Google Base Feeder Support Thread [OLD]

[dkerfoot]

Trying to upgrade from 1.5.1 and I keep getting errors on the SQL update.

The SQL is calling for configuration and configuration_group, but mine are listed as zen_configuration and zen_configuration_group.

Is this an odd install on my side or a bug in the sql?

Thanks,

[dkerfoot]

Nevermind - I just edited the sql myself.

Trying to upgrade from 1.5.1 and I keep getting errors on the SQL update.

The SQL is calling for configuration and configuration_group, but mine are listed as zen_configuration and zen_configuration_group.

Is this an odd install on my side or a bug in the sql?

Thanks,

[dkerfoot]

OK - sorry for the false alarm yesterday. I was actually upgrading it so that I could ask for support for the following issue:

It works great to create the feed, but when I try to upload it using the base feeder, it starts to go and then appears to time out. I never get an error, the little progress bar on the bottom of my browser just goes away and the page doesn't update.

This is what I get in the pop-up box:

Google Base Feeder v.1.5.3 28.08.2007 10:25 started 2007/12/19 07:28:06
Feed file - /home/mystore/public_html/feed/mystore.xml
Processing: Feed - No, Upload - Yes
Upload started...


I tried adding the php.ini file as recommended to prevent timeouts. It takes longer to stop now, but it still stops. I can upload the file via ftp and it works fine, but I'd really like to automate the process.

I setup the following CRON job:

GET "http://mystore.com/googlefroogle.php?feed=yes&upload=yes"
(I added the quotes around the link to prevent the forum software from abbreviating the link)

I get the following result in my e-mail:

Google Base Feeder v.1.5.3 28.08.2007 10:25 started 2007/12/19 04:00:03<br />
Feed file - /home/mystore/public_html/feed/mystore.xml<br />
Processing: Feed - Yes, Upload - No<br />
Google Base File Complete In 0.082448 Seconds 9 Records<br />

(I changed my real store location to "mystore" on general paranoia principles.)

Also, I have the Live Product Feeder installed and it works with no trouble at all. Uploads just fine without timing out.

Any suggestions?

[inkuyo]

Just thought I would pass on my experience with a client's google_base.xml file creation. The store name is www.jm-offroad.com but the name of the business is J&M Offroad and that is what I have configured in the admin.

So when I created my Google Base file it stuck the ampersand (&) sign in the Title and the XML file won't parse.

I just went in the XML file and took out the ampersand and then it parsed fine.

I just wanted to let people know in case they had similar problems with the ampersand or other characters.

Actually as I was writing this I thought to go ahead and enter &amp; for the code.

I still had to manually change the code.

Dale
www.bspectrum.com

[khopek]

Here's a question... My items are now listing in GoogleBase but it's pulling the _Lrg images for each product, when ideally it should be pulling the _Med images, as I do not have _Lrg images for all products, soooo how would this get fixed?

[CnTGifts]

i keep getting

The following tags were not closed: rss, channel. Error processing resource 'file:///C:/Users/Chris/AppData/Local/Temp/goog...

[jbrit]

Hi there,

Using Cart 1.3.7 and feeder 1.6.4 for last month or so. Recently noticed that a few of my products are not appearing in base searches, they appear in 'my items'.

There is nothing special about the items (that I can see anyways) and they are spread over a different categories, the xml file looks ok and like I say, I can see them in google base 'My Items'

Anyone any ideas why they are missing from the searches?

Thanks

[dkerfoot]

I was really hoping someone might be able to respond to this.

Does anyone have ANY ideas?

Thanks,

OK - sorry for the false alarm yesterday. I was actually upgrading it so that I could ask for support for the following issue:

It works great to create the feed, but when I try to upload it using the base feeder, it starts to go and then appears to time out. I never get an error, the little progress bar on the bottom of my browser just goes away and the page doesn't update.

This is what I get in the pop-up box:

Google Base Feeder v.1.5.3 28.08.2007 10:25 started 2007/12/19 07:28:06
Feed file - /home/mystore/public_html/feed/mystore.xml
Processing: Feed - No, Upload - Yes
Upload started...


I tried adding the php.ini file as recommended to prevent timeouts. It takes longer to stop now, but it still stops. I can upload the file via ftp and it works fine, but I'd really like to automate the process.

I setup the following CRON job:

GET "http://mystore.com/googlefroogle.php?feed=yes&upload=yes"
(I added the quotes around the link to prevent the forum software from abbreviating the link)

I get the following result in my e-mail:

Google Base Feeder v.1.5.3 28.08.2007 10:25 started 2007/12/19 04:00:03<br />
Feed file - /home/mystore/public_html/feed/mystore.xml<br />
Processing: Feed - Yes, Upload - No<br />
Google Base File Complete In 0.082448 Seconds 9 Records<br />

(I changed my real store location to "mystore" on general paranoia principles.)

Also, I have the Live Product Feeder installed and it works with no trouble at all. Uploads just fine without timing out.

Any suggestions?

[numinix]

Try upgrading to the latest version.

[dkerfoot]

Try upgrading to the latest version.

Uh... Is this an automated response? I just explained that I had updated to the latest version because I knew that would be the first reply. The results I just posted show v 1.5.3