Windows Live Product Search Contribution Support Thread

[numinix]

Delete the feed file and let the script create it.

[dealbyethan.com]

Hi Jeff

Thanks for your help. After deleting the lps.xml feed file, the script then did create a new one itself. However, when I clicked to view my product feed file before proceeding to step 2, I received this error:
XML Parsing Error: no element found
Location: http://www.dealbyethan.com/feed/lps.xml
Line Number 13087, Column 9:</Offer>
--------^

Also, when I clicked to upload product feed to Live Product Search, I received this error:
Feed file - /home/dealbyet/public_html/feed/lps.xml
Processing: Feed - No, Upload - Yes
Upload started...
Connection failed: ftp.productupload.live.com
Warning: ftp_connect() [function.ftp-connect]: php_network_getaddresses: getaddrinfo failed: Name or service not known
Upload failed...

Clicking to view Live Product Search FTP content resulted in this message:
Live Product Search FTP content:
Connected to: ftp.productupload.live.com
Connection failed: ftp.productupload.live.com

Is something wrong with my installation? Please advise. Thank you.

[numinix]

Nothing is wrong. Your script is timing out before completing. Also, the issue with not being able to use FTP functions seems to be related to hosting and non-dedicated ip's.

This costs about $2 a month...

[dealbyethan.com]

Hi Jeff,

Thanks for your explanation.

When you said my script is timing out before completing, what should I do with this problem?

What should I tell my hosting company about the issue with not being able to use FTP functions? Who do I pay the $2 per month to?

[numinix]

Your host would offer dedicated IP's as an upgrade on your current package.

You can increase the timeout length in php.ini as well as the Zen Cart admin as described earlier in this thread and also in the Google Base Feeder support thread (I believe it also states in the GBF readme.txt as well).

Another thing you can do is set the start and stop to a set amount of products. You seem to be getting around 3000 products in your feed so anywhere around that number would probably work. Then run it again at 3001. Use max_products to set the end.

[james739]

excellent mods. Works great!

Thank you!

[seanscully]

I get the Live error 2 out of 3 times - the Goolge uploads all of the time, you just have to keep retrying Live and it will go through or FTP it.

Live Product Search Feeder v.1.0.1 09.08.2007 13:54 started 2007/12/12 11:13:04
Feed file - /home/stakemil/public_html/store/feed/lps.xml
Processing: Feed - No, Upload - Yes
Upload started...
Upload Failed
Connected to: ftp.productupload.live.comLogin ok:Current Directory Is: /Warning: ftp_put(): Transfer complete but post processing FAILED. 1347520 bytes transferred. 1347520 bps.

Upload failed...

I see Live.com has been updated -- if you FTP then you have to FTP everytime or vice versa
Changes to the upload method for all catalogs: When you create a new catalog, the upload method that you select for that catalog, either HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol. A protocol used to transmit files over the Web.) or FTP (File Transfer Protocol. A fast, high bandwidth method of communicating between two computers.) , can't be changed. When you update a catalog, you must use the same upload method that you used when you first uploaded the catalog. If you have existing catalogs in Product Upload Beta, the last upload method that was used to upload each catalog will be set as the permanent upload method for it.

[numinix]

Yes, the WLPS FTP server falls very short of the capabilities of the Google Base FTP server. Fortunately, Live is so useless for sending traffic that it doesn't really matter.

[khopek]

I just installed Windows Live Product Search Feeder, and I installed the GoogleBase feeder a couple days ago. The problem I am having is both feeds are using my _Lrg images for product images instead of _Med. I do not have _Lrg images for all products as it is actually a "detailed view" of the product if one is needed.

What do I need to change to get this to grab the _Med images instead?

[ctcentralinfo]

I am really having a difficult time getting this mod to work. I have no issue with generating the file, but I can't seem to be able to ftp the file. I am getting the same error the other users are getting

Live Product Search Feeder v.1.06 08.11.2007 00:00:59 started 2007/12/20 12:26:16
Feed file - /home/wwwcool/public_html/feed/msn_cooltechcentral.xml
Processing: Feed - No, Upload - Yes
Upload started...
Connection failed: ftp.productupload.live.com

Upload failed...

I was told by my web hosting company if the ftp upload is it browser based, it won't work because anonymous ftp is disabled.

I have your google base, feeder as well as your yahoo feeder installed, I am using the same feeder folder for all, could that also be causing the same issue?