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[Joseph]

This isn't a complex hack, but I thought I'd post if for those of you who aren't experienced enough, or are too lazy to do it yourself It simply shows a random quote in your template.

Take a look at http://joseph.hyrum.net on the left near the top left to see what I mean.

You can get the file at http://joseph.hyrum.net/b2quotes.php.txt

Cheers.

[Joseph]

I was asked to update these links.

You can see it in action at http://www.redpointlife.com/joseph/index.php and you can get the source code at http://www.redpointlife.com/joseph/b2quotes.php.txt

[xytx]

looks like a really nice, i'm gonna download it and try it! but can it be somewhere besides the left side? bottom of your blog maybe?

[alison]

Thanks! You rock.

Sorry for being dopey and just leaving a comment asking you to update this, but that me: dopey.

-a

[grumm3t]

You can also do this really simply with a MySQL database, using the query as such:

$query = "SELECT * FROM b2quotes ORDER BY RAND() LIMIT 1";
$sql = mysql_query($query) or die(mysql_error());
$row = mysql_fetch_array($sql);
echo '"'.stripslashes($row['quote']).'" -- '.stripslashes($row['name']);

that last line works if your quote column is 'quote' and the sayer column is 'name'.

[anportiale]

I was surprised to see this on here mainly because I have looked at your website numerous times now haha. I am just begining to work on my blog and I have been looking at random ones for inspiration, and I must say I like yours a lot.

Thanks very much for the code... sure beats me writing it hahaha.

[Mizkie]

that's nice... Now I just wish I had some quotes to use.
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[XianghuaALPHA]

Hah. I was sooo at your site for the Book listing hack demonstration and went "damn I need a good reliable hack for this whole random quote generation thing - something b2 friendly because I suxor at php still - and would need something simple" - all these pages pulling up to me trying to find via a search to get a hack for a _targetBlank hack btw - and BAM - this is the next browser window I have open...


Your tut. looks to = too good. I think I shall [try to] use this and hopefully can make it through this one haha - thanks!
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