Google Base Feeder Support Thread [OLD]

**bbsbcastle** · 6 May 2010, 02:12 AM

Originally Posted by geolab

I finally got the thing installed but when I try and configure the feed it gets a blank page when going to:

googlefroogle.php?feed=fy_un_tp

Is there a simple answer to this?

Also it says in the instructions to register the xml file in the bulk upload, I don't see that anywhere either.

Geolab,

I assume you ran the SQL patch as instructed. Did you change the permissions of the "feed" directory to 777? If you don't have command line support for the chmod command, most servers offer a graphical interface like CPanel that will let you do this.

When they're talking about registering the feed, they mean you have to create a Google Base or Merchant Center account (on Google) and configure that with the name of your upload file, obtain the FTP credentials, etc.

Hope that helps. Good luck!

This is a wonderful mod. I couldn't live without it.

**geolab** · 6 May 2010, 11:00 AM

Yes, I followed the instructions and have changed the CHMOD through the Host CP.

**lruskauff** · 6 May 2010, 04:31 PM

I am a newbie but I just got this to work two weeks ago so maybe this will help.

If you look in feed directory, you will see the name of the file you need to register. Mine is:

domain_products.xml

I can't remember if that is hardcoded or if I chose itl. You take this name and register it with google merchant.

www.google.com/merchants/bulkuploads

You will create a new feed here with this name. Hope it helps.

**geolab** · 7 May 2010, 04:12 PM

My feed directory has index.html in it, no xml file. Does anyone know what had gone wrong?

**bbsbcastle** · 8 May 2010, 03:48 AM

Originally Posted by geolab

My feed directory has index.html in it, no xml file. Does anyone know what had gone wrong?

My guess would be you haven't changed the permissions on your "feed" folder yet. It must be set to 777. If you don't have command line support for the chmod command, most servers offer a graphical interface like CPanel that will let you do this.

You can also use these tools to check what it's set to. Sometimes it doesn't "take" when you do this in CPanel.

**khopek** · 8 May 2010, 10:35 PM

Recently my feed has been getting disapproved no matter what. I have not had any problems up until the last couple weeks. I am still on Zen 1.3.8a and just re-downloaded Google Feeder from the downloads. All it fixed was making it upload to Google. Feed is still disapproved. They don't give me any reasons, or show that there are any errors.