Google Base Feeder Support Thread [OLD]

[buildingblocks]

well I have an issue with that...I dont have the orginal version of the mod i installed anymore. It was lost in a earlier pc issue.

I know this version has an uninstall, does anyone know if this would uninstall prior versions as well?

looks like you can still 1.7.1a here

http://www.zen-cart.com/index.php?ma...roducts_id=473

just look in the list to find your version

[fusionsp]

looks like you can still 1.7.1a here

http://www.zen-cart.com/index.php?ma...roducts_id=473

just look in the list to find your version

yes thats the version I have. Im not sure I understand what you mean by look in the list for my version. I backed up my files and I think Im going to attempt a plain update since my version is a few behind.

assuming i understand code, i would think that if i followed the update directions and uploaded all new files and overwrote old...and then applied the most current .sql update it should correct all in between updates that i have missed.

since the new files and new sql patch will have all files associated with it. and any un needed lines will be forgotten...?

[iscatech]

hello, I successfully got my host to add this cron job to my site. Right now it is uploading the feed every day (do you think this is too often?)

The problem I see now is that I have a list of googlefroogle.php?feed=fy_uy_tp.## files in my root directory. It seems that every time it uploads it is creating a new file. Does anyone know how to avoid this?

[fusionsp]

hello, I successfully got my host to add this cron job to my site. Right now it is uploading the feed every day (do you think this is too often?)

The problem I see now is that I have a list of googlefroogle.php?feed=fy_uy_tp.## files in my root directory. It seems that every time it uploads it is creating a new file. Does anyone know how to avoid this?

well, I see that you have your host to do this job. I have google fetching it for me on their scheduling area. I found this easier as I had issues attempting to have my host do it.

And..I have mine updating every day as well. My wife will go through and update our website products every few day swith on hands, active products, etc. I found it easier to just do it every day instead of having to do it every single time we update so it minimizes the 404 errors.

I also just have a cron job setting up my google feed to run and create the feed daily. then its made sure its accurate. Then when google fetch the file, their just pulling that file.

It sounds llike your host is renaming the file every time. and not to overwrite the file. So....changing it to do it like i have may correct your issues.

[iscatech]

well, I see that you have your host to do this job. I have google fetching it for me on their scheduling area. I found this easier as I had issues attempting to have my host do it.

And..I have mine updating every day as well. My wife will go through and update our website products every few day swith on hands, active products, etc. I found it easier to just do it every day instead of having to do it every single time we update so it minimizes the 404 errors.

I also just have a cron job setting up my google feed to run and create the feed daily. then its made sure its accurate. Then when google fetch the file, their just pulling that file.

It sounds llike your host is renaming the file every time. and not to overwrite the file. So....changing it to do it like i have may correct your issues.

fusion - thanks for the reply. I had already set up Google to retrieve my data feed through the Google Merchant Center, but it didn't seem to be working, so that's why I went this route. Maybe I should figure out how to make that work and cancel the cron job setup through the host.

The URL I had listed was: "http://www.iscatech.com/googlefroogle.php?feed=fy_un_tp" is that right?

[fusionsp]

The URL I had listed was: "http://www.iscatech.com/googlefroogle.php?feed=fy_un_tp" is that right?

well i guess it depends...is that the URL you had listed for google to fetch your products or was it for your host?

you have to also add a command for your host. Remember in the directions..

To run it as a cron job (i.e. at 5:00am), put something in your crontab like the
following:


0 5 * * * GET http://your_http_catalog/googlefroog...?feed=fy_uy_tp
or
0 5 * * * wget http://your_http_catalog/googlefroog...?feed=fy_uy_td
or
0 5 * * * curl -s http://your_http_catalog/googlefroog...?feed=fy_uy_tn

You have to add the GET or something similar to tell your host what to do with the job.

If you were trying to have google do it then thats also wrong with google you just direct it to the file location. Do not include anything else.

ie; http://www.fusionspiritualemporium.com/feed/YOUR FEED NAME_products.xml

Hope this helps.

[fusionsp]

Now Im having a new issue. I finally was able to have the time to update my module and now its not creating any records?

Google Base File Complete In 2.742825 Seconds 0 Records

I uploaded and overwrote the files, installed the current patch, and set all the configurations back. It was working fine before, ONLY reason I messed with it is to include the UPC/ISBN data.

Is there something in the files I also need to set now?

alright, I figured out my first issue..lol, I dont have qty on my site and I missed that setting. But now its skipping a few products due to the desc field less than 15 char and it has a product ID of which one it skipped. So, is there a way to search by product ID and figure out which ones have the issue??

[fusionsp]

OK nevermind. I remembered I needed to download my database file to look through it. It would be really nice if Zencart had that option built in to search by the product it that it assigns and not just by model. Seems like a lot of modules and other things use that ID number and its odd that you cant look it up by that..oh well

[smoke133]

Every time I run the Google Base Feeder, I get an error log in my cache folder that says "PHP Warning: ereg_replace(): REG_EBRACK in ../includes/classes/google_base.php on line 214."

Why am I getting this error?

Here is line 214 in google_base.php

      $products_image_base = ereg_replace($products_image_extention, '', $products_image); 

I'm using Zencart v1.3.9g

[davewest]

Every time I run the Google Base Feeder, I get an error log in my cache folder that says "PHP Warning: ereg_replace(): REG_EBRACK in ../includes/classes/google_base.php on line 214."

Why am I getting this error?

Here is line 214 in google_base.php

      $products_image_base = ereg_replace($products_image_extention, '', $products_image); 

I'm using Zencart v1.3.9g

replace the line with..

$products_image_base = str_replace($products_image_extension, '', $products_image);

ereg_replace is no longer supported in php5.3..