rotator.php stopped working?

  • Dunnoe if it’s me, my server, or what, but I’ve been using the rotator.php for a long while now and really enjoying it.

    today, without making any changes at all, it is not working. the result is a broken image.

    I updated to the latest version, and the report back is “IMAGE ERROR” and no page loading.

    Anyone else notice that their rotator.php is broken suddenly?

    F.

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  • yep had the same problem

    I have been using this for about a year now, has never failed me. You can rotate ads/images or whatever

    https://www.cj-design.com/index.php?id=downloads&page=6

    Thread Starter dss

    (@dss)

    Interesting…

    I am interested in alternatives, but my primary questions are about why the script, and its update are suddenly, and without molestation borked!

    creepy.

    I’d ask your host if they have made any changes at all to their php installation.

    Thread Starter dss

    (@dss)

    I did ask them, and just got a reply:

    “CWI has deployed several security changes do to the ever increasing number of web exploits on the internet these days. Being this is a shared environment, one exploitable script of one user can potential effect everyone on that server.

    In addition to firewall changes and system adjustments, CWI is currently testing and certifying its servers daily to pass the FBI/SANS Internet Security Tests.

    If there is any possible work around for what you are trying to accomplish, please do so. We understand this will not be possible for every situation.

    We thank you for your understanding and your help maintain and certify our network security to the highest government and industry standards.”

    I replied to this asking for more information and if these minor scripts (not just rotator.php is out) will be permitted to run at some point, or if i need to seek a new host.

    Funny that selling digital files, and rotating images are not allowed (suddenly, without warning) yet WP and BB scripts which produce serious bottlenecks of spam robots are allowed.

    There must be something which I don’t understand about these more minor scripts.

    I hate spammers more and more every single day.

    F.

    Thread Starter dss

    (@dss)

    A little more information:

    Looks like CWI Hosting have closed all operations on shared hosting servers which use fopen()

    So we’re out of luck unless there’s another way to rotate images without using URL’s to call them.

    Bammer!

    Anyone know a good host?

    Thread Starter dss

    (@dss)

    I discovered that there is an alternative rotator script which works under these circumstances.

    If your host has decided (for whatever idiot set of reasons) to close fopen and fsock, try A Better Rotator

    I’ve replaced my old script with this one, and it’s working fine.

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