google cant verify with html...htaccess issue?

**JustinBrand** · 10-11-2006 06:37 PM

Verification status: NOT VERIFIED
Last attempt Oct 11, 2006: We've detected that your 404 (file not found) error page returns a status of 200 in the header

I've uploaded the file to Rule One Investment Community and can view http://www.ruleoneforum.com/googlec16bea9add38d48a.html in my browser but google doesn't see it.

This issue is also happening on my blog subdirectory, with the exact same circumstances/results. The files are there, google gets a 404. I'm wondering if there is a redirect problem with my htaccess. Here it is for reference:

PHP Code:


RewriteEngine On

# Some servers require the Rewritebase directive to be
# enabled (remove '#' at the beginning to activate)
# Please note: when enabled, you must include the path
# to your root vBulletin folder (i.e. RewriteBase /forums)
RewriteBase /

RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} !www\.ruleoneforum\.com [NC]
RewriteRule ^(.*) http://www.ruleoneforum.com/$1 [L,R=301]

RewriteRule ^((urllist|sitemap).*.(xml|txt)(.gz)?)$ vbseo_sitemap/vbseo_getsitemap.php?sitemap=$1 [L]

RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} -f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} (admincp|modcp|clientscript|cpstyles|images)/
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ $1 [L]

RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} !vbseourl=
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !chat
RewriteRule ^(.*.php)$ vbseo.php?vbseourl=$1&%{QUERY_STRING} [L]

RewriteRule ^(archive/.*)$ vbseo.php?vbseourl=$1&%{QUERY_STRING} [L]

RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule ^(.+)$ vbseo.php?vbseourl=$1&%{QUERY_STRING} [L]

What gives?

**iain meddicks** · 10-11-2006 06:55 PM

That happens if you have the "File Not Found" requests handling? setting in the vbseocp.php file, set at Redirect to homepage.

I have included a custom script (called 404.php) which still redirects to the homepage, the contents of 404.php is:

Code:

<?php
           header ("HTTP/1.1 404 Not Found");
?>
<html>
<head>
<title>404 Error Redirecting To Homepage</title>
<meta http-equiv="refresh" content="1;url=http://www.yourdomain.com/" />
</head>
<body>
You have reached a page which doesn't exist and are being redirected to the homepage, if nothing happens <a href="http://www.yourdomain.com/">click here</a>.
</body>
</html>

(remember to change yourdomain.com to your url)

I have it uploaded to my root, and the setting in vbseocp.php is Include custom script: and the path is ../404.php

Google should verify with no problems, with that

.

Iain

**JustinBrand** · 10-11-2006 10:25 PM

Ok so heres what happened: The file 404.php contains what you said to enter, (with the two domains replaced to reflect my domain), and it is located in my root dir.

The path in vbseo is /404.php

I still can not verify with google.

What would cause this?

**Ace Shattock** · 10-12-2006 03:01 AM

Hi Justin,

If your vbseocp.php file is in a directory under root, the setting in vbseocp.php must be ../404.php (as written by iain above

).

**Notorious** · 10-12-2006 06:56 AM

just rename .htaccess for 2 sec,verify the site,rename back .htaccess

**iain meddicks** · 10-12-2006 10:15 AM

Originally Posted by Ace Shattock

Hi Justin,

If your vbseocp.php file is in a directory under root, the setting in vbseocp.php must be ../404.php (as written by iain above

).

Yup, when I first had it set include custom script I had only put ./404.php as the path, and was wondering the same thing as Justin, then I remembered about needing to have two dots.

**Brandon Sheley** · 03-07-2007 12:34 AM

It's a hit or miss for me to get my site away from this message NOT VERIFIED

I've gone as far as disabling vbseo completly :(

I've had it verified b4, but it's always a big ordeal :(

any one know what I'm doing wrong ?

thanks

**briansol** · 03-13-2007 01:57 AM

Originally Posted by Notorious

just rename .htaccess for 2 sec,verify the site,rename back .htaccess

this doesn't work.

it does at first, but google will re-check for this and un-verify your site.

**JamieLee2k** · 03-16-2007 07:29 AM

So what can be done to fix this issue, I am having the same problem, Another way to do it is to put a Meta Tag in but it's PHP and not HTML

**Ace Shattock** · 03-16-2007 07:57 AM

Your template system is pure HTML.

That's where I put mine. If I recall correctly, in the headinclude template.

**JamieLee2k** · 03-19-2007 08:50 PM

So how do I do it, I tried renaming the .htaccess to get it working and it's not, What info do you need, I really want to get this done, uploading the file doesn't work, and I only have PHP as part of my forum and homepage.

Someone must know why it's not working?

**Oleg Ignatiuk** · 03-20-2007 02:27 AM

Try to set ""File Not Found" requests handling?" option to "Send 404 HTTP code" in vbseocp.
Did you create googlec16bea9add38d48a.html file in your domain root?

**JamieLee2k** · 03-20-2007 08:57 AM

I uploaded a page that had content in it and it's verified fine now, having a blank page didn't work

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