Ally

steve70 · **Posted:** Thu Aug 18, 2011 8:59 pm

Is that it?
I read through this whole thread hoping to find the answer to my query which looks like it's the same as Ally's and there is no answer

As you may have guessed, I've just registered to reply to this thread and find the answer to my dumb question. :lol:

Which is... How do I add the banner as my forum sig?
I have web hosting and web name but only use it to upload and provide web links.
I have absolutely no idea how a web site works, 'scripts' and 'php' mean nothing to me, I just know how to upload to my space via FTP and link to said item.

So how do I get a real time banner working on my favourite forum?
What and where do I need to upload to my 'site' in order to have a forum sig?
What do I need to configure in Cumulus?

Thanks, and sorry for grave digging

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