Easy Populate question

[apexrg]

Is it possible to downlaod an existing catalog from one store and import it up into another store, if so how does one do it

[michael_s]

Yes. Use EP to download the complete EP catalog file in one store.

Then use the EP in the new store to upload the same file.

This will not move any customer/order information though.

[apexrg]

well thats why i posted. I downloaded my catalog as a txt file, entire catalog downloaded.

I then went into the new site and hit browse.found the file. and hit upload.

The progress bar moved and finished, and when I went in and hit catalog...nothing was there?????

[michael_s]

The server/php probably timed out during the upload. In that case you willl have to split the EP file. See the EP documentation in the original mod (can get it at addons.oscommerce.com)

[jpf]

Always to a test - say 5 or 10 items first - to make sure very thing is okay. For LARGE DUMPS - EZPopulate is not FAST (It was meant to be easy not fast) - It is faster on download (no changes) - but on uploads..changed -lots of changes can be very slow. Splitting up the file - say to 100 items or so is better.

PHP have some safeguards in place when it comes to scripts running too LONG and consuming a ton of CPU time (possible out of control loop or bad programing etc...).

[apexrg]

well there are 4700 lines in the catalog, I took 100 and it least it did something, unfortunately it was an error

Warning: move_uploaded_file(/home/apexcutl/public_html/catalog//temp/EP2009Mar11A.txt) [function.move-uploaded-file]: failed to open stream: Permission denied in /home/apexcutl/public_html/catalog/admin/easypopulate_functions.php on line 32

Warning: move_uploaded_file() [function.move-uploaded-file]: Unable to move '/tmp/php9UAa0J' to '/home/apexcutl/public_html/catalog//temp/EP2009Mar11A.txt' in /home/apexcutl/public_html/catalog/admin/easypopulate_functions.php on line 32

File uploaded.
Temporary filename: /tmp/php9UAa0J
User filename: EP2009Mar11A.txt
Size: 51567

Warning: file(/home/apexcutl/public_html/catalog//temp/EP2009Mar11A.txt) [function.file]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/apexcutl/public_html/catalog/admin/easypopulate.php on line 670

Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in /home/apexcutl/public_html/catalog/admin/easypopulate.php on line 693


so what now

[michael_s]

That is a permissions problem. Make sure the the temp dir is chmod 755 if you are running suphp or 777 if running php as an apache module.

[jpf]

If you look carefully at:

Unable to move '/tmp/php9UAa0J' to '/home/apexcutl/public_html/catalog//temp/EP2009Mar11A.txt'

More importantly to.....

'/home/apexcutl/public_html/catalog//temp/EP2009Mar11A.txt'

I would think that /catalog//temp/ directory does not, could NEVER exist!

Your settings are incorrect - remove the / before the temp in your settings.....

[apexrg]

I changed the temp permissions, and cut the file up into 1,000 line chunks and that did the trick it all uploaded.

Thanks guys

[apexrg]

All right one final issue, graphics did not upload, while I have the file name it did not upload the link. with 4700 items I hate to do it manually.

any sugestions?