File exists - but empty?

**desiblast** · 06-19-2009 10:48 PM

I installed the sitemap, ran the Sitemap generator without any problems.

at the end it says:
[create sitemap file] filename: sitemap_3.xml.gz, number of urls: 19576 [2,130.2Kb mem used] [6s (+0s)]
[create sitemap index] filename: sitemap_index.xml.gz, number of sitemaps: 3 [2,130.8Kb mem used] [6s (+0s)]
Sitemap has been created. Click here to return [2,130.3Kb mem used] [8s (+2s)]

But when I download the sitemap_index.xml.gz, it is only 164 bytes and has this for content:

<html>
<head>
<title>not found</title>
</head>
<body>

Sorry, but the file you requested is not available.

<p>Please <a href="/">start here</a>.

</body>
</html>

**marco1** · 06-20-2009 07:03 AM

What's your forum URL ?
Also try to remove all .gz files from the data folder and regenerate the sitemap manually and re-submit it

**Mert Gökçeimam** · 06-20-2009 08:50 AM

Make sure your vbseo_sitemap/data folder is set to chmod 777 and all files inside that folder is set to chmod 666. I suggest you to reinstall vBSEO Sitemap Generator.

**desiblast** · 06-21-2009 06:31 AM

All that seems to be set fine.

The .htaccess file in /data folder has "deny from all", is that suppose to be there?

Tried reinstalling...

**Shadab** · 06-21-2009 06:59 AM

The .htaccess file in /data folder has "deny from all", is that suppose to be there?

Yep.

EDIT:
Are you sure that the rewrite rule for the sitemap is present in your forum's .htaccess file ?

**desiblast** · 06-21-2009 07:13 AM

I see this in my .htaccess (which is in my forums root directory)

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

Is this it?

**desiblast** · 06-21-2009 04:04 PM

Actually all the files created in vbseo_sitemap/data folder are fine - the sitemap files that is.

But when I access http://www.forum.url/forums/sitemap_index.xml.gz, it downloads a file but has the contents that I listed above.

Anyway to add an exception to my .htaccess or something and just link that with this URL? Sorry I'm not too familiar with sitemaps, or editing .htaccess

I do have some other stuff in .htaccess that may be conflicting, so is there anyway to just add an exception for this file and override all other rules?

Let me know please!

Thanks

**Mert Gökçeimam** · 06-22-2009 02:14 AM

What is your .htaccess content ?

**desiblast** · 06-22-2009 04:10 AM

Here it is:

Code:

# 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.
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 vB folder (i.e. RewriteBase /forums/)
#RewriteBase /

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

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

RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !(admincp/|modcp/|cron|vbseo_sitemap)
RewriteRule ^((archive/)?(.*\.php(/.*)?))$ vbseo.php [L,QSA]

RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !/(admincp|modcp|clientscript|cpstyles|images)/
RewriteRule ^(.+)$ vbseo.php [L,QSA]


RewriteEngine On

#----------------> start of cut and paste <-------------------

# This first segment is used when the current directory is requested but with
# just a trailing slash and no index.html name included in the URL.

RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/countrych/countrycheck.php
RewriteRule ^$ /countrych/countrycheck.php?cc_indexfile=index.php [L]

# This second segment is used when any subdirectory is requested but with just
# a trailing slash and no index.html name included in the URL.

RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/countrych/countrycheck.php
RewriteRule ^(.*)/$ /countrych/countrycheck.php?cc_indexfile=index.php [L]

# This third segment is used when an actual file is requested with the full
# path to the file included in the URL.

RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} ^.*\.htm [OR]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} ^.*\.html [OR]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} ^.*\.php
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/countrych/countrycheck.php
RewriteRule ^(.+) /countrych/countrycheck.php [L]

#----------------> end of cut and paste <-------------------

It seems that if I remove:

Code:

RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} ^.*\.htm [OR]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} ^.*\.html [OR]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} ^.*\.php
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/countrych/countrycheck.php
RewriteRule ^(.+) /countrych/countrycheck.php [L]

then it works fine. Is there anyway I can edit this, to incorporate .xml.gz files too or something?

Thanks!

**desiblast** · 06-22-2009 11:21 AM

More info:

countrycheck.php is something I'm using to block certain countries on my forums.

Anyway so does anyone know how I can edit this .htaccess to fix it for this plugin?

Thanks

Marco my forum URL is www.desiblast.tv

**desiblast** · 06-23-2009 02:37 AM

Anyone have any ideas?

**marco1** · 06-23-2009 07:53 AM

Where is this file exist countrych/countrycheck.php ? it's not in your forum dir so why you are add his rules with your forum dir

**desiblast** · 06-24-2009 11:28 AM

Because /forums has a .htaccess as well, so if I don't include it here the /forums .htaccess will have priority (and the other code I want in .htaccess won't be included).

So is there anyway I can "combine" the two "parts", vbseo and mine? I pasted my .htaccess above

Please help!

Thanks a lot

**marco1** · 06-24-2009 01:06 PM

if the countrych folder in your site root the .htaccess should be inside it
ex.
site.com/countrych
site.com/forum
if the folder in your site root so you should put .htaccess in the countrych folder not in forum folder

**desiblast** · 06-24-2009 01:20 PM

No but I want those rules to be applied when people access my /forums folder....

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