Google Base Feeder Support Thread [OLD]

[Tapper]

I can't recreate this problem. Per Numinix a lot people who has a lot of products have timing out problems. They have to move to a dedicated server or even a VPS to solve the problem. Sorry I wasn't able to help you.

I have around 38,000 products. One cat has around 60 subcats, with around 16,000 prods. I excluded that category and I don't have timeout issues anymore.

[spid3r1987]

You probably have too many products. Exclude some categories and try again, that usually fixes the timeout issue

I have around 38,000 products. One cat has around 60 subcats, with around 16,000 prods. I excluded that category and I don't have timeout issues anymore.

excluded all categories apart from 1(with 11k of items in it)
and it still failing :S

[spid3r1987]

excluded all categories apart from 1(with 11k of items in it)
and it still failing :S

just restricted all categories apart from 1 with 56 items in it and it still fails :S

[spid3r1987]

just restricted all categories apart from 1 with 56 items in it and it still fails :S

the category with 56 items in it
finally the script run fully...
and now...
Google Merchant Center Feeder v1.8.3 started 2011/03/17 05:13:26
Feed file - /feed/google/productsblahblah.xml
Processing: Feed - Yes, Upload - No
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Google Merchant Center File Complete In 23.040848 Seconds 5 Records

[spid3r1987]

the category with 56 items in it
finally the script run fully...
and now...
Google Merchant Center Feeder v1.8.3 started 2011/03/17 05:13:26
Feed file - /feed/google/productsblahblah.xml
Processing: Feed - Yes, Upload - No
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Google Merchant Center File Complete In 23.040848 Seconds 5 Records

$fp = fopen($outfile, $mode);
$retval = fwrite($fp, $output, GOOGLE_FROOGLE_OUTPUT_BUFFER_MAXSIZE);
return $retval;

would GOOGLE_FROOGLE_OUTPUT_BUFFER_MAXSIZE have anything to do with it being restricted/timeout etc??

[spid3r1987]

i actually just think my hosting sucks, tried it on a diff server, same host....still same problem for only 7k of products...

[conspicuouschick]

Google just announced changes to its feed requirements:

http://googlemerchantblog.##########...ct-search.html

What will this mean for us zencart users?

[JoshS]

I have this installed, but noticed it gives a wrong url for the products. I have the cpath turned on, but instead of the url including cpath=1_7 is puts cpath=1,7. I could just turn off cpath, but would like to include it. I'm concerned this error may be messing up my Google rankings.

I appreciate any help!

[MichaelD]

Hi, I tried searching for an answer to this but found nothing.

I'm just preparing to upgrade from Zen Cart v1.3.7 to the latest v1.3.9h, and I currently have Google Froogle v1.6.7 installed.

Do I need to uninstall my current version of Google Froogle before I upgrade Zen Cart and if so, how?

[flatlanderoutfitters]

Google just announced changes to its feed requirements:

http://googlemerchantblog.##########...ct-search.html

What will this mean for us zencart users?

~~ Bump ~~

Ditto - Definitely would like to get an answer - It appears that there are a few requirements that are not currently provided but looking at my raw feed, my account settings are set up for tax and shipping options (which google recommends and says will cover that detail - I think!) - so only thing , it appears, are the unique identifiers (UPC Code) - which is important, and the ability to add sale item information (unless that is the intent of the g:id field? )

However, in any case, It would be really nice to hear from developer/maintainer as to whether these changes will require any upgrades - last thing that many of us zenners need is our google product feeds disappearing from google!