Google Base Feeder Support Thread [OLD]

[srt9969]

I forgot: No error messages received from google, either...

sorrysorrysorry...
I just found the debug feature, and it seems that my products were skipped for lack of descriptions. ho hum....

[goldmarkpromo]

Hi, Can anyone really help me install this. I am having trouble in step 2. If you could walk me through I would be forever thankful.
Just email me letting me know when you can help me. My email address is microbelift###################### and my site is www.microbelift.net
Thanks for the help
Howard

[yorick00]

There's a pretty good readme file with this mod that explains the set up process step by step by step.

Open the readme file and go through each step meticulously.

It sounds like you don't even have a Google Base account yet!? Read the step by step install guide which explains how to open an account and also how to configure it correctly.

Do this and you'll get it working... You need to know your account details (Google Base FTP Password and Google Base FTP Username) so that you can output a txt file to upload to google base.

i know pretty good about read me file and always read this twice before whine on forums. this file are complete unclear ... i try to explain, probably you misunderstanding me:

look, please, at this screen of admin panel>conf>GBF conf

than according user manual file:

1. Unzip and upload all files to your store directory (except .sql files); DONE! IT IS CLEAR.

2. Chmod feed directory to 777 DONE! IT IS CLEAR.

3. Go to Admin->Tools->Install SQL Patches and install googlefroogle.sql by copying and pasting (do not upload); DONE! IT IS CLEAR.

4. Go to http://base.google.com and create/sign to your account. Follow the link on the right hand side of their website to create your FTP account. DONE! IT IS CLEAR.

5. Go to Admin->Configuration->Google Base Configuration and setup all parameters; DONE! IT IS CLEAR.

6. Register your bulk upload .xml file using the same name in your Google Base Configuration at base.google.com FAILED! IT IS UNCLEAR! According to my screen there are no any lines for same name. Or there is any other configuration options??? What kind of same name he talking about? My feed file name is "omfgsamename.xml" on which field i should enter it, frankly speaking i can not find any suitable.

7. Go to Admin->Tools>Google Base Feeder and follow instructions to create, view, and upload feed file. FIALED. When i click on Create Product Feed: Click [HERE] to create / update your products feed - GOES nothing - plugin generates new pop-up blank window with none content or any kind of text, steps or other info, tested on 3 different browsers.

So it even do not creates product feed ...

So, please, could anybody help me with this problem i am stuck 2 days ahead. i will be thankful for ages. thanks in advance.

[blakdeth77]

It seems half of the installation I tried helping another ZC forum poster with went well. I can view and make changes to the configuration page for the feeder program, but yet I cannot find the listing under the Admin > Tools category. Can anyone tell me what file is missing or where it should be to get the Google Base Feeder option to show up?

Thanks!

[yorick00]

It seems half of the installation I tried helping another ZC forum poster with went well. I can view and make changes to the configuration page for the feeder program, but yet I cannot find the listing under the Admin > Tools category. Can anyone tell me what file is missing or where it should be to get the Google Base Feeder option to show up?

Thanks!

Make sure that you copied files direct into your custom admin folder on the server. Your custom admin folder ex.: "myadmin" can differ from default one "admin" from plugin folder tree.

hope it will help

[limelites]

Make sure that you copied files direct into your custom admin folder on the server. Your custom admin folder ex.: "myadmin" can differ from default one "admin" from plugin folder tree.

hope it will help

Tell me about it!! I had this exact same problem and it took me almost a day to suss it out!! I'd renamed my ADMIN folder fr security reasons and hadn't even thought about it as I was that used to just dragging and dropping the folders into site/root ....

Basically, rename ADMIN to match YOURADMIN before uploading it :-)

[findl16]

I am using Zen Cart v1.3.8a/v1.3.8 and I have downloaded the Google Base Feeder.

Initially I downloaded all the update SQL files by cutting and pasting in the sql patches section. I then found out that I did not require to do this as it was a first install so I deleted these from the sql database. I had also been unable to access google base feeder configuration but on searching google discovered that I had not changed the permissions on file public_html/admin/configuration and public_html/admin/admin.php in my root folder from 777 to 755 after download and getting instead an Internal Server Error like the one I have been reading about in this thread.

After transferring all the files via ftp and inserting the googlefroogle.sql file I attempted to use the google base feeder. It appeared to be successful and it was generating the RSS feed. The transfer also appears to have been successful and this is the result of the steps I took

Step 1: Google Base Feeder v.1.7.0 09.019.2008 17:38:59 started 2009/03/16 13:32:01
Feed file - /home/xxxxxx/public_html/feed/xxxxxx_products.xml
Processing: Feed - Yes, Upload - No
Google Base File Complete In 0.461483 Seconds 98 Records

Step 2: Google Base Feeder v.1.7.0 09.019.2008 17:38:59 started 2009/03/16 13:32:28
Feed file - /home/xxxxxxx/public_html/feed/xxxxxxxx_products.xml
Processing: Feed - No, Upload - Yes
Upload started...
Uploaded Successfully
-r--r----- 1 ftp · root · 104333 Mar 16 11:32 Accessorize_products.xml
Connected to: uploads.google.comLogin ok:Current Directory Is: /-r--r----- 1 ftp · root · 104333 Mar 16 11:32 Accessorize_products.xml

but it has not appeared on google base and this is what appears when I click here:

You may view Google Base FTP content.

Google Base FTP content:
Connected to: uploads.google.com
/
total 0


Can anyone tell me what I am doing wrong?

I cannot understand how I am getting the RSS feed showing when I click on this:

NOTE: You may view your product feed file before proceeding to step 2.

I am using the correct password and think I have configured the Google Base Configuration correctly.

I have looked to see how I can download this feed to my computer to do it manually but cannot see a way of doing this. Can anyone help please.



Upload ok!

[milobloom]

What I am looking to do is have my Google Feeder
Send out the Lowest Cost for each item.
I know there has to be a way because if I search a product
on all the competitors websites.

Is there a simple veritable I should change?

[abs007]

Hi i have uploaded the latest version of google base and am using the latest zencart version 1.3.8a. I have created a datafeed and have viewed it..all looks fine by default it created the patch as domain_products.xml
i get errors.

Internal Server Error
The server encountered an internal error or misconfiguration and was unable to complete your request.

Please contact the server administrator, [email protected] and inform them of the time the error occurred, and anything you might have done that may have caused the error.

More information about this error may be available in the server error log.

before the message shows up i get a blank screen in the new window for about 15 secs saying that its waiting for my site.

any idea

[chriskelm1]

I have zen cart 1.3.6 and have had this installed and working properly. Worked like a dream. All of a sudden it has stopped working. when I view the product feed it is empty.

Again, this was working fine and all of sudden just stopped.

When I view the feed it is blank. When I upload it only shows 7 items processed by Google.

Any thoughts?