Alternatives to iframe

[cheatpark]

Are there any alternatives and if yes what are they?

[Dusty]

Regular frames.

[cheatpark]

Any others? This is for a banner exchange script. I insert some html code and part of a php file appears in the page...back to what I was saying. Any other ways?

[Dusty]

Well... normally you'd just have an <img> tag, but I'm assuming this isn't a regular banner exchange? You could try putting <script language="JavaScript" src="http://yourhost/script.php"></script> on the remote servers, then have the PHP file on your server print out whatever it is it's printing out as JavaScript. For example:

<?php

print "document.write(\"<img src=\\\"banner.gif\\\">\");";

?>

[Apsylus]

a cross between Javascript/layers and CSS might work, it'd be a pain in the posterirer to Code but would work well in the end :chinese2:

[Christopher]

Why not use an include command? SSI or PHP? Or would that not work? :rolleyes:

[Dusty]

It's for a banner exchange, which I'd assume means the bit that calls the banner is going to be on a remote server. That means SSI is out. PHP could be done, but it's asking a bit much of members to not only support PHP but to rename all their pages .php just for the exchange. My suggestion would be to take my suggestion :).

[keith]

so many people substitute tables for iframes. just use tables and save netscape users the frustration of not being able to view your page correctly.

[Dusty]

I think you missed the second post that explained what the iFrame was for... and Netscape 6.x supports iFrames.

[keith]

hey you're right, totally skipped over that part... don't mind me.

[Kaliber]

just use dynamic variables, for example


<a href="http://www.cheatpark.net/exchange/click.php?userid=x" target=_blank><img src="http://www.cheatpark.net/exchange/banner.php?id=x"></a>