AutoTweet [support]

Figured I'd go head and start a thread for the AutoTweet mod I uploaded that was recently made available at http://www.zen-cart.com/index.php?main_page=product_contrib_info&products_id=1523.

This simply auto updates your twitter followers everytime you add a product. The product name and shortened (bit.ly) link to the product are automatically tweeted without you ever having to leave the zencart admin. It also offers link tracking stats as well (through bit.ly).

*Note: you will need to have Curl installed.
*You will also need a free bit.ly api key (though this is optional).
*More info available in readme.
*Also I forgot to mention it in the readme, but this mod is shared under GPL licensing terms. Do whatever you want with it. :smile:

***Remember always backup your files before installing anything.

Thanks for a great mod. Installation was simple and went without glitch. Useful tracking stats on Bit.ly

Good, glad you liked it.

I get the following after adding a product:

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_CONST, expecting T_OLD_FUNCTION or T_FUNCTION or T_VAR or '}' in /home/knivdavi/public_html/adminfolder/twitter/twitter.php on line 56

what version of PHP are you running?

It's 1.3.8a

It is still adding the products to my zencart, but gives the error and doesn't add them to twitter

yeah thats because twitter.php is set to be 'included' and not 'required.' Your server is probably currently running version 4.x of php. Do you have the ability to upgrade? Who is your hosting through? Most of the major hosting providers (Godaddy, ipower, gator, etc) have some form of 5 running. Sometimes you can switch between version 4 and 5.

4.4.6 - I use 2by2host - I'll ask them about changing it.

Yeah i looked through their site, they list ' php4/php5' as one of their features. Couldnt find how to switch between the two but they have live chat so that will probably help. Afterwards everything should work fine.

Changed to PHP 5. It's working. Great mod. Thanks!

Good, glad to hear it. Sorry I hadnt realized the php 4 thing sooner.

Hi, I have installed the autotweet mod after changing the update_product.php file but get the following errors:

Warning: curl_setopt_array() [function.curl-setopt-array]: CURLOPT_FOLLOWLOCATION cannot be activated when in safe_mode or an open_basedir is set in /usr/www/users/soundoa/admin/twitter/bitly.php on line 141
{ "errorCode": 0, "errorMessage": "", "results": { "http://www.soundonline.co.za/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=93&products_id=427": { "hash": "cxFYvi", "shortCNAMEUrl": "http://bit.ly/9UmxW9", "shortKeywordUrl": "", "shortUrl": "http://bit.ly/9UmxW9", "userHash": "9UmxW9" } }, "statusCode": "OK" }
Fatal error: Uncaught exception 'BitlyException' with message 'Invalid JSON-response' in /usr/www/users/soundoa/admin/twitter/bitly.php:196 Stack trace: #0 /usr/www/users/soundoa/admin/twitter/bitly.php(382): Bitly->doCall('shorten', Array) #1 /usr/www/users/soundoa/admin/includes/modules/update_product.php(146): Bitly->shorten('http://www.soun...') #2 /usr/www/users/soundoa/admin/product.php(62): require('/usr/www/users/...') #3 {main} thrown in /usr/www/users/soundoa/admin/twitter/bitly.php on line 196

I have PHP5 and cURL enabled.

I have no idea how to fix this. Please help.

I'm looking into this. In the meantime;

1. Make sure your host's PHP configuration in not in safe mode (php.ini).
2. Is open_basedir set to correct directories?

You make have to contact your hosting co. to verify.

It looks like CURLOPT_FOLLOWLOCATION doesn't work with open_basedir on. Your host may have to turn this off

fixed this.
You have to edit both bitly.php and twitter.php

on line 133 bitly.php and line 158 of twitter.php comment out

$options[CURLOPT_FOLLOWLOCATION] = true; 

so that it looks like:

//$options[CURLOPT_FOLLOWLOCATION] = true; 

then somewhere around line 136 on bitly.php and line 161 on twitter.php add:

if ( ini_get('open_basedir') == '' ) {
$options[CURLOPT_FOLLOWLOCATION] = true;
}

Everything should work fine. (at least it did on my local machine)

I have used your mod for an oscommerce shop by inserting the twitter code from update_product.php into the same place in osc's categories.php

When using your default code:

include 'twitter/twitter.php';
require_once 'twitter/bitly.php';

it's posting fine to twitter, but I'm getting this error after adding the new product:

Fatal error: Cannot redeclare class TwitterException in /home/account/public_html/admin/twitter/twitter.php on line 1867

If I use this code instead (or require_once for both):

include_once 'twitter/twitter.php';
require_once 'twitter/bitly.php';

then I am not getting the error but my twitter post is missing the product name:

New Product Available: "" Check it out at http://bit.ly/xxxxx

Do you have any ideas what is causing this?

I fixed it by adding if ($language_id == 1){} around the code in categories.php so it only included the code for english.

Thanks for a great mod!

Oh, good catch, and thanks I'm glad you like it.

I've installed the Autotwitter, but I can't figure out, why it doesn't work by me.
When I set up a new product, it always shows me a blanc site, and nothing happend, and the new product is not inserted.

I use Zen Cart 1.38, PHP 5, I've set the safe mode off .

Hugs Micki