Easy Populate 1.2.5.4 support

[awhfy99]

Greetings all,

I have large files to import, which I was previously able to upload via splitting the file. Recently, the server on my host - hostgator - hasn't been allowing me to split or upload files properly. The host gave me SSH access - mind you, I'm a newbie here - to do the upload. (I'm using putty for SSH.)

Here are my questions:

1) I noticed in tutorials on SSH that the file name ends in ".sql". Should I use that extension or use the ".txt" extension on my file?

2) The host recommended that I not split the file. Do I need to change anything on the Easy Populate configuration since I'm not splitting the file?

Any and all advice is appreciated. I may not be able to reply to responses right away...the toddler might need its momma.

Thanks a bunch.

Newbie Linda

Hi Linda,

Please use this at you own descretion, as I never used SSH, but if it is in sql format, it would probably need to be socked straight into the database (not uploaded via EP). There is a MySQL Patch in the tools section that allows for sql inserts. Backup your database, make a 1 product file and try inserting it there (just copy/paste the file there). If it works, great, if not, you will get a host of error messages and hopefully no ill effects. Push come to shove, just restore that backup you did a few minutes before, no harm, no foul. PS, I backup before any EP upload, just in case. It would be prudent to do so if using SSH also.