<code>

function show_ads($number_of_ads=1){

global $ad;

if($number_of_ads > count($ad)){
$number_of_ads = count($ad);
}

list($usec, $sec) = explode(' ', microtime());
srand((float) $sec + ((float) $usec * 100000));

$rand_keys = array_rand($ad, $number_of_ads);

$show_ads = "<table><tr>";
for($i=0; $i<$number_of_ads; $i++){
$e = $ad[$rand_keys[$i]];
$show_ads .= "
<td width='300px'>
<a href='{$e[3]}' style='font:13px Arial; font-weight:bold; color: #0000ff'>{$e[0] }</a><br>
</td>

";
}
$show_ads .= "</tr></table>";

echo $show_ads;
}

?>

</code>

I am trying to set up an add rotator which is called from within a div in each page. The div's width is set to 300px but it seems that the ads shown dont follow the width rule and just get out of line.

In the code there's a <td width='300px'> which it does not seem to follow either.

I am new to php and don;t know what to do to be honest.

the td width attribute is not the same than the css width directive.
you shoudl either write

<td width="300">

or

<td style="width:300px">

or give the td a css class that define the width.

It dosent work

It dosent obey the width tag, it just shows them all horizontally.

Ahh no Worries I've sorted it out

Let me guess on what you did here. I think you needed to set the Table width to 300px, and not the cell (TD).

Another thing you may consider is your cellpadding attribute for the Table, if other elements are too close to your ad.