Google Base Feeder Support Thread [OLD]

[numinix]

Hi

Is that will solve my issue i post on Tread 178 ?

Ty

I didn't touch the FTP portion of the code as it currently works for myself and many others. Is your host within the USA?

[motti]

HI
Yes, it is with hostmonster.

And my Issue like I post before is that even thru Google I am only able to do it if I copy the content of froogle.txt in to feed.txt

[Woodymon]

HI
Yes, it is with hostmonster.

And my Issue like I post before is that even thru Google I am only able to do it if I copy the content of froogle.txt in to feed.txt

Try deleting both froogle.txt and feed.txt via cpanel. Then create a new text file with the filename you want to use, and set appropriate write permissions.

Then be sure to reset the name of the file in both your GBF mod configuration and in your Google Base account.

Then attempt to regenerate the file with the GBF mod.

Be sure to disable write permissions on your "feed" directory when you are finished.

BTW I would not name the feed file or directory "feed" or "froogle". Hackers look for such file and directories names. Such names act as a beacon for files/directories with public write permissions potentially left enabled, where pharma and other html can then be easily dumped.

Watch your permissions!

Woody

[numinix]

Woodymon, that is a good point. In fact, from now on I'll have the file chmod the feed file to 777 and then back to 655 before closing. For now, rename as woodymon has suggested.

[Woodymon]

Woodymon, that is a good point. In fact, from now on I'll have the file chmod the feed file to 777 and then back to 655 before closing. For now, rename as woodymon has suggested.

Relatedly I think the directory the feed file is written to needs to be 777 or similar so the file can be overwritten during the feed generation.

Can you automate changing directory permissions also?

Woody

[motti]

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[FONT=Times New Roman]Yes my folder and my froogle and feed are on 777[/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman]I will explain exactly what I am doing, maybe it will help finding what I am doing wrong[/FONT]
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[FONT=Times New Roman]From my Google item list I click on Bulk upload files, then I click on Update your item by uploading a new version of feed.txt, then I have to go to my admin and update my list , download my 2 file froogle and feed copy the content of froogle in to feed, ( my feed.txt not getting update with the new item I add to my shop) then going back to Google and uploading it, any other way are either not updating my the additional item I add to my Zen shop, or doing nothing at all.[/FONT]
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[FONT=Times New Roman]I will read thru your post and the link you post , hope I find a shirt way to upload my items[/FONT]
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[FONT=Times New Roman]Thank you [/FONT]

[onlyrey]

Hi,

I am getting ready to put my store live, I am using google checkout, and would like to have the "google checkout" badge show for the products in my google base account.

The google base people suggest that you set a "Google Checkout" attribute (don't know if the space should be there or not) for the payment_notes (and not the payment_) column on the bulk upload file.

A couple of questions about this:
1. Do I really need that the payment_notes column with the "Google Checkout" attribute to have the badge show up? (there is also some general confusion about the payment_accepted field, I am included here)
2. If so, how do you deal with this detail? I am thinking on modifying my uploaded googleFroogle.PHPs which might end up being a butchery:)

Thanks very much in adavance