RSS Importer - Pligg Field Name is blank

**fujipadam** · 05-14-2007, 09:21 PM

I am using 9.5 and when I try to configure an RSS feed using RSS importer, I am unable to get anything to show up in the "pligg field name"

Please see image below:

can you please tell me what I am doing wrong

Use 9.5
Linux hosting
new installation and not an upgrade

**seopro** · 05-15-2007, 08:35 AM

I agree. I have the same problem right now too. Someone shd please help us out here.

**kbeeveer46** · 05-15-2007, 10:33 AM

There is a fix somewhere on the forum. Please try and search.

**argh2xxx** · 05-17-2007, 11:08 AM

I found the thread for this but it don't have the fix... Status discard?.

I see that the very bottom threads suddenly say I got it fix, but how?

**argh2xxx** · 05-17-2007, 05:23 PM

bump bump (I'm desperate)

**AshDigg** · 05-17-2007, 07:57 PM

Try to disable then remove (via the module manager) the rss importer and then install again. Then check the table 'feed_import_fields' and make sure they records in it. If there isn't, and remove/install doesn't fix it, then there is some weird problem that I'll need to have FTP access to your Pligg so I can troubleshoot it.

**fujipadam** · 05-18-2007, 09:44 AM

Originally Posted by AshDigg

Try to disable then remove (via the module manager) the rss importer and then install again. Then check the table 'feed_import_fields' and make sure they records in it. If there isn't, and remove/install doesn't fix it, then there is some weird problem that I'll need to have FTP access to your Pligg so I can troubleshoot it.

I removed and readded module - no change
The table is still empty
Then I removed the module, Dropped the table, and then readded the module
This recreated the table but did not add any values. So the error is still open.
So I tried doing a Print_r ($module_info) from rss_import_install.php.. the array does have the values... so it must be where the sqlscripts are run from teh array.

As an Aside --> I found out that rss_import_install.php is called everytime you go to http://pliggsite.com/admin_modules.php irrespective if it was already isntalled or not... might need to remove the redundancy.. but I digress.

I will try to see where the issue is, or might just do a fresh install of the latest nightly to see if it fixes it

**fujipadam** · 05-18-2007, 11:38 AM

Ok here is what I did. I ran the sql scripts in phpMyAdmin(mySQL interface) directly after installing RSS Importer. Its a hack but seems to work.

You might want to make sure you have the right table name (incase you chose a differect table prefix instead of "pligg"

Insert into `pligg_feed_import_fields` (`id`,`field_name`) values ('1','link_url') ;
Insert into `pligg_feed_import_fields` (`id`,`field_name`) values ('2','link_title') ;
Insert into `pligg_feed_import_fields` (`id`,`field_name`) values ('3','link_content') ;
Insert into `pligg_feed_import_fields` (`id`,`field_name`) values ('4','link_tags') ;
Insert into `pligg_feed_import_fields` (`id`,`field_name`) values ('5','link_field1') ;
Insert into `pligg_feed_import_fields` (`id`,`field_name`) values ('6','link_field2');
Insert into `pligg_feed_import_fields` (`id`,`field_name`) values ('7','link_field3') ;
Insert into `pligg_feed_import_fields` (`id`,`field_name`) values ('8','link_field4') ;
Insert into `pligg_feed_import_fields` (`id`,`field_name`) values ('9','link_field5') ;
Insert into `pligg_feed_import_fields` (`id`,`field_name`) values ('10','link_field6') ;
Insert into `pligg_feed_import_fields` (`id`,`field_name`) values ('11','link_field7') ;
Insert into `pligg_feed_import_fields` (`id`,`field_name`) values ('12','link_field8') ;
Insert into `pligg_feed_import_fields` (`id`,`field_name`) values ('13','link_field9') ;
Insert into `pligg_feed_import_fields` (`id`,`field_name`) values ('14','link_field10') ;
Insert into `pligg_feed_import_fields` (`id`,`field_name`) values ('15','link_field11') ;
Insert into `pligg_feed_import_fields` (`id`,`field_name`) values ('16','link_field12') ;
Insert into `pligg_feed_import_fields` (`id`,`field_name`) values ('17','link_field13') ;
Insert into `pligg_feed_import_fields` (`id`,`field_name`) values ('18','link_field14') ;
Insert into `pligg_feed_import_fields` (`id`,`field_name`) values ('19','link_field15') ;

**argh2xxx** · 05-18-2007, 12:16 PM

I fear if you hack a not working pligg to make it work, but when a newer version working pligg comes out, when you do the upgrade, pligg will become a total mess, and probably you will lose your database also. Meaning all of your users will be unregister.

**fujipadam** · 05-18-2007, 02:23 PM

Originally Posted by argh2xxx

I fear if you hack a not working pligg to make it work, but when a newer version working pligg comes out, when you do the upgrade, pligg will become a total mess, and probably you will lose your database also. Meaning all of your users will be unregister.

I agree... my site is in early alpha stages so I can afford to try it out. If its a production machine I might not do this... But again this is a simple update the data the database and not the structure. I dont see much of a side effect (especially I manually did what the code was supposed to do anyway).
If we have a newer version I am hoping that it will fix it anyways and we dont have to redo the hack.

But I totally agree that we should go for a better fix than a hack, but unfortunately I am not well versed enough in pligg to do that. The experts might comeup with a way though. Meanwhile I will try meddling with it to see if I can make it work in someother way