How to set up sitemap please

[mogul]

My tricks :
Changing permit vis ftp client it won't work
Then change it via cpanel file manager.
And it's work - 777 now
Setting on admincp done
rebuild sitemap complete.

But i have another prob.
When i click at http://mysite.com/xmlsitemap.php
Then i got xml file downloaded.

Question :
Generally >> http://mysite.com/xmlsitemap.php
Result open new browser or download xml file to my pc?

[jobBole]

ok did what u said =

changed the chmod to 777 which main everything writable

put full path of folder as stated and it comes up with

Error:You did not enter a valid value for this setting.



The above value is showing under the heading:

Sitemap File Path

I put the complete link to the folder as u stated above

what did i do wrong//

Is it possible that my server doesnt allow it?

Hi, for example , create a folder named " sitemap test".
then the Sitemap File Path should be : ./sitemap test (Note: the dot before slash)

[GeeOne]

Sorry for disturbing you.

I have already created folder called 'sitemap' and having index file there i.e. www.mysite.com/sitemap.index.php

Here please guide me what path should I give ./sitemap or ./sitemap/index.php
or
As suggested I should create new folder called sitemaps?

Thanx in advance.

G!

Yeah, I don't know what your setup is as far as the path goes.

Try these:

If your forum URL is: http://www.yoursite.com/forum -> Create a folder called 'sitemaps' under in the 'forum' folder and then set the path as ./forum/sitemaps
If your forum URL is: http://www.yoursite.com -> create a folder called 'sitemaps' the root of your websiote and then set the path as ./sitemaps

Make sure that the folder 'sitemaps' is CHMOD 777

That's my best guess... let me know how it works out.

[SuperGLS]

When I do the "Rebuild Sitemap" I get this error.

Fatal error: Allowed memory size of 16777216 bytes exhausted (tried to allocate 6125396 bytes)

Any ideas on what could be causing that? I have the settings configured like ENF has said and the directory is 777 (mysite.com/sitemaps).

[wcguy]

After trial and error, me being a freaking newbie and all, I recalled that one time debugging another problem, that creating a directory isn't enough...

so after I created a directory called sitemap at my root, I then created a file called sitemap.xml using notepad ++, and uploaded it to the directory (after I changed the mod to 777).

Then the correct entry into the filepath box is...........


./sitemap

Finally, it works!

[wcguy]

Just pointed out to me that the file I created, sitemap.xml is just a dummy file that isn't used for or by anything. It was just a placeholder to populate the directory. I would imagine that pretty much any file named anything would work, and that the sitemap generator creates three files called

vbulletin_sitemap_indexXX.xml.gz
vbulletin_sitemap_threadXX.xml.gz
vbulletin_sitemap_forum.xml.gz

[plutonash]

That did it! Well done wcguy...why does nobody else know this? And more to the point, why has Admin not told us?

[goxy63]

Just pointed out to me that the file I created, sitemap.xml is just a dummy file that isn't used for or by anything. It was just a placeholder to populate the directory. I would imagine that pretty much any file named anything would work, and that the sitemap generator creates three files called

vbulletin_sitemap_indexXX.xml.gz
vbulletin_sitemap_threadXX.xml.gz
vbulletin_sitemap_forum.xml.gz

what should be submited on google within webmaster tools?

[jobBole]

what should be submited on google within webmaster tools?

Hi, does you mean in Google Webmaster? If do,

you just submit this URL : http://www.domain.com/xmlsitemap.php

The sitemap will be accessed by search engines via that URL.

[goxy63]

Hi, does you mean in Google Webmaster? If do,

you just submit this URL : http://www.domain.com/xmlsitemap.php

The sitemap will be accessed by search engines via that URL.
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Thank you
Got bit confused with these....after some reading and your post ....now its ok

[jobBole]

Thank you
Got bit confused with these....after some reading and your post ....now its ok

Welcome,
glad to help you.

[anthonyparsons]

The fullpath is normally going to be: /home/account name goes here/public_html/sitemap

[goxy63]

The fullpath is normally going to be: /home/account name goes here/public_html/sitemap

Could you elaborate that please a bit cause Iam not quite shure what do you mean by that?

I submited my sitemap as this http://www.mysite/forums/xmlsitemap.php on google and its working
As my forums are installed within "forums" file there I created "sitemap" file which is chmoded 777
Than AdminCP>>>Settings>>>Options>>>XMLsitemap>>>Sitemap File Path here I inputed "./sitemap

This is working for me and if I am wrong please correct me

Hope my small explanation will help to someone as I was lost for few hrs with these settings


Thank you

Ps
Yesterday I was thinking that I saw under "Maintenance" (very bottom) options for XML sitemap, but now in AdminCP its just not there(maybe my wife throw something in my soup)
How about you guys, only options for this feature is in AdminCP>>>Settings>>>Options>>>XMLsitemap ???

[anthonyparsons]

If it is working, leave it alone. You can do it either way using the . or the full path. Using the fullstop simply gives the directive to follow from this point.

[ndut]

i did it.. already set up sitemaps. Thank you to ENF