VBSEO Sitemap Generator... Tons of errors?

The file:
sitemap_index.xml.gz

That I keep submitting to Google, keeps coming back with errors. Sometimes it's only a few files with bad compression?? So I redo the sitemap generator, and resubmit.

This last time, 90% of them were reported with errors to Google.

So where am I going wrong?

Probably doesn't help much, but maybe... Just re-ran it, and this was the output;

Code:

[homepage] [1,597.5Kb mem used] [0s (+0s)]
[SECTION START] forumdisplay [1,597.7Kb mem used] [0s (+0s)]
[forumdisplay] forum_id: 1, total threads: 0, pages: 1 [1,598.0Kb mem used] [0s (+0s)]
[forumdisplay] forum_id: 2, total threads: 2716, pages: 136 [1,598.3Kb mem used] [0s (+0s)]
[forumdisplay] forum_id: 75, total threads: 598, pages: 30 [1,752.3Kb mem used] [0s (+0s)]
[forumdisplay] forum_id: 48, total threads: 325, pages: 17 [1,779.6Kb mem used] [0s (+0s)]
[forumdisplay] forum_id: 19, total threads: 0, pages: 1 [1,795.0Kb mem used] [0s (+0s)]
[forumdisplay] forum_id: 20, total threads: 1791, pages: 90 [1,796.6Kb mem used] [0s (+0s)]
[forumdisplay] forum_id: 28, total threads: 85, pages: 5 [1,896.4Kb mem used] [0s (+0s)]
[forumdisplay] forum_id: 29, total threads: 2162, pages: 109 [1,902.0Kb mem used] [0s (+0s)]
[forumdisplay] forum_id: 22, total threads: 473, pages: 24 [2,022.5Kb mem used] [0s (+0s)]
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[forumdisplay] forum_id: 9, total threads: 1503, pages: 76 [1,797.5Kb mem used] [0s (+0s)]
[forumdisplay] forum_id: 10, total threads: 1524, pages: 77 [1,882.0Kb mem used] [0s (+0s)]
[forumdisplay] forum_id: 11, total threads: 519, pages: 26 [1,969.2Kb mem used] [0s (+0s)]
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[forumdisplay] forum_id: 13, total threads: 2819, pages: 141 [2,009.2Kb mem used] [0s (+0s)]
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[forumdisplay] forum_id: 72, total threads: 737, pages: 37 [1,636.5Kb mem used] [0s (+0s)]
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[forumdisplay] forum_id: 33, total threads: 0, pages: 1 [1,680.5Kb mem used] [0s (+0s)]
[forumdisplay] forum_id: 35, total threads: 119, pages: 6 [1,682.4Kb mem used] [0s (+0s)]
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[forumdisplay] forum_id: 39, total threads: 0, pages: 1 [1,692.7Kb mem used] [0s (+0s)]
[forumdisplay] forum_id: 40, total threads: 120, pages: 6 [1,694.1Kb mem used] [0s (+0s)]
[forumdisplay] forum_id: 49, total threads: 128, pages: 7 [1,700.6Kb mem used] [0s (+0s)]
[forumdisplay] forum_id: 41, total threads: 110, pages: 6 [1,708.3Kb mem used] [0s (+0s)]
[forumdisplay] forum_id: 42, total threads: 8, pages: 1 [1,715.4Kb mem used] [0s (+0s)]
[forumdisplay] forum_id: 43, total threads: 311, pages: 16 [1,716.6Kb mem used] [0s (+0s)]
[forumdisplay] forum_id: 100, total threads: 1, pages: 1 [1,734.6Kb mem used] [0s (+0s)]
[SECTION START] showthread [1,734.9Kb mem used] [0s (+0s)]
[create sitemap file] filename: sitemap_1.xml.gz, number of urls: 20000 [2,268.8Kb mem used] [2s (+2s)]
[create sitemap in text format] part #2 [2,268.7Kb mem used] [2s (+0s)]
[create sitemap file] filename: sitemap_2.xml.gz, number of urls: 20000 [2,271.2Kb mem used] [4s (+2s)]
[create sitemap in text format] part #3 [2,271.3Kb mem used] [4s (+0s)]
[create sitemap file] filename: sitemap_3.xml.gz, number of urls: 20000 [2,272.0Kb mem used] [6s (+2s)]
[create sitemap in text format] part #4 [2,272.0Kb mem used] [6s (+0s)]
[create sitemap file] filename: sitemap_4.xml.gz, number of urls: 20000 [2,272.3Kb mem used] [8s (+2s)]
[create sitemap in text format] part #5 [2,272.3Kb mem used] [8s (+0s)]
[create sitemap file] filename: sitemap_5.xml.gz, number of urls: 20000 [2,273.2Kb mem used] [10s (+2s)]
[create sitemap in text format] part #6 [2,273.3Kb mem used] [10s (+0s)]
[create sitemap file] filename: sitemap_6.xml.gz, number of urls: 20000 [2,273.9Kb mem used] [13s (+2s)]
[create sitemap in text format] part #7 [2,273.9Kb mem used] [13s (+0s)]
[create sitemap file] filename: sitemap_7.xml.gz, number of urls: 20000 [2,274.2Kb mem used] [15s (+2s)]
[create sitemap in text format] part #8 [2,274.3Kb mem used] [15s (+0s)]
[create sitemap file] filename: sitemap_8.xml.gz, number of urls: 20000 [2,275.0Kb mem used] [17s (+2s)]
[create sitemap in text format] part #9 [2,275.2Kb mem used] [17s (+0s)]
[create sitemap file] filename: sitemap_9.xml.gz, number of urls: 20000 [2,275.8Kb mem used] [19s (+2s)]
[create sitemap in text format] part #10 [2,275.8Kb mem used] [19s (+0s)]
[create sitemap file] filename: sitemap_10.xml.gz, number of urls: 20000 [2,276.2Kb mem used] [21s (+2s)]
[create sitemap in text format] part #11 [2,276.2Kb mem used] [21s (+0s)]
[create sitemap file] filename: sitemap_11.xml.gz, number of urls: 20000 [2,277.1Kb mem used] [23s (+2s)]
[create sitemap in text format] part #12 [2,277.2Kb mem used] [23s (+0s)]
[create sitemap file] filename: sitemap_12.xml.gz, number of urls: 20000 [2,277.7Kb mem used] [26s (+3s)]
[create sitemap in text format] part #13 [2,277.7Kb mem used] [26s (+0s)]
[create sitemap file] filename: sitemap_13.xml.gz, number of urls: 20000 [2,278.3Kb mem used] [29s (+3s)]
[create sitemap in text format] part #14 [2,278.3Kb mem used] [29s (+0s)]
[create sitemap file] filename: sitemap_14.xml.gz, number of urls: 20000 [2,278.9Kb mem used] [31s (+2s)]
[create sitemap in text format] part #15 [2,279.0Kb mem used] [31s (+0s)]
[create sitemap file] filename: sitemap_15.xml.gz, number of urls: 20000 [2,279.6Kb mem used] [33s (+2s)]
[create sitemap in text format] part #16 [2,279.6Kb mem used] [33s (+0s)]
[create sitemap file] filename: sitemap_16.xml.gz, number of urls: 20000 [2,280.2Kb mem used] [35s (+2s)]
[create sitemap in text format] part #17 [2,280.2Kb mem used] [35s (+0s)]
[create sitemap file] filename: sitemap_17.xml.gz, number of urls: 20000 [2,280.8Kb mem used] [38s (+2s)]
[create sitemap in text format] part #18 [2,280.8Kb mem used] [38s (+0s)]
[create sitemap file] filename: sitemap_18.xml.gz, number of urls: 20000 [2,281.6Kb mem used] [40s (+2s)]
[create sitemap in text format] part #19 [2,281.6Kb mem used] [40s (+0s)]
[create sitemap file] filename: sitemap_19.xml.gz, number of urls: 20000 [2,282.5Kb mem used] [42s (+2s)]
[create sitemap in text format] part #20 [2,282.5Kb mem used] [42s (+0s)]
[create sitemap file] filename: sitemap_20.xml.gz, number of urls: 20000 [2,283.0Kb mem used] [45s (+3s)]
[create sitemap in text format] part #21 [2,283.1Kb mem used] [45s (+0s)]
[create sitemap file] filename: sitemap_21.xml.gz, number of urls: 20000 [2,283.7Kb mem used] [48s (+3s)]
[create sitemap in text format] part #22 [2,283.7Kb mem used] [48s (+0s)]
[create sitemap file] filename: sitemap_22.xml.gz, number of urls: 20000 [2,284.3Kb mem used] [50s (+2s)]
[create sitemap in text format] part #23 [2,284.3Kb mem used] [50s (+0s)]
[create sitemap file] filename: sitemap_23.xml.gz, number of urls: 20000 [2,285.0Kb mem used] [52s (+2s)]
[create sitemap in text format] part #24 [2,285.0Kb mem used] [52s (+0s)]
[create sitemap file] filename: sitemap_24.xml.gz, number of urls: 20000 [2,285.6Kb mem used] [55s (+3s)]
[create sitemap in text format] part #25 [2,285.6Kb mem used] [55s (+0s)]
[create sitemap file] filename: sitemap_25.xml.gz, number of urls: 20000 [2,286.2Kb mem used] [58s (+3s)]
[create sitemap in text format] part #26 [2,286.2Kb mem used] [58s (+0s)]
[create sitemap file] filename: sitemap_26.xml.gz, number of urls: 20000 [2,286.8Kb mem used] [62s (+4s)]
[create sitemap in text format] part #27 [2,286.8Kb mem used] [62s (+0s)]
[create sitemap file] filename: sitemap_27.xml.gz, number of urls: 20000 [2,287.5Kb mem used] [65s (+4s)]
[create sitemap in text format] part #28 [2,287.5Kb mem used] [65s (+0s)]
[create sitemap file] filename: sitemap_28.xml.gz, number of urls: 20000 [2,288.1Kb mem used] [68s (+3s)]
[create sitemap in text format] part #29 [2,288.1Kb mem used] [68s (+0s)]
[create sitemap file] filename: sitemap_29.xml.gz, number of urls: 20000 [2,288.7Kb mem used] [71s (+3s)]
[create sitemap in text format] part #30 [2,288.8Kb mem used] [71s (+0s)]
[create sitemap file] filename: sitemap_30.xml.gz, number of urls: 20000 [2,289.4Kb mem used] [74s (+3s)]
[create sitemap in text format] part #31 [2,289.3Kb mem used] [74s (+0s)]
[create sitemap file] filename: sitemap_31.xml.gz, number of urls: 20000 [2,289.9Kb mem used] [76s (+3s)]
[create sitemap in text format] part #32 [2,290.0Kb mem used] [76s (+0s)]
[create sitemap file] filename: sitemap_32.xml.gz, number of urls: 20000 [2,290.6Kb mem used] [79s (+3s)]
[create sitemap in text format] part #33 [2,290.6Kb mem used] [79s (+0s)]
[create sitemap file] filename: sitemap_33.xml.gz, number of urls: 20000 [2,291.3Kb mem used] [82s (+3s)]
[create sitemap in text format] part #34 [2,291.3Kb mem used] [82s (+0s)]
[create sitemap file] filename: sitemap_34.xml.gz, number of urls: 20000 [2,292.1Kb mem used] [84s (+3s)]
[create sitemap in text format] part #35 [2,292.1Kb mem used] [84s (+0s)]
[create sitemap file] filename: sitemap_35.xml.gz, number of urls: 20000 [2,292.7Kb mem used] [87s (+3s)]
[create sitemap in text format] part #36 [2,292.7Kb mem used] [87s (+0s)]
[create sitemap file] filename: sitemap_36.xml.gz, number of urls: 20000 [2,293.3Kb mem used] [89s (+2s)]
[create sitemap in text format] part #37 [2,293.3Kb mem used] [89s (+0s)]
[archive homepage] [1,892.6Kb mem used] [90s (+1s)]
[SECTION START] forumdisplay archived [1,893.5Kb mem used] [90s (+0s)]
[SECTION START] member [2,108.2Kb mem used] [90s (+0s)]
[SECTION START] polls [1,639.6Kb mem used] [91s (+1s)]
[create sitemap file] filename: sitemap_37.xml.gz, number of urls: 16164 [1,635.1Kb mem used] [91s (+0s)]
[create sitemap in text format] part #38 [1,635.2Kb mem used] [91s (+0s)]
[create sitemap index] filename: sitemap_index.xml.gz, number of sitemaps: 37 [1,639.8Kb mem used] [91s (+0s)]

What exactly are the errors you get?

Yeah... Sorry about that. Let me explain better.

In the Google Webmaster Tools, it eventually comes back with a big red ERROR next to the sitemap in question.

When I look at the errors, it's always a bad compression an a few files, and just two hours ago a TON of files had bad compression.

I just re-did it again, changed a couple of settings. So far it's OK, but I'll report back if google changes it's mind.

Ok, please let us know if you have an issue again.

if you're having bad compression, it's probably because it timesout half way through creating the zip.

try going to 10,000 urls per file, or upping your max_execution time and/or memory limit settings

Ok.. I'll give that a try...

I got the errors again today:

Compression error
Error with Sitemap compression. Please recompress the file and resubmit.


Will give it another go after changing the number of files.

Make sure that you have only one scheduled task for sitemap generator in vB admincp.