Frequently Asked Questions - Installation

Yes, OpenX can display banners on any website no matter what language the website is written in. We would suggest you use the javascript or iFrame invocation tags for displaying banners on your website.

Only the Local Mode invocation tag will work with PHP websites only. XML-RPC invocation tags are available for advanced users and, although it contains an example PHP file for illustrative purposes, it can be used with nearly any programming language.

The configuration file is located in openx/var and is named according to the domain you installed on:

For example:
openx/var/www.example.com.conf.php

You can CHMOD this file to 644.

The support section of the OpenX website provides lots of information to help you get the most from your OpenX.

Visit the getting help section of the FAQ for more information about where you can go for free and paid support.

We test OpenX 2.4 with the latest release of PHP 4.3, 4.4, 5.0, 5.1 and 5.2. You should always upgrade your PHP version to the latest release, to ensure that you have the most stable, bug free and secure version of PHP that is available. Contact your hosting provider and ask them to upgrade your system if they manage your hosting.

If you're stuck on PHP < 4.3.11, and simply cannot upgrade, you can install OpenX anyway. However, we cannot provide any guarantee that OpenX will work correctly, and we are unlikely to be able to help you with any problems that arise if those problems are a result of running a (very) old version of PHP.

Please note: There are known bugs in PHP 4.4.1 that prevent OpenX from working. As a result, OpenX 2.4 will not allow you to install on this version.