Ode to a PHPNuke Programmer

Not sure if anyone out there has ever used PHPNuke but that's what I have been doing for the past month. It is a really easy programme to install and use but unless you have knowledge of PHP programming, you are extremely restricted in what you can do.

One of the most important things for me is to get my affiliate and Google Adsense ads into my site. This has proven difficult with the PHPNuke system. One of the other issues, is because it is FREE software, there is very little support available.

However, what I did find was that there are lots of sites out there offering downloads of modules to cope with this. But again you are restricted by the positioning element of PHPNuke.

I finally solved my problem by learning a little about PHP programming, and now I'm able to position my ads virtually anywhere on the screen.

What a great programming language, it is so versatile, you can also place HTML and Javascript into the code and the page displays exactly as you would anticipate. Coupled to this the addition of a MySQL database on the backend to organise, members lists, forums, posts, reviews, voting, etc... and your website is bullet proof.

I've now installed a nice programme called Link Cloaker to protect my affiliate links and things are progressing nicely.

TTFN
Steve