FeedWordPress update problem

Toby · 2006-09-16, 01:43 PM

One of the RSS feeds I aggregate into hottie-heaven.com, using the FeedWordPress plugin, occassionally posts an erotic story. The one posted on Friday is rather long and it seems to be causing a problem when I try to update the feed. I update manually using update-feeds.php. When I try to update that feed it prints the line that says it's updating, but it never responds with the message saying how many posts were updated/modified, and no new posts are captured. There has been another post added since that long story, and it isn't updated either.

Has anyone run across this issue before? Is there anything I can do besides wait for the long story post to drop off the list of the last 10 posts that are included in the feed?

Thx, perplexed in Houston |confused|

jayeff · 2006-09-16, 03:28 PM

Check the feed is valid at http://feedvalidator.org/ before you start looking for more complex fixes.

If all is well, one suspect would be overly conservative settings in your php.ini file which can cause longer processes to time out. Ask your server tech to modify your php.ini to:

max_execution_time = 300 ;
max_input_time = 120 ;
memory_limit = 24M

and see if those settings help...

Toby · 2006-09-16, 03:33 PM

Thanks, I'll contact tech support at my host.

RawAlex · 2006-09-16, 05:12 PM

Wordpress also has a limitation in there of a whopping 3 seconds for connection, which sort of makes this thing unreliable. You can hack at wordpress to change it, but you have to keep putting it back.

You probably want to check with your host to make sure that your lookups and external connections are happening quickly. I use to run into this problem with my old host, but since I moved to Sparky's deal, everything runs like clockwork.

Also, FWP fails if the feed is down. You need to check manually that you can in fact load the feed. In many cases, the feed is unavailable (the other host is down) and FWP isn't smart enough to skip ahead.

Toby · 2006-09-16, 05:54 PM

Thanks Alex, hacking the timeout did the trick.

2006-09-16, 01:43 PM	#1
Toby Lonewolf Internet Sales Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Houston Posts: 4,826	FeedWordPress update problem One of the RSS feeds I aggregate into hottie-heaven.com, using the FeedWordPress plugin, occassionally posts an erotic story. The one posted on Friday is rather long and it seems to be causing a problem when I try to update the feed. I update manually using update-feeds.php. When I try to update that feed it prints the line that says it's updating, but it never responds with the message saying how many posts were updated/modified, and no new posts are captured. There has been another post added since that long story, and it isn't updated either. Has anyone run across this issue before? Is there anything I can do besides wait for the long story post to drop off the list of the last 10 posts that are included in the feed? Thx, perplexed in Houston \|confused\| __________________ Latex Vixens Babes In Boots Well Heeled Women Dressing For Sex Stocking Vixens

2006-09-16, 03:33 PM	#3
Toby Lonewolf Internet Sales Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Houston Posts: 4,826	Thanks, I'll contact tech support at my host. __________________ Latex Vixens Babes In Boots Well Heeled Women Dressing For Sex Stocking Vixens

2006-09-16, 05:54 PM	#5
Toby Lonewolf Internet Sales Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Houston Posts: 4,826	Thanks Alex, hacking the timeout did the trick. __________________ Latex Vixens Babes In Boots Well Heeled Women Dressing For Sex Stocking Vixens

2006-09-16, 03:28 PM	#2
jayeff Just because I don't care doesn't mean I don't understand! Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 95	Check the feed is valid at http://feedvalidator.org/ before you start looking for more complex fixes. If all is well, one suspect would be overly conservative settings in your php.ini file which can cause longer processes to time out. Ask your server tech to modify your php.ini to: max_execution_time = 300 ; max_input_time = 120 ; memory_limit = 24M and see if those settings help...

2006-09-16, 05:12 PM	#4
RawAlex Took the hint. Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 5,597	Wordpress also has a limitation in there of a whopping 3 seconds for connection, which sort of makes this thing unreliable. You can hack at wordpress to change it, but you have to keep putting it back. You probably want to check with your host to make sure that your lookups and external connections are happening quickly. I use to run into this problem with my old host, but since I moved to Sparky's deal, everything runs like clockwork. Also, FWP fails if the feed is down. You need to check manually that you can in fact load the feed. In many cases, the feed is unavailable (the other host is down) and FWP isn't smart enough to skip ahead.