Export/Import tool for OpenCart 1.5.0.x

pros wrote:Installation was flawless but export function output errors and gives a warning:

Warning: set_time_limit(): Cannot set time limit due to system policy in ..../admin/controller/tool/export.php on line 76

I´ve figured that it´s most probable due to a configuration matter in php.ini but i can´t change that file on my hosting company - and they won´t change it for me. Is there any form of workaround available?

gamersmarket wrote:Hi!

My problem is, that a blank page appears when I press Export button. My PHP config. is the following: http://platinagames.ro/phpinfo.php so I don't think this would be the problem.

Please help. I searched the forum, but I have't found a solution.

Thank you

noahm wrote:

JNeuhoff wrote:

noahm wrote:Export import tool is not visable in System > Export/Import after install.

It's Opencart 1.5

1)
Installed vqmod according; vqmod's instructions.
"VQMOD HAS BEEN INSTALLED ON YOUR SYSTEM!" is on mywebiste.com/vqmod/install/

2)
Then uploaded the files import/export files (admin, system and vqmod) from the upload folder in the root directory of my website.

3)
I see tool/export in User group and changed permisions.

But I still don't see the System > Export/Import link

Your VQmod should have been installed to mywebiste.com/vqmod

Offcourse I installed VQmod on mywebiste.com/vqmod, the instalation check is on mywebiste.com/vqmod/install/.

So this was (unfortunaly) not the solution

xxscrappyxx wrote:

noahm wrote:
Offcourse I installed VQmod on mywebiste.com/vqmod, the instalation check is on mywebiste.com/vqmod/install/.

So this was (unfortunaly) not the solution

This is where I am currently stuck too. I have read this thread twice and cannot see a solution.
Can someone advise please?

Thanks.

Export/Import Tool for OpenCart 1.5.1.x
=======================================

The Import/Export Tool allows the admin user to do a bulk export
of all the categories, products, and product options to an Excel spreadsheet file.
The spreadsheet file can be edited offline and then be re-imported to the OpenCart database.


Requirements and Limitations
============================

1) This module only supports one front end language.

2) Memory requirements can be quite high.

For example, for a store that has 13,500 products and 300 categories:

XLS File Size: 9 to 10MB
Memory Usage Export: up to 13MB
Memory Usage Import: up to 355MB

Which works fine with the following PHP settings:

memory_limit 512M
post_max_size 16M
upload_max_filesize 16M

Not every shared web hosting account supports such a high process memory usage.
Therefore, if you use a basic shared web hosting account, no more than than a few thousands
products can be supported. Use a more dedicated web hosting account if a higher number of
products are to be supported for the Export/Import module.

The high memory usage of the Import is due to the fact that the underlying PHPExcelReader parses
the whole file into RAM memory first before being able to access the spreadsheet cells.


Installation
============


1)
Upload the folders 'admin' and 'system' and their files
from the 'upload' directory to your OpenCart root directory.

2)
The following OpenCart core files need to be changed:

admin/controller/common/header.php
admin/language/english/common/header.php
admin/view/template/common/header.tpl

If you have a pre-installed VQMod (Virtual Modifier) on your OpenCart system
then all you have to do is to upload the 'vqmod' folder and its files from the
'upload' directory to the OpenCart root directory.

VQMod is available from <http://vqmod.com/>

Alternatively, you can change the header files manually:

In file admin/controller/common/header.php find:
$this->data['text_backup'] = $this->language->get('text_backup');
Add the following after the found line:
$this->data['text_export'] = $this->language->get('text_export');

In file admin/controller/common/header.php find:
$this->data['backup'] = $this->url->link('tool/backup', 'token=' . $this->session->data['token'], 'SSL');
Add the following after the found line:
$this->data['export'] = $this->url->link('tool/export', 'token=' . $this->session->data['token'], 'SSL');

In file admin/language/english/common find:
$_['text_backup'] = 'Backup / Restore';
Add the folling after the found line:
$_['text_export'] = 'Export / Import';

In file admin/view/template/common/header.tpl find:
<li><a href="<?php echo $backup; ?>"><?php echo $text_backup; ?></a></li>
Add the following after the found line:
<li><a href="<?php echo $export; ?>"><?php echo $text_export; ?></a></li>



3)
Before using this newly installed Export/Import feature for the first time, you must set the
access rights for top administrator as follows:

In the admin interface, choose

System > Users > User Group

From there, select 'Top Administrator', then click on the 'Edit' link to the right.
This will open up an edit window with multichoice dropdown lists for 'Access' and 'Modify' rights.
In both of them, you'll see a new entry for 'tool/export' which you can select by clicking
on their check boxes.

xxscrappyxx wrote:Thank you.
I did follow the instructions to the letter. Below is what is included in the README.TXT.
Please can you point out to me what I missed, because I cannot see it.

JNeuhoff wrote:The Export/Import tool is now available from the usual OpenCart extensions section, or from
http://www.mhccorp.com/opencart/export-import-tool

siffrock wrote:Hi JNeuhoff,
thanks for this mod. It was working great until I came across a little bug.
OC Version 1.5.1.3
Most of my products are with options (radio): no problem.
After I included some product with image option I realized I had to insert manually the options value in the admin area(admin/catalogue/option), then I filled the option tab (xls file) with the value created in the admin/catalogue/option (see above)((for brevity...))

middle_road wrote:

siffrock wrote: Roberto,
I just spent a quick 15 mins. checking this out.
Appears to me that you have to create/define the options you need and then 'apply' it to the products that you wish to have them on.
I created an option named 'just_a_pict' and then exported. It didn't show on any of the worksheets.
I then went back in and applied it to one of my products and then exported. It then shows up under the 'Options' tab.

Hope this helps you out,
_mr