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1 -------------
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2 Requirements:
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3 -------------
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4 - Drupal 6.x
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5 - taxonomy.module
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6 - upload.module (if using the ad_image module)
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7
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8 -------------
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9 Installation:
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10 -------------
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11 1) Extract the ad tarball. Move the resulting 'ad/' subdirectory within your
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12 'modules/' directory. Be sure the web server has read permissions to this
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13 directory and the files within it.
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14
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15 NOTE: For optimal performance you should set the DRUPAL_ROOT variable at
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16 the top of the adserve.inc file. Otherwise, the ad module will automatically
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17 determine your top level Drupal directory each time it serves an
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18 advertisement.
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19
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20 2) Log in to your website and enable the ad.module.
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21 (Goto :: administer >> modules :: then put a check next to 'ad')
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22
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23 3) If you wish to display image (banner) ads, enable the ad_image.module. If
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24 it's not already enabled, you will also need to enable the upload.module.
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25 (Goto :: administer >> modules :: then put a check next to 'ad_image' and
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26 'upload'.)
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27
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28 You can set per-group limitations for image ads at administer >> modules >>
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29 groups >> image ads.
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30
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31 4) If you wish to display text ads, enable the ad_text.module.
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32 (Goto :: administer >> modules :: then put a check next to 'ad_text')
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33
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34 You can set global limitations for text ads at administer >> modules >>
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35 settings >> text ads.
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36
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37 5) If you wish to embed ads into your site content, enable the ad_embed.module.
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38 (Goto :: administer >> modules :: then put a check next to 'ad_embed')
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39
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40 You can configure embedded ads at administer >> modules >> settings >>
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41 embedded ads. There is also online help available if you enable the Drupal
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42 help module and go to administer >> help >> ad_embed.
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43
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44 6) If you wish to provide online graphical reports along with your ads, enable
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45 the ad_report module.
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46 (Goto :: administer >> modules :: then put a check next to 'ad_report')
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48 7) If you wish to filter out duplicate clicks and other invalid clicks (as
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49 detailed in the README), enable the click_filter module.
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50 (Goto :: administer >> modules :: then put a check next to 'click_filter')
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51
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52 8) Assign the 'show advertisements' permission to all roles that you wish to
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53 see advertisements.
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54 (Goto :: administer >> user management >> access control :: then put a
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55 check next to 'show advertisements' for all roles that should see ads)
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57 9) You can display ads in blocks by going to administer >> blocks and enabling
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58 the per-ad-group blocks that are automatically generated.
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59
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60 10) Optionally configure an input filter for your advertisements that allow
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61 the html tags to display correctly.
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62 (Goto :: administer >> site configuration >> input filters)
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63 If you need to associate a specific input filter with the advertisement
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64 content type, you may want to review the following projects:
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65 http://drupal.org/project/better_formats
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66 http://drupal.org/project/filterbynodetype
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