rss2html not running?

je · Joined: 21 Sep 2015 Posts: 5

The rss2html.php script apparently will not run on my server. All of the files (untouched) are in the home directory. Blank screen only, including buildURL.

I used your site's buildURL without trouble to create a URL that works fine, but when I replace feedforall.com with my domain in the URL string, it's a blank screen again.

Thanks for any advice!

Tech Support · Joined: 27 Aug 2004 Posts: 2806

Try running through our RSS2HTML Video tutorial:
http://www.feedforall.com/videos/config-rss2html.htm

If you still have trouble, please let us know.

je · Joined: 21 Sep 2015 Posts: 5

Thanks, but as I mentioned, I already have your original files in my home directory.

I can successfully use buildURL from the feedforall.com website. When I try it from my server, the form is not presented. This fails:
http://www.santarosahistory.com/rss2html.php?buildURL

Using the output of the feedforall.com buildURL, I see this works:
http://feedforall.com/rss2html.php?XMLFILE=http://santarosahistory.com/test.xml&TEMPLATE=http://santarosahistory.com/sample-template.html&MAXITEMS=10

But replace the server name to my copy of rss2html.php does not work:
http://santarosahistory.com/rss2html.php?XMLFILE=http://santarosahistory.com/test.xml&TEMPLATE=http://santarosahistory.com/sample-template.html&MAXITEMS=10

This is a standard *nix server. I even tried changing permissions on the rss2html.php file to 775, wondering if it need to be executable. No change.

Tech Support · Joined: 27 Aug 2004 Posts: 2806

What version of PHP is your server using?

je · Joined: 21 Sep 2015 Posts: 5

By default, the server runs "a fully-patched version of PHP 4." Versions up to 5.5 are available if specified in .htaccess (which I am not doing).

Tech Support · Joined: 27 Aug 2004 Posts: 2806

Hm... just so I can double check something, if you would, please email a copy of the rss2html.php file on the web server to support at feedforall dot com

Tech Support · Joined: 27 Aug 2004 Posts: 2806

Is there a file named FeedForAll_parse_Extensions.inc.php in your rss2html folder?

je · Joined: 21 Sep 2015 Posts: 5

[quote="Tech Support"]Is there a file named FeedForAll_parse_Extensions.inc.php in your rss2html folder?[/quote]

The FeedForAll_XMLParser.inc.php file is there. Everything contained in your .zip file is in the folder.

Tech Support · Joined: 27 Aug 2004 Posts: 2806

Not really sure what the problem is.

Can you try using PHP v5.3 (via .htaccess for that folder)?

je · Joined: 21 Sep 2015 Posts: 5

PHP 5.3 worked! Any idea why it would not run under PHP 4? Several people in the support team at my ISP have tried to figure this out.