Errors with sitemap

Okay this is really frustrating now. I don't know exactly what happened to my sitemaps but whenever I submit one, it keep saying "ERRORS" status in red while editing the sitemaps generator on Google. It's happening to me on BOTH of my forums. And when I click on the red errors link, it says this...

This Sitemap has the following errors:

Errors
Unsupported file format
Your Sitemap does not appear to be in a supported format. Please ensure it meets our Sitemap guidelines and resubmit.

I tried to resubmit it for a billion of times and I'm still getting the same error. What could be the problem? Maybe it's because I have moved to a new server and while it was down for days, the generator couldn't create the latest sitemaps for my sites? I don't know really.

The URL to my sitemap is right here: http://www.finalfantasyforums.net/sitemap_index.xml.gz

Also I had like over 10,000 indexed pages before the server move and now it's dropped down to 6,000 pages. What's going on in here!?

Any help is greatly appreciated!

I get an error when I go to that link... It looks like you may have a problem with your directory permissions. Make sure your sitemap data directory and all files in it have 777 permissions.

Well, I have CHMOD these folders to 777 already. "vbseo_sitemap", "addons", "data", and "hits". Isn't that alright? But I haven't CHMOD'ed the files 'cause I'm not sure which ones to do exactly.

Looks like you fixed it. The link above, to your sitemap index, works now.

Yeah I did fix it but I don't think my server is safe now because I've CHMOD almost all the files to 777 including the log ones. And I mean everything even the files in the "vbseo_sitemap" folder.

Thanks for your support anyway, Keith!

Yes, that is correct and you should be fine.

Okay, thanks once again!

I am having the same error. This is the link submit in google sitemap url http://www.banglatorrents.com/sitemap_index.xml.gz

I did CHMOD all those folders and files but still no luck. Any help will be appreciated.

Thanks

You should install the latest version of vBSEO Sitemap Generator from downloads area.

It is working now. Thanks a lot Oleg.

You are welcome!

Im having the same problem, I did 777 to every file that has to do with the vbseo sitemap. My link still doesnt work.

http://www.b20vtec.com/sitemap_index.xml.gz or
http://www.b20vtec.com/forums/sitemap_index.xml.gz since im not sure which it is. they both come back with the same results.


Please help me. I want to get this right before I buy the vbseo software.

I found that my sitemap_index.xml.gz file isnt 777 but it wont let me change it now.

I mod_rewrite and its on.

and this link works http://b20vtec.com/forums/vbseo_site...p_index.xml.gz but I know thats not how it should show up.

Did you create .htaccess file in your forums root?

thank you for the support. For some reason I moved the text file over then renamed it. I deleted that and moved the file already named htacess and this link works within the admin control panel. http://b20vtec.com/forums/sitemap_index.xml.gz. But what link do I submit?

http://b20vtec.com/sitemap_index.xml.gz still isnt working.

Not sure if it matters but I have htaccess files in both my b20vtec.com/ and b20vtec.com/forums

Using internet explorer to ftp in didnt let me see all of my files.


this is my access file in b20vtec.com/
RewriteEngine On

# -FrontPage-
IndexIgnore .htaccess */.??* *~ *# */HEADER* */README* */_vti*
<Limit GET POST>
#The next line modified by DenyIP
order allow,deny
#The next line modified by DenyIP
#deny from all
allow from all
</Limit>
<Limit PUT DELETE>
order deny,allow
deny from all
</Limit>
AuthName B20Vtec.Com. B series and beyond
AuthUserFile /home/b20vtec/public_html/_vti_pvt/service.pwd
AuthGroupFile /home/b20vtec/public_html/_vti_pvt/service.grp
<Files 403.shtml>
order allow,deny
allow from all
</Files>
deny from 68.160.217.211
ErrorDocument 404 /404.shtmldeny from 72.92.106.240
deny from 72.92.106.240
deny from 72.94.132.98
deny from 71.175.192.95

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

and it looks like this in b20vtec.com/forums
RewriteEngine On
RewriteRule ^((urllist|sitemap).*\.(xml|txt)(\.gz)?)$ vbseo_sitemap/vbseo_getsitemap.php?sitemap=$1 [L]

thank you for the support. For some reason I moved the text file over then renamed it. I deleted that and moved the file already named htacess and this link works within the admin control panel. http://b20vtec.com/forums/sitemap_index.xml.gz. But what link do I submit?

http://b20vtec.com/sitemap_index.xml.gz still isnt working.

Great! You should submit your sitemap from the forums root:
http://b20vtec.com/forums/sitemap_index.xml.gz