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Hi seniors,
I need some guides on how to solve the problems encountered by my members when they install forum script like IPB, VB, phpBB..etc.

I am running free hosting service, and using mod_layout to insert my ads. However, there seems to be problems when my members are installing forum scripts. Their forum will not be showing up properly. Instead, these forum will either shown up as :-
1. Blank page or
2. Just "{" or
3. Couldn't enter their admin panel (phpBB)

How do I actually solve this error? I have been searching everywhere for guides but still couldn't find a solution. Currently I have to disable my ads for them.


Thanks for your kind guides.

[gryffin]

how are you placing the ads?

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Hi gryffin,

and using mod_layout to insert my ads

I am using mod_layout to place ads on header and footer. ANy solution for my problems??

Thanks.

[KRAK_JOE]

with some simple php scripts, if you use ob_start(); at the beginning of your ads, this will stop php from sending any info to the browser until the script has fully executed, sometimes this is enough, however with admin panels that use frames you're outa luck, mod_layout doesn't support frames, I think the admin can set it to ignore certain folders and files from having ads imposed, I'm not sure of the procedure......

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Hi KRAK_JOE,
Thanks greatly for your kind guide!!
What if I were to deactivating "mod_gzip" in Apache to prevent gzip from
working on the server side? What would happen ?? anyone tried it before?

Thanks

[xeepo]

If you are using mod_layout 3.2.1 then try downgrading to 3.2 using the following guide:

I did this and the banners work fine now with PHP and HTML pages:

wget http://fresh.t-systems-sfr.com/unix/src/www/mod_layout-3.2.tar.gz

tar -xvzf mod_layout-3.2.tar.gz

cd mod_layout-3.2

vi Makefile

APXS=apxs >> APXS=/usr/local/apache/bin/apxs

APACHECTL=apachectl >> /usr/sbin/apachectl

CC=`apxs -q CC` >> CC=`$(APXS) -q CC`

INC=-I`apxs -q INCLUDEDIR` `apxs -q CFLAGS` #-DLAYOUT_FILEOWNER_NAME >> INC=-I`$(APXS) -q INCLUDEDIR` `$(APXS) -q CFLAGS` #-DLAYOUT_FILEOWNER_NAME

LD_SHLIB=`apxs -q LDFLAGS_SHLIB` >> LD_SHLIB=`$(APXS) -q LDFLAGS_SHLIB`

make 

make install

[djbob]

Those instructions are specific to a cPanel installation, BTW. I have a similiar configuration
I am currently trying to get the output buffer system to work so that headers (eg. header()) after the initial header output (eg. header.html) doesn't screw up mod_layout. My PHP script is blatantly ignoring the ob_start() function. Has this happened with anyone else?