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Published: August 06 2007, 10:25:00 AMUpdated: November 28 2020, 3:54:01 PM
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Sample code for adding to a non-US site. This example is for Australia, but illustrates general differences.
Detailed Description
The PHP 5 samples include a simple AddItem.php example. The AddItem.php file (along with a couple helper files) can be used to list simple items to the eBay sandbox (or production) sites.The PHP 5 sample bundle works "out-of-the-box" for the US site (site 0). Most files in the samples bundle will work for other sites (ex. ebay.de = site 77) by simply changing the SiteID variable. However, AddItem requires a number of site-specific settings, even in a simple case. This article details some of the differences.
Site or country
$siteID = 15;
<Site>Australia</Site>
<Country>AU</Country>
Category structure
The category structure differs from site to site. The category numbers associated with listings for a given site can be seen from http://listings.ebay.com (or http://listings.ebay.com.au etc.) and selecting "Show category numbers". They can be obtained through the API with the GetCategories call.
Currency
<BuyItNowPrice currencyID=AUD>
<Currency>AUD</Currency>
Shipping
The AddItem.php sample does not address shipping; however, in general shipping is country (site) specific.
Sandbox site URL
Please adjust the sandbox (or production URL) as needed. Here is the list of international sandbox sites.
$linkBase = "http://cgi.sandbox.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=";
Other considerations
Cross-site (and cross-border) listing is a common and complex issue. eBay Sites and Special Areas is one place to see how to handle this situation.
Attachments
Attached to this article are PHP 5 files including the original AddItem code for the US site (SiteID = 0 = ebay.com) and modified code for Australia (SiteID = 15 = ebay.com.au).