Sitemap in www root

A quick question. The .gz files created by vbseo_sitemap are placed in vbseo_sitemap/data. Many sites are setup with vbadvanced in web root and vbulletin in /forums. Rather than use the rewrite rule in .htaccess to rewrite Yahoo and Google from vbseo_sitemap/data to /, is it reasonble to use a cron job to simply copy the sitemap .gz files to the web root. Google specifically state site maps are best placed in web root.

No need to copy them. You can just modify (or create) the .htaccess in the ROOT of your site to make them accessible from there.

Code:

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

(Change the /forums/ to match your naming.)

Ah, of course. Thanks.

Hello,
I follows the instructions of this message but did not obtain success. Googlesitemaps index does not recognize the way to my sitemap
I write http://www.x-trad.org/sitemap_index.xml and google says:

Example: Http://www.x-trad.org/sitemap.xml
It was not possible to find sitemap in the supplied location. Check if the URL is correct and send again your Sitemap.

I use vbadvanced and my root forum is in PORTAL X-TRAD - powered by vBulletin
My htaccess in root site is

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

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

and the htaccess in the root forum is...

# Comment the following line (add '#' at the beginning)
# to disable mod_rewrite functions.
# Please note: you still need to disable the hack in
# the vBSEO control panel to stop url rewrites.
# linha comentada por mim RewriteEngine On
RewriteEngine On
RewriteRule ^(sitemap.*.(xml.gz|txt))$ vbseo_sitemap/vbseo_getsitemap.php?sitemap=$1 [L]
# Some servers require the Rewritebase directive to be
# enabled (remove '#' at the beginning to activate)
# Please note: when enabled, you must include the path
# to your root vB folder (i.e. RewriteBase /forums)
RewriteBase /forums
RewriteRule ^((urllist|sitemap).*.(xml|txt)(.gz)?)$ 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]

I follow the instructions in other thread about vbadvanced.
I need help.
Tks a lot
barroca

Hello barroca,

the correct URL to your sitemap is: http://x-trad.org/sitemap_index.xml.gz (notice the ".gz" part and no "www." in domain)

Yes! I know ... my error was in typing here.
In google [grrrr!] I enter with .gz
And DON'T works....
cheers
barroca
ps. in vb-brasil [without vbseo, but with vbadvanced + google generator] google acepts the local ?!?!?!

uuuuuuuouuuuuuu!
works now - my error is in 'www'
tks Oleg
barroca

my forum is in root.But vbseo creates sitemaps in data folder but i want that vbseo will create them in forums root.Because every time its difficult to carry the xml files from data folder to forums root.What must i write htaccess fie for creating xmls in forums root.
thanks everybody

Hello Mehmet,

you should NOT move the files from vbseo_sitemap/data/ folder to the documents root. Instead, you should create .htaccess file with mod_rewrite directives as specified in installation instructions.
That will allow to access sitemap files at the forums root, although files are physically stored in data/ folder.

thanks for your reply.
which commands must i write htaccess fie

in my htaccess file the codes are below;

Code:

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

Your .htaccess file is correct, you can remove sitemap files from the root now and try to access them to make sure it works as expected.

i cant submit sitemap files to google because of permissions.
when i write the adres to explorer i am taking this error below;

Code:

Forbidden
 
You don't have permission to access /vbseo_sitemap/data/sitemap_1.xml.gz on this server. 
 
Additionally, a 404 Not Found error was encountered while trying to use an ErrorDocument to handle the request.

how can i fix this i upgraded vbseo to 1.6.1 version

editted.
i fixed it now i move htacces file to vbseo_sitemap folder and now i can access sitemap files from browser but when i try to add my sitemaps to google taking this error below;

Note: i a writing this sitemap way http://www.xxxxx.com/vbseo_sitemap/d...temap_1.xml.gz (is it true?)

Code:

The Sitemap must be located at http://www.xxxxxxx.com/. To add a Sitemap at http://www.xxxxxx.com/vbseo_sitemap/data/, first add that site to your account and then click the Add a Sitemap link beside it.

Hello Mehmet,

you should submit http://www.example.com/sitemap_1.xml.gz (NOT http://www.example.com/vbseo_sitemap...temap_1.xml.gz)

thanks friend its done

Great!