You can "install" RSS pheeds into your FatBomb search results using BlogBomb.

1 you need the full server path to feedsearch_ssi.cgi

You will probably need to ask your host for the FULL SERVER PATH to your cgi-bin.

Then you need to add the path to feedsearch_ssi.cgi to the end of this path.

Here's how mine looks:
/home/virtual/dombom.com/var/www/cgi-bin/blogbombx/feedsearch_ssi.cgi

Getting the proper path is the "whole trick" to this...The easiest way to get the full server path is to ask your hosting support.

2 In Fatty admin, click the "feeds" link.

3. Then enter the full server path.
A. Enable the feed

B. Give it some weight. If you want to RSS pheeds to come up first, then give them a very high weight.

C. Search mode:
All - medium (pheed must have all the words, in any order)
Any - Less precise (pheed only needs one or more of the words, in any order)
All - Most precise (search phrase must be EXACTLY the same)

You can actually install multiple instances of blogbomb into Fatty. You will just need to rename BlogBomb each time and modify the FULL SERVER PATH accordingly.

You may want to do this if you are using RSS pheeds for Amazon or other affiliate programs, news topics, and/or your own RSS pheeds.

By creating multiple instances, you can give each more/less weight.

Maybe you want your affiliate links to rank highest, and the "news" to be mixed in with other results...

HOSTGATOR PATH:
since this service is sort of popular here is the correct path for using blogbomb within fatty:

/home/YOUR HOSTGATOR USERNAME/public_html/FOLDER YOU USE FOR FATTY/cgi-bin/fOLDER YOU USE FOR BLOGGYBOMB/feedsearch_ssi.cgi

Kurt,

Thanks for that post!

I couldn't figure out what I was doing incorrectly this last go around when intergrating BBX with Fatty. It drove me nuts until I gave it up entirely.

My problem was not getting the correct path!

I couldn't use the ones I have set up becuse they are on a different host. Live and learn aye?

Karsten,

Thanks for HG's path. That'll come in handy!

Mary

Mary, none of the 3 or 4 path Hostgator is mentioning on their website was working - eventually I found the correct path by uploading a test script! I could email it to you if you wish so!

>Mary, none of the 3 or 4 path Hostgator is mentioning on
>their website was working - eventually I found the correct
>path by uploading a test script! I could email it to you if
>you wish so!

This is because those mentioned are not the FULL server path. I repeat: FULL.

There are scripts that will tell you the FULL server path, but it's usually just easier to ask your hosting tech support.

Once you get the FULL server path, integrating the two are pretty easy.

Again, 99% of the work of getting Fatty to work with BlogBomb is finding the FULL server path to the BlogBomb search.

I found the following, which may help, at:

http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/kb/installation/how_can_i_find.html

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Question
The instructions say I need to use a "full server path", but I have no idea what that is, or how to determine the correct path for my system.

Answer
A full server path is the path your system uses to define where your own files are located on the server (as opposed to files belonging to other users).

You can usually get an idea of the full server path on your system by running mt-check.cgi and looking at the current working directory that it gives you.

If that does not work, see if you can determine the path while you are logged in via FTP (some programs will tell you this) or while using a File Manager tool in your Control or Administrative Panel (if your host provides one for you).

If your server is PHP-enabled, you can create a pathinfo.php file. Open a plain text editor, and paste in the following:

<? print $PATH_TRANSLATED; ?>

Save the text file as pathinfo.php (make sure your editor does not add a .txt extension automatically).

Upload the file to your server in ASCII mode to a location outside of the cgi-bin.

Now, type the URL to the file you just uploaded into your browser to view the full server path to that file.

If none of these solutions work, you may need to ask your host for the full server path for your system and account.

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I have integrated FatBomb with the local BlogBomb.

Now, how about integrating FatBomb with BlogBombs on remote sites?
Questions:-
- Is it recommended?
- Yes, why? No, why?
- If yes, how to do it?

Thanks.

>I have integrated FatBomb with the local BlogBomb.
>
>Now, how about integrating FatBomb with BlogBombs on remote
>sites?
>Questions:-
>- Is it recommended?
>- Yes, why? No, why?
>- If yes, how to do it?

Hi Jason,

You can do it if you want...

- You can use different sources so the output is different

- Pick a different, but related niche.

- Use BB again with Fatty if you want to incorporate your own RSS pheeds into the Fatty results.

Hi Kurt,
have you ever thought about turning blogbomb into a page creating/writing script (similar to zztuelz)??

>Hi Kurt,
>have you ever thought about turning blogbomb into a page
>creating/writing script (similar to zztuelz)??

Yep...GodfatherBomb does that.

>If your server is PHP-enabled, you can create a pathinfo.php
>file. Open a plain text editor, and paste in the following:
>
><? print $PATH_TRANSLATED; ?>
>
>Save the text file as pathinfo.php (make sure your editor
>does not add a .txt extension automatically).
>
>Upload the file to your server in ASCII mode to a location
>outside of the cgi-bin.
>
>Now, type the URL to the file you just uploaded into your
>browser to view the full server path to that file.

The code above didn't work for me, but this one did:

<?php echo realpath(dirname(__FILE__)); ?>

Calvin

I can run Fatty but not Blogbomb?

Ok I installed fatty no problem, but trying to install bbxrss2 just isn't working. I've done it before and cannot figure out why I am getting this error! My host told me it was something to do with the uppercase/lowercase so I made all my cases lower, and I still get the error...even tryed changing ALL permissions to 777 lol and nothin.

Internal Server Error

The server encountered an internal error or misconfiguration and was unable to complete your request. Contact Admin blablablahh

Any advice?

>I can run Fatty but not Blogbomb?
>
>Ok I installed fatty no problem, but trying to install
>bbxrss2 just isn't working. I've done it before and cannot
>figure out why I am getting this error! My host told me it
>was something to do with the uppercase/lowercase so I made
>all my cases lower, and I still get the error...even tryed
>changing ALL permissions to 777 lol and nothin.
>
>Internal Server Error
>
>The server encountered an internal error or misconfiguration
>and was unable to complete your request. Contact Admin
>blablablahh

Hi Chris,

A 500 error could mean:
Wrong path to perl
missing perl module on your server
missing/corrupt file, re-upload
problem with cgi-bin - any other cgi files working on domain?
not uploaded in text mode
wrong permissions

Plus something I forgot to list...

When you installed it and it worked, was it on the same host?

Hey kurt,

My path to perl: /usr/bin/perl
Pretty sure this is my perl module: PCRE (Perl Compatible Regular Expressions) Support enabled
PCRE Library Version 7.8 2008-09-05
I tried to re-upload - no luck
no other cgi programs on domain but host assured was working
definately uploaded in ascii
permissions set according to readme
When i installed last it was like 4 years ago on another host
I am PM'ing you my server info file.
Ahh hell i'll just post it
http://papersonaltrainer.com/info-path.php

>Hey kurt,
>
>My path to perl: /usr/bin/perl
>Pretty sure this is my perl module: PCRE (Perl Compatible

Hi Chris,

Let's first make sure that your cgi-bin does actually work...

Try to install the simple tester script on this page:
http://www.ezscripting.com/pathtoperl/

Let me know the results and we'll take it from there.

>I am PM'ing you my server info file.
>Ahh hell i'll just post it
>http://papersonaltrainer.com/info-path.php

This looks like php info...BlogBomb is a perl script.

That test script won't run either kurt...I feel like such a newb right now, arrggg..

However, I emailed my host and they installed a server check cgi script to make sure everything is working...and it is:
http://papersonaltrainer.com/cgi-bin/servercheck.cgi

I have no idea what I'm doing wrong here. Who are the official BB installers and what do they charge as I'm about to throw in the towel.

>I have no idea what I'm doing wrong here. Who are the
>official BB installers and what do they charge as I'm about
>to throw in the towel.

Hi Chris,

Let me see what I can do...I don't do many installs any more, so no promises.

Send the following to lvha@aol.com:

path to perl

Ftp info:

Server:

User:

Pass:

Send to lvha@aol.com DON'T post here.