i want to display ads in a foreach loop in codeigniter - php

Question

i have some items i want displayed in the view, my per page is set to 15, so each page displays 15 items, but i want to display ads in the middle of the loop, after maybe 4 items displayed, I've tried to put an if statement in the foreach loop to control the display, it displays the first 3 values, but when i put the div for the ad, it loops too, can someone please tell me what to do, or point me in the right direction?? thanks, here is my code so far:
<?php
$counter1 = 0;
//the foreach loop that retrieves the values from the controller
foreach($records as $record){
//an if statement to display the first 4 items..
if ($counter1 <= 3){
?>
<div class='box-scene'>
<div class='dbox'>
<div class='front face'>
<img src="images/newtag.png">
</div>
<a style="font-size:15px;" href="<?php echo base_url();?>music/<?php echo $record->url; ?>">
<div class="side face">
<span>
<?php echo $record->name; ?>
</span>
</div>
</a>
</div>
</div>
<?php
$counter1++;
}
?>
<div style="width:200px; height:200px; float:left; display:inline-block; margin: 0 12.5px 20px 12.5px;">
<div id="ad_200_200">
</div>
</div>
<!-- this div displays more than once, i dont know where to place it
for it to display after the first 3 items -->
<?php
}
?>
i want to know where to place the div, and how to continue displaying the items...thanks

Answer 1

Hi please use else condition.please check replace with below code
<?php
$counter1 = 0;
//the foreach loop that retrieves the values from the controller
foreach ($records as $record) {
//an if statement to display the first 4 items..
?>
<?php if($counter1 % 4 == 0) { ?>
<div style="width:200px; height:200px; float:left; display:inline-block; margin: 0 12.5px 20px 12.5px;">
<div id="ad_200_200">
</div>
</div>
<?php } ?>
<div class='box-scene'>
<div class='dbox'>
<div class='front face'>
<img src="images/newtag.png">
</div>
<a style="font-size:15px;" href="<?php echo base_url(); ?>music/<?php echo $record->url; ?>">
<div class="side face">
<span>
<?php echo $record->name; ?>
</span>
</div>
</a>
</div>
</div>
<!-- this div displays more than once, i dont know where to place it
for it to display after the first 3 items -->
<?php
$counter1++;
}
?>

Answer 2

use also an else statement like below:
<?php
$counter1 = 0;
foreach($records as $record){
if ($counter1 <= 3){ ?>
<div class='box-scene'>
<div class='dbox'>
<div class='front face'>
<img src="images/newtag.png">
</div>
<a style="font-size:15px;" href="<?php echo base_url();?>music/<?php echo $record->url; ?>">
<div class="side face">
<span>
<?php echo $record->name; ?>
</span>
</div>
</a>
</div>
<div>
<?php
$counter1++;
} else{ ?>
<div style="width:200px;height:200px;float:left;display:inline-block; margin: 0 12.5px 20px 12.5px;">
<div id="ad_200_200"></div>
</div>
<?php
$counter1 = 0;
} ?>
<?php
}
?>