Add-On Releases - Amazon Store Integration

Finally, I've gotten around to putting together a version of the Amazon Store integration mod for vBulletin 3.6.

This mod allows you to add an Amazon store to your vBulletin. You can set it to search for a particular keyword, for different types of items - CDs, DVDs, Clothing, etc. A sample of the store in action is available here: http://www.lidragracing.com/amazon_store.php.

You will need to sign up for Amazon Web Services to get an AWS key in order for this to work. In addition, you need to have PHP 5 installed on your server.

Installation is very simple, upload 3 files, import the xml file and then add a link to the store in your navigation bar. See the attached file "ECS Amazon Store.txt" for the exact installation instructions.

Give it a try, let me know what you think. Make sure you click "Mark as Installed" if you've installed it.

Also, if you intall it and use it, please post the URL you have it installed at so I can see how it's being used.

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To upgrade to a newer version, re-upload the php files and then import the xml product file. Afterwards go to the admin control panel to check to make sure all of the fields are filled in properly.

[mikelbeck]

Originally Posted by nosherwan9

hello,
i installed this hack and i am getting this error ,

Fatal error: Call to undefined function: simplexml_load_file() in /home/xyz/public_html/Forums/amazon_store.php on line 55

Can u please help me
Thanks

This mod required PHP 5. Do you have that installed?

[Khalid-B]

yes i am using php 5 .........Thanks

[mikelbeck]

Originally Posted by nosherwan9

yes i am using php 5 .........Thanks

Looks like it needs libxml 2.6 or higher as well.

[Khalid-B]

libxml 2.6 << what is this and how can i fix it?

Thanks

[yoyoyoyo]

I appreciate all of your hard work and support. It appears that the links are now showing up properly



nominated for MOTM!

[mikelbeck]

Originally Posted by yoyoyoyo

I appreciate all of your hard work and support. It appears that the links are now showing up properly



nominated for MOTM!

Excellent, thanks. ;-)

And thanks for the Lemmy!

[mikelbeck]

Originally Posted by nosherwan9

libxml 2.6 << what is this and how can i fix it?

Thanks

libxml is an XML parsing library. See this page for more information: http://xmlsoft.org/

Depending on your server (os, front end, etc) it's installed differently. If you're using a shared server, ask your host to install it. If it's your own server, you can read through the install instructions on that site to get an idea of what you need to do.

[mikelbeck]

Originally Posted by RichieBoy67

I really would like to incorporate more into this though such as a cache and a search. At the very least a conditional link to take people back to the main page of the store after they are done looking at a product...

I've got a caching version working now... but I can't promise that I'll get it out tonight. There's a few other things I'd like to do with it (mostly the things you've suggested), and I've got to take my kid out trick-or-treating. So tomorrow night looks better for another version.

If anybody has any other suggestions, let's hear them.

[Kihon Kata]

Uhm....this is what I got when I tried to import the product:




Database error in vBulletin 3.6.8:

Invalid SQL:
DELETE FROM phrase WHERE product = 'ecs_amazon_store' AND languageid = -1;

MySQL Error : Got error 127 from storage engine
Error Number : 1030
Date : Wednesday, October 31st 2007 @ 07:17:42 PM
Script : http://www.XXX.com/forums/admincp/pl...=productimport
Referrer : http://www.XXX.com/forums/admincp/pl...?do=productadd
IP Address : XXXXXXXXX
Username : XXXXXXXXXX
Classname : vB_Database

Running Dedicated Dual Processor Linux Server
PHP5
Mysql 4.1.20
btw.

[yoyoyoyo]

since you are aking for suggestions:

I like the idea of having more than one category to choose from, and also multiple search options, So, for example - you could have a navigation menu somewhere that lists all of the types of items, such as Books, DVDs, CDs, etc., and have a separate search term attached to each category. I also like the idea of having more than one search term for each category - for example - you could have 2 or 3 different settings for each category: Books could have "cat grooming" and "cat breeding" and then the results would be compiled in to one overall "Books" category. I know that this would require a lot of coding, but I can see it as being very helpful. As it stands now, if I want to search for the term "Cats" then it will bring back the Cats broadway cast recording, as well as books about cats, and movies with Cat in the title - I would like to narrow down those searches, but if I put "cat grooming" then it will ignore books about "cat breeding," etc.. I hope I made myself clear enough - sorry for the rambling explanation...