EasyPopulate 4.0 Support Thread

[Brian Anderson]

I am trying to modify the Categories MetaTags using ZC 1.50 and EP4.0.19 - Beta 1-28-2012. I downloaded the file, CategoryMeta-EP2013Jan28-114334.csv, sorted it, and then added in MetaTags and uploaded and imported back in and got all my categories and subcategories recreated at a top level. No tags were entered. So if I had originally:

Category A
---->Brand A
--------->Model A
--------->Model C
---->Brand B
--------->Model B

I ended up with the following structure:

Brand A
Brand B
Category A
---->Brand A
--------->Model A
--------->Model C
---->Brand B
--------->Model B
Model A
Model B
Model C

I ended up having to go in a deleting these new "extra" categories (which were empty). Any idea what I might have done wrong? I uploaded the same file name as I downloaded, as I know this is important to getting it to work properly. I recall getting this to work at one point and the regular product upload function works flawlessly.

Thanks!
Brian

[chadderuski]

I am trying to modify the Categories MetaTags using ZC 1.50 and EP4.0.19 - Beta 1-28-2012. I downloaded the file, CategoryMeta-EP2013Jan28-114334.csv, sorted it, and then added in MetaTags and uploaded and imported back in and got all my categories and subcategories recreated at a top level. No tags were entered. So if I had originally:

I ended up having to go in a deleting these new "extra" categories (which were empty). Any idea what I might have done wrong? I uploaded the same file name as I downloaded, as I know this is important to getting it to work properly. I recall getting this to work at one point and the regular product upload function works flawlessly.

Thanks!
Brian

Brian,

Did you modify any categories after you download the catetories meta file? This should have only worked on the v_categories_id and sort order should not have mattered, but I'll have to look at the code (it's been ages since I've looked at this section).

I recommend that you install Dr. Byte's MySQL backup tool ... ALWAYS do a backup before running imports. It makes fixing these issues easy.

Also, under Store Manager you should optimize your data bases. Just deleting a category doesn't remove it from the database.

-chadd

[chadderuski]

Brian,
Do you think you could zip and then attach your csv? I was looking at the code for the categories meta-tags and it SHOULD NOT be importing anything new. The code IS in there with the note that it should never get called. What this make me think is that your categories_id is somehow getting misinterpreted.

Here is one test for your. Export your categories csv, then (without downloading/editing/modifying) import it. There should be no changes...

-chadd

[chadderuski]

Brian,
Do you think you could zip and then attach your csv? I was looking at the code for the categories meta-tags and it SHOULD NOT be importing anything new. The code IS in there with the note that it should never get called. What this make me think is that your categories_id is somehow getting misinterpreted.

Here is one test for your. Export your categories csv, then (without downloading/editing/modifying) import it. There should be no changes...

-chadd

Nope. On further investigation, there is no provision for adding a new category_id... specifically, it displays an error if it doesn't find that particular category_id...

Now i'm really puzzled!

[seattleannie]

Found the problem! Password protection for that directory was added to the htaccess file accidentally by cPanel. All resolved!

[CaptCuervo]

OK, I give up. Tried 3 times to install EZ-4, same result "server 500". Nothing in Apache2.2 logs. Last attempt was a fresh ZC install, renamed "admin" to "sam", verified ZC OK. Renamed "EasyPopulate-4.0-master->admin" to "EasyPopulate-4.0-master->sam" and uploaded "sam" to my ZC. Renamed "EasyPopulate-4.0-master->zencart 1.5 extra files->admin" to "EasyPopulate-4.0-master->zencart 1.5 extra files->sam" and uploaded to my ZC. I checked the site, it appears all the "easypopulate_4" files are in thier correct locations. I get an admin->tools->Easy Populate menu but there is nothing under admin->configuration. When I try to run the EzP4 from the admin menu all I get is the SERVER 500 Error.

Running Apache2.2 with PHP 5.2.17 on my WIn XPsp3 sandbox. Are there PHP config requirements I don't know about? Any other ideas why this has not worked?

[DrByte]

Probably should've uploaded the files/subdirectories IN the 1.5-extra-files folder to your "sam" folder, using the same structure of subfolders already under "sam".
While I've not used the module, I can pretty much guarantee that the 1.5-extra-files folder isn't meant to be uploaded to a "1.5-extra-files" folder on the server ... instead, it should be considered to be extra files that ought to be considered part of the rest of the files, but only if you're using v1.5.

[CaptCuervo]

Did that. The "reg_easypopulate_4.php" file from "zencart 1.5 extra files\sam\includes\functions\extra_functions"
is what I assume to be properly located inside "Apache2.2\htdocs\zencart\sam\includes\functions\extra_functions".

That's where it belongs, right?