Thanks
Phil

just purchased Godfatherbomb as i have all the others except dombom (missed that one).

Uploaded all. now what, couldnt find any install instructions as to what permissions files/folders should be or what file should be started first.

from some of the posts i changed the data folder to chmod 777 and now get a cant find mysql dtabase error when loading zinebomb.cgi.

this i expect as i havent set one up yet.

tried to load the file config.html which from another post is the one i guess i need get to to set everything. File doesnt load though, I think it might be a permission problem so any help would be apreciate.

Once i can get the config file to load i think i will be ok to do the rest unless my host cant handle it, but i have blogbomb extreme and nucleus running ok already.

thanks

Rob

I emailed you the ReadMe...Sorry about that.

Printed it out and will give it a go tonight.

Thanks

Rob

Set everything up as per readme and it all worked fine. Even get the archive pages genearated. Only one thing, i cant seem to add a rss tag.

My feed path to blogbomb must be correct as all the feed and feed names are showing in the mailing list templates preview and edit page. I can add non rss tags and when i hit preview the correct info shows up as below.

10: {rss:1,10}, {title:1,10}, {description:1,10}, {xml:1,10}, {html:1,10}.
11: {rss:1,11}, {title:1,11}, {description:1,11}, {xml:1,11}, {html:1,11}.
12: {rss:1,12}, {title:1,12}, {description:1,12}, {xml:1,12}, {html:1,12}.
13: {rss:1,13}, {title:1,13}, {description:1,13}, {xml:1,13}, {html:1,13}.
14: {rss:1,14}, {title:1,14}, {description:1,14}, {xml:1,14}, {html:1,14}.
15: {rss:1,15}, {title:1,15}, {description:1,15}, {xml:1,15}, {html:1,15}.
16: {rss:1,16}, {title:1,16}, {description:1,16}, {xml:1,16}, {html:1,16}.
17: {rss:1,17}, {title:1,17}, {description:1,17}, {xml:1,17}, {html:1,17}.
18: {rss:1,18}, {title:1,18}, {description:1,18}, {xml:1,18}, {html:1,18}.
2: {rss:1,2}, {title:1,2}, {description:1,2}, {xml:1,2}, {html:1,2}.
3: {rss:1,3}, {title:1,3}, {description:1,3}, {xml:1,3}, {html:1,3}.
4: {rss:1,4}, {title:1,4}, {description:1,4}, {xml:1,4}, {html:1,4}.
5: {rss:1,5}, {title:1,5}, {description:1,5}, {xml:1,5}, {html:1,5}.
6: {rss:1,6}, {title:1,6}, {description:1,6}, {xml:1,6}, {html:1,6}.
7: {rss:1,7}, {title:1,7}, {description:1,7}, {xml:1,7}, {html:1,7}.
8: {rss:1,8}, {title:1,8}, {description:1,8}, {xml:1,8}, {html:1,8}.
9: {rss:1,9}, {title:1,9}, {description:1,9}, {xml:1,9}, {html:1,9}.
Duncan Carver: {rss:1,19}, {title:1,19}, {description:1,19}, {xml:1,19}, {html:1,19}.
Internet Marketing news: {rss:1,20}, {title:1,20}, {description:1,20}, {xml:1,20}, {html:1,20}.
test: {rss:1,1}, {title:1,1}, {description:1,1}, {xml:1,1}, {html:1,1}.
web blog files on this server: {rss:1,21}, {title:1,21}, {description:1,21}, {xml:1,21}, {html:1,21}.

If i add any rss tag i.e {rss:1,2} and hit preview or accept i get the error below.

ZineBomb
Software Error
Can't use an undefined value as an ARRAY reference at lib/Gamma/Functions/Templates.pm line 360.

Cant work this one out as all the feeds are displaying fine on my other pages i use blogbomb and all the tags seem to be correct.

regards

Rob

>Set everything up as per readme and it all worked fine. Even
>get the archive pages genearated. Only one thing, i cant
>seem to add a rss tag.
>
>My feed path to blogbomb must be correct as all the feed and
>feed names are showing in the mailing list templates preview
>and edit page. I can add non rss tags and when i hit preview
>the correct info shows up as below.

Could you upload the attached file 'lib/Gamma/Functions/Templates.pm'?

It looks like a blogbomb problem. Have you tried to generate and test links in blogbomb?

Alas the real error is hidden by the fatal error
message from zinebomb, although tt is still saved in 'data/errors.log'

The attached file will not fix your problem, but may show you the real error message.

Kirill

thanks for the reply, I uploaded the attachment got the following message when hitting preview after adding a rss tag.

(http://wwww.1amazingincome.com/weblog/feedsearch_ssi.cgi?channel=user-2.xml)
<500 Can't connect to wwww.1amazingincome.com:80 (Bad hostname 'wwww.1amazingincome.com')>

As you can see there is an extra w in the www bit (perhaps it stands for wierd)

this is the path to feed in the config screen.
/homepages/7/d41058831/htdocs/weblog/feedsearch_ssi.cgi

There is no extra w anywhere else on config page which has the url shown.

If it helps Kurt sent me version1.2 plus an update zip file.

I thought i would upload the update file to see if they would help in case there was a bug in the ver1.2 and it made no difference, however i did notice that there are two template.pm files and in the update zip the files are reversed. i.e. in the original gamma-add-admin directory the template.pm is about 14kb an in the lib-functions directory it is about 4kb.

You might want to check that.

I dont know if ver1.2 is different from the one the other users here have used in earlier posts.

My host is oneandone.co.uk and i have had no problem running blogbomb, nucleus and other scripts and havent had to rename cgi to pl files or anything.

Regards

Rob

Looking in the error log an extra w has been getting put in every time the url is displayed in their.

Rob

>thanks for the reply, I uploaded the attachment got the
>following message when hitting preview after adding a rss
>tag.
>
>(http://wwww.1amazingincome.com/weblog/feedsearch_ssi.cgi?channel=user-2.xml)
><500 Can't connect to wwww.1amazingincome.com:80 (Bad [BR>>hostname 'wwww.1amazingincome.com')]
>
>As you can see there is an extra w in the www bit (perhaps
>it stands for wierd)
>
>this is the path to feed in the config screen.
>/homepages/7/d41058831/htdocs/weblog/feedsearch_ssi.cgi
>
>There is no extra w anywhere else on config page which has
>the url shown.

ZineBomb takes the above url from blogbomb's config.pl. Please check the parameter $FEEDSEARCH_SSI_URL in /homepages/7/d41058831/htdocs/weblog/data/config.pl

Kirill

Just to see if it is my host, i uploaded a new install on another host i have and that is already running blogbomb extreme.

After setting everything up ok, again when i got to add a rss feed to a template i get this error.

Using the templates.pm you sent me.
(http://wwww.coolwebpagetools.com/cgi-bin/blogentry/feedsearch_ssi.cgi?channel=user-2.xml)
<500 Can't connect to wwww.coolwebpagetools.com:80 (Bad hostname 'wwww.coolwebpagetools.com')>

Again as you can see it has an extra 'w' in the www bit of the file path.

Anyone else getting this?

Rob

>thanks for the reply, I uploaded the attachment got the
>following message when hitting preview after adding a rss
>tag.
>
>(http://wwww.1amazingincome.com/weblog/feedsearch_ssi.cgi?channel=user-2.xml)
><500 Can't connect to wwww.1amazingincome.com:80 (Bad [BR>>hostname 'wwww.1amazingincome.com')]
>
>As you can see there is an extra w in the www bit (perhaps
>it stands for wierd)
>
>this is the path to feed in the config screen.
>/homepages/7/d41058831/htdocs/weblog/feedsearch_ssi.cgi

Please check blogbomb's config file
/homepages/7/d41058831/htdocs/weblog/data/config.pl
The incorrect url must be here in the parameter $FEEDSEARCH_SSI_URL.

Kirill

That seems to have done the trick, checked all my installs of blogbombex and every install on every site had an wwww in the config.pl file.

Didnt seem to affect blogbomb working as i have been displaying feeds on hundreds of pages ever since i bought it.

Unfortunately i decided to upgrade the main blog i wanted to integrate with godfatherbomb to BBX2 and it stopped working altogether.

Had to delete the whole install and re-install the whole thing.
No big deal it didnt take long and i had the list of feeds backed up.

Tested BBX2 worked ok. then tried to add feed to message in GFB and it displayed ok with no errors so i guess its working now.

Just got to figure out the best way for my to use it and on what sites.

Cant work out why my blogs worked in the first place if the url was wrong in config.pl file.

thanks a lot.

Rob

Dear John,

I am not sure if this is the right section to post to but if not I am sure you can point me in the right direction. I have just purchased 'Godfather bomb' which was installed for me on a new site -all is well on that score and Kirill has done an excellent job.

Now that is has been installed I am not sure how to go about making use of it. The only other bombs I have been able to install and use previously is blog bomb (only used it for one or two pages but not for a whole site). I own pagebomb and cherrybomb but haven't managed to utilize them properly yet, to incorporate or build into an existing content site.

I guess what I am not sure about is how Godfather bomb will build my pages aside from what blog bomb does. When I look at Lizardz.com it looks great but I am not sure how to put all the bits together to get a similar result. For example... How do they get the Amazon stuff so neatly tucked away in one column, with all posters in another, how do they put in a mix of ppc's just as links without the search box etc.... and how does Godfather bomb build the archive pages within the pages that exist? These are the things I haven't been able to get my head around yet.

Is there any step by step instructions or any readme file that will tell me what to do with this unique bomb. On the order page it says all the things it can do, which I want to utilize to the max but as a newbeeie I fell lost about just where to start and how to solve these things which others seem to have mastered easily:
1) what is the first thing I need to do
2) the second thing
3) the third and so forth...

Does anyone have info that can tell/show/try/do which will help if you are starting from scratch or I guess an 'idiots guide to bombs' is desperately needed here. I have spend days reading many forum postings and trying to figure out what to do first or next and everyone seems to know what they are talking about except me. I've looked at the examples and I know the potential but I cannot figure out how it was all done or put together.

I seriously need help so I can make the most of what I have at my disposable which I know is fantastic and I certainly don't want it go to waste.

Any help, advice, guidance or idiot guide will be a start.

thanks a lot

Eleesha
-------------

The first thing to understand is that you CAN'T do everything, especially at first.

There are many different techiniques and skills to be masterered. The Bombs are this forum are not for newbies. We take newbies and turn them into Bombers.

The way to learn each is to focus on one until you've completely mastered that Bomb. Then learn another, incorportating what you've learned with your new knowledge.

There are "official threads" for each Bomb. Stick with the one relevant thread, asking questions there, until you are comfortable with that thread.

For learning GodfatherBomb, you need to master BlogBomb first. You already have it installed, so you're done with that. You need to learn how to research and add pheeds.

The tech stuff will come and once you've learned it, you've learned it forever.

However, IMO your research will be the key to your sucess. Finding good pheeds about interesting topics that also can provide revenue is the real, long term key for GBomb.

On the GBomb sales letter, I say plan for 6-10 hours before you can create your first list/archive, which is a pretty big investment of time and effort.

But here's the real power. Once you get the system and know where to look for the best pheeds, you can create an entirely new newsletter in 30-60 minutes.

Remember, these newsletters write themselves, which means in theory, you can have 100 "totally automated" newsletters. This just isn't possible with any other newsletter software, as no one person has enough time to write 100 different daily newsletters.

This doesn't include web design, etc, as you can spend 100's of hours just getting a site to look "pretty".

Also, creating a site like lizardz.com takes a lot of time. I bought a template, have good html and photoshop skills and I still spent 8-10 hours on the template alone. That doesn't include using any of the Bombs.

Once you have mastered researching and adding pheeds to BlogBomb, then you'll need to learn how to insert them into GBomb templates, for use in email and/or webpages.

I made 10(?) "newsletters" for Liardz.com and can tell you the last ones I did are much better than the first ones.

Simply, for those starting with GBomb, start with BlogBomb and get to know it very well. Don't even think about anything else.

Pay attention to the two BlogBomb "Official Threads" (especially how to research and add RSS pheeds) as well as the "Colors Project".

Ok...I've got everything installed. The only thing I can't figure out is how to include the sitemap/links on a page. It says in the docs i order to insert the links into the pages we'll have to use SSI, but it doesn't say how...

Erik

Click "Mailing Lists" and look for:
Index File: your-links.txt

Then "make" an SSI tag pointing to this file (check your path):

<!--#include virtual="/cgi-bin/godfatherbomb/your-links.txt"-->

Now, click "Preview and Edit Templates".

In your "Archive Body" insert your SSI tags where you want your archive-navi links to be.

Note that since GBomb actually makes static html pages, you can add any (dynamic) coding to the Archive Template that you can to any html page. Just beware that javascript will mess up the "Preview", but the pages generated should be just fine with javascript, such as for SF or AdSense.

A nother note about templates: In theory, all three, text email, html email and Archive can be totally different. Nothing has to be the same for any of them, although you will probably want some similarities.

One such use may be to only create a reminder email saying "Our stuff has been updated", and just include a link to your "main page", which updates dynamically with the full content.

I don't know if its appropriate thread to ask this, but I've just got my copy of GBomb and there are 2 zip file: GBomb1.2_rc_FULL.zip and GBomb1.2_rc_update.zip and wondering if I should upload the files from GBomb1.2_rc_update? Or the GBomb1.2_rc_FULL folder has been updated already?

Thank you,

I think you just need the "full".

But just check and make sure in the "preview templates" you can "copy" templates from other "mailing lists"...

Eleesha

Ok, just read this entire thread.... zzzzzzzzzzzzz.

It seems Person above (about post 40ish i think) had the same problem I am having. When I go to login to the admin area it just gives a blank screen. I also have an existing large MSQL database setup on this site but have yet to try and install on another site.

The solution give above to Person was that maybe the host needs to setup a new database, and or if you were going to use the same one, to add the tables to the database manually.

Ok... Person seems to have dissapeared. The thing is, because I get a blank admin page, I haven't even made it to the MSQL database configuration settings yet because I can't login... tis blank page.

So, it has nothing to do with that unless I'm supposed to specify something in a config file before uploading???

I have setup a new database to use with GB, but again, haven't even got to the point where I can login yet.

Any help will be much appreciated.

Best...

Duncan Carver

Best...

Duncan

Here is something I'd like to run by you all. I'm a newbie bomber getting better each week. I fully understand GBomb and how to set it up. However I'm still a newb. I believe I may have wrongly set something up. I'll try and be brief.

On one of my domain accounts GBomb crashed? failed? I dunno what the heck happened. I have it running fine other domains. Anyway, I checked my inbox and found it flooded with the following message:

ZineBomb - ERROR:
cannot lock file
Context: data/cron.lck
Reason: Resource temporarily unavailable

I went into the configuration for this domain and all looked fine. Went to domain admin and my database was gone and I couldn't create another. I later found out my host suspended my account.

I went and deleted the crontab entry sending me the email alerts. and I got this final message shortly there after:

DBI connect('database=userID_database;host=localhost','userID_dbuser',...) failed: Lost connection to MySQL server during query at lib/Gamma/Database.pm line 35 ZineBomb - ERROR:
cannot connect to MySQL
Context: database=userID_database;host=localhost
Reason: Lost connection to MySQL server during query ZineBomb - FATAL ERROR:
Can't use an undefined value as an ARRAY reference at lib/Gamma/App/Cron.pm line 128.
-------
'userID' would be not be the real id and 'database' is not the real database name. 'dbuser' is not the real db user I created.
-------

Okay, I'm not sure what happened but not being the Linux guru I know some of you guys are and not being familiar with cron, I realized that I left my crontab settings at the default so when my account had the error, crontab was alerting ever other minute.

My host said that I was flooding the server but because I'm one of their best customers and I notified them at the time it was happening (I happen to have been at my pc at the time checking email) that they would not fine me or terminate my account. I would be in suspension for an unspecified period. I still am as I write this.

Can someone tell me if my crontab settings caused a flooding of messages on the server, or was it something prior to the crontab messages based on the GBomb error above. I can't tell whether the database died first or after the fact before the messages were sent. I don't even know if the 'flooding' is a reference to the cron alerts.

I asked my host to help me understand what 'flooding' the server means so that I can understand how to avoid causing the problem in the future but they haven't helped me. Now I'm nervous. I know the bombs are solid and I'm going to use them still. My concern is whether it might have been something on my end or technically on their servers. Like I said I'm running several bombs fine and Gbomb on at least 2-3 other domains successfully. I have two accounts with this host and don't want my other account shutdown before I can move and I'm waiting to get the shutdown account backup.

I know this is long and I'm not asking for absolute answers just some insight and guidance on flooding, crontab settings and just trying to make sure in general if these messages mean anything to the more experienced among us. My host is usually very responsive but they have not answered my request for information on exactly what happend and how to fix it, crontab settings, mysql, etc. Nothing from them.

Oh, for good recommendations and tips on good hosting (both shared and dedicated) just point me to the proper thread as I'm sure that has been discussed somewhere around here also.

Thank you.

~Thomas

PS...kind of long I know and I apologize. Thank you for indulging me on this.

Finally getting around to working with the ZineBomb part of GFBomb.

Everything appears to be fine in ZineBomb in that the previews of the list "templates" all look fine. But when it's sent out (in test mode-every 2 minutes) I get the following error ...

ZineBomb - FATAL ERROR:
Wide character in syswrite at /usr/lib/perl5/5.8.1/Net/Cmd.pm line 436

Any idea what I might be missing out on? I have no clue what that error means.

Thanks!!

Rick Wilson aka CorpRebel

>Everything appears to be fine in ZineBomb in that the
>previews of the list "templates" all look fine. But when
>it's sent out (in test mode-every 2 minutes) I get the
>following error ...
>
>ZineBomb - FATAL ERROR:
>Wide character in syswrite at
>/usr/lib/perl5/5.8.1/Net/Cmd.pm line 436
>
>Any idea what I might be missing out on? I have no clue what
>that error means.

I don't know either... but it might happen if the rss feeds contain international (non-latin) characters. Try to change/remove feeds in the list.

Kirill

Hi Kirill,

It seems to be working ok now. I took all the feeds out and added them (the same feeds) one by one and they all work fine today. Not sure what was the problem or what that funky error was but the "same" feeds are working good now.

Maybe some temp glitch with my server or something.

Thanks for the assist!

Rick Wilson aka CorpRebel

ZineBomb - FATAL ERROR:
Wide character in syswrite at /usr/lib/perl5/5.8.1/Net/Cmd.pm line 436.

I've taken the "same" pheeds all out and replaced them one by one and then it works (with all the same pheeds) for awhile in test mode (every 2 minutes) then this error message comes right back. I use these same pheeds from the BlogBombX elsewhere with no problems.

I still have NO clue what that error is all about so don't know where to start looking for the problem.

Any more ideas to try???

Thanks!

Rick Wilson aka CorpRebel

>My odd error is back ...
>
>ZineBomb - FATAL ERROR:
>Wide character in syswrite at
>/usr/lib/perl5/5.8.1/Net/Cmd.pm line 436.

I need more details. Could you give me access to your server?
Please contact me directly support@gammacenter.com.

I vaguely remember that I've dealt with this problem before, but I don't remember the details now...

Kirill

I'm installing Gbomb on to several sites and I'm having problem installing on *some* sites, the strange thing is, I installed Gbomb successfully on 2 sites, but I'm getting this error message for 2 other sites, but they are hosted on the same host and the server.

Error message I'm getting is "Error! forbidden" and ask me password again, its happening when I try to log-in to the admin area first time.

Actually, I can log-in, and script brings me to the interface saying "Warning! You are using the default administrator password! Please change it." and other warning messages, but when I click on any links on that page, the script brings me to the error message: "Error! forbidden"

Thanks for reading this, and any help greatly appreciated!

PS. I re-uploaded few times, but the same result.

>I'm installing Gbomb on to several sites and I'm having
>problem installing on *some* sites, the strange thing is, I
>installed Gbomb successfully on 2 sites, but I'm getting
>this error message for 2 other sites, but they are hosted on
>the same host and the server.

You say that it's work on 2 other sites on the same server?
It's strange.

>Error message I'm getting is "Error! forbidden" and ask me
>password again, its happening when I try to log-in to the
>admin area first time.
>
>Actually, I can log-in, and script brings me to the
>interface saying "Warning! You are using the default
>administrator password! Please change it." and other warning
>messages, but when I click on any links on that page, the
>script brings me to the error message: "Error! forbidden"

It may happen when the script does not set the login cookie
correctly. I can't tell more since I don't know your server
details.

You may contact me directly on 'support@gammacenter.com'.

Kirill

Thanks for the reply, I sent email.

ZineBomb - ERROR:
no rss data
Context: /home/fundrai/www/cgi-bin/blogbombx/data/cache/user-41.xml
ZineBomb - FATAL ERROR:
Can't use an undefined value as an ARRAY reference at lib/Gamma/Functions/Templates.pm line 231.

and this one:

Wide character in print at lib/Gamma/App.pm line 254.
Wide character in print at lib/Gamma/App/Cron.pm line 209.

I've attached the error.log file

I've finally carved out time to get my
Godfather bomb working...and encountered
the error:

"could not open 'templates/admin/../errors.html'" at XIT/XIT.pm line 1265

This error occured when I tried to initialize a new
mailing list.

Any ideas?

Thank you,

-- barbt

>I've finally carved out time to get my
>Godfather bomb working...and encountered
>the error:
>
>"could not open 'templates/admin/../errors.html'" at
>XIT/XIT.pm line 1265

Is there the file "template/errors.html"? Does it have "read" permission?

Kirill

message title:

Cron <wizard78@cherry> /home/wizard78/public_html/cgi-bin/godfather/zinebomb.cgi /cron/

Message:

Wide character in print at lib/Gamma/App/Cron.pm line 209.

And here is Line 209:

print MESSAGE $templates->{archive_body};

Any ideas???

Thanks

>Hi, I have been looking for some answers to the error
>messages. And thought maybe the best thing was to post them.
>
>message title:
>
>Cron <wizard78@cherry>
>/home/wizard78/public_html/cgi-bin/godfather/zinebomb.cgi
>/cron/
>
>Message:
>
>Wide character in print at lib/Gamma/App/Cron.pm line 209.

Are the pages generated correctly? If so, you may safely ignore
these messages.

Kirill

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You were told in your email if something is broken or doesn't work to contact Kirill. The reason for this is every server is different and for us to write a "Manual" for every server config is ridiculous. Kirill is an expert with this type of thing, so it's best to let him look into things...

Most here have paid for installation, the only Bombers that haven't paid for install are experienced Bombers. This forum is basically for them...

If you have paid for install and have a TECHNICAL PROBLEM and are getting some type of error, then contact Kirill directly via email. Include your server/host info.

Gbomb is a complex script that interacts with servers in a number of ways. And, each server can have unique configs/problems, creating an infinite number of possible problems.

Diagnosing every potential problem and creating a "manaual" for each possible solution is very impractical, to say the least.

This is EXACTLY WHY installation is included...So Kirill can log into your GBomb and trouble shoot/fix the problem. Just send him the details...

Complaints about lack of technical support are invalid if you haven't contacted Kirill and let him know about it. This is how we handle tech support, not through tech manuals. We'll troubleshoot/fix it, instead of telling you how.

Once everything is working, then post in the appropriate threads for how to get the most out of using GBomb, such as finding RSS pheeds, adding SEO, etc. Follow the Read Me until you have a problem, then post your specific problem on the OFFICIAL THREAD(s).

This is the logical path to take for help:

1. Read Me.

2. Follow it EXACTLY until you are "stuck".

3. Find the OFFICIAL THREAD for the Bomb and post your question there, telling us where you're stuck. Be as specific as possible.

>Unable to add a list with the Zinebomb add list utility. I
>get the error message that the archive directory cannot be
>created, permission denied. I'm trying to create a weekly
>list with a directory called "weekly" at
>/home/sites/gdodge/niche-magic.com/web/weekly and checked
>the "Create directory if it does not exist" box, but I still
>get the error. What's up?

You need to do one of the following:

1) Using your FTP client, make the directory
"/home/sites/gdodge/niche-magic.com/web/" writable
by all (CHMOD 777). Then from Zinebomb admin area, create
a list with the archive directory
"/home/home/sites/gdodge/niche-magic.com/web/weekly"
and the box "Create directory if it does not exist" checked.

or

2) Using your FTP client, create the directory
"/home/home/sites/gdodge/niche-magic.com/web/weekly"
and make it writable by all (CHMOD 777). Then create
a list with the archive directory
"/home/home/sites/gdodge/niche-magic.com/web/weekly".

I'd recommend you the second way because it's more secure.

Kirill