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SSPrincess
08-05-2009, 08:25 AM
So my friend Mario is having a bit of trouble with his website and can't seem to get the news feed to work correctly.
Here's the site:
http://www.mariobueno.com/news.php

He sent me the php for the rss feed, but this is over my head and he doesn't know who else to ask.

I attached what he sent me on a text document, so if there's something missing I can ask him to get it...tho he isn't very web-building savy. =/

iGeek
08-05-2009, 08:42 AM
The HTTP error code 301 means the address moved permanently. The MySpace server either updated their feed addresses or you need an API/service from them. I'd contact MySpace support. Make sure the RSS feed address is correct, too (the same address as if you were subscribing to the feed).

SSPrincess
08-18-2009, 07:19 AM
I see. I'll contact Myspace, but first what is API/service? I'm not having much luck finding out what it is from google. Also, do you need some sort of program to create/generate RSS Feed for a website?

Joseph Witchard
08-18-2009, 10:03 PM
RSS feeds are created by XML, so no specific program is needed. Just a simple text editor and enough XML knowledge to create it. I'll take a look at it and see if I can figure anything out; I generate my XML feeds through PHP as well:)

Joseph Witchard
08-18-2009, 10:13 PM
On second thought, perhaps it's best if I understand how his news system works first. Is it something like a blog that he's trying to syndicate?

I apologize for the double-post. I wasn't able to make the edit time.

SSPrincess
08-19-2009, 08:14 AM
He uses Myspace and had it set up so that when he blogs there, the entries are supposed to appear on his website. And XML I don't know but from what I gather, is all he needs just a simple bit of code and it'll work right? O.o

Joseph Witchard
08-19-2009, 08:25 AM
I don't really know, since he's pulling it directly from Myspace. I have never heard of someone doing that (don't let that scare you; I still have very little knowledge in web development) before. I have a news publishing system on my homepage. It's not technically a blog, but it works pretty much the same way. I use PHP to pull the information from the database into a separate file (called rss.php), configure the file as XML, and then syndicate it via RSS. The problem is that the news database that the info is coming from belongs to me and only me; I have complete control over it, so I'm able to get information from it as I please. I don't know how something like pulling it from Myspace would work, so I concur with iGeek; talk to Myspace about it. I wouldn't hold your breath, though; their user support was not very helpful the last time I contacted them with a problem.