Uploaded my sitemap and its not working advice please

Hi eveyone,
Here is the problem, I have uploaded my sitemap to my ftp and its not showing online
Can anyone help me out please

 

XML sitemap? If so: Have you submitted it to Google and how long time have you waited?

 

Hi its a PHP sitemap , I hav'nt added it to google as of yet i just need to know where i can find it, this is so but im really new to this
Is this correct i have uploaded it to my root on my ftp?
at www.crystalglassfantastic.co.uk

Regards Ritchie

 

Hi if you uploaded it to the root location.

it should be here

http://www.crystalglassfantastic.co.uk/sitemap.php

assuming you called it sitemap.php

You should check again where you uploaded.

 

Being a self-proclaimed newbie, I'd guess that it's one folder up from root...

When you log into your FTP look for a folder called public_html, htdocs, or www

It could be named anything, bu tthose are most common and would explain why it's not web-root

 

So... If it is PHP... It is most likely actually a HTML sitemap?
(i.e. the output is - the code that generates it is PHP)

ritchie111...
Have you tried searching for "Google sitemaps"
Takes you to: http://www.google.com/webmasters/sitemaps
(notice though that above is about XML sitemaps for Google / search engines)

 

I have uploaded it to the root and all i get is a dead linkwhen searching for it
http://www.crystalglassfantastic.co.uk/sitemap.php
I have also tryed uploading it to the public_html and still no luck

 

Yeah is a html site Thomas
So what is the best php or xml?

Ritchie

 

It works fine for me.

 

Ok i have sorted the site map out now its working ,
but when i try and submit the site to google this is the error i get
My Sitemap URL is:
http:// www.crystalglassfantastic.co.uk/sitemap.php
URL contains illegal characters
Any one know why i get this error please

ritchie

 

You need to read the guidelines about google sitemaps. A site map is what you have made. A google sitemap is something totally different.

 

can a php be changed to a xml?

 

Yes, you need to change the headers from the default (text/html) to xml.

 

Everything i do i just keep getting errors when uploading to google

 

Why not just create a text file for your google sitemap? Just save it as sitemap.txt and write a list of urls as follows:

 

I dont know how the 2 sitemaps i have, someone done for me
This is why i was just trying to change them m8 but no luck.
This is harder than i thought

 

Its not hard - you open up notepad and write a list of your web pages. Then upload it to your website.

 

Will have a go m8,should be fun

 

Ok i have done it but this is the error i keep getting in the browser window.
here is the link for the one i tryed to do
http://www.crystalglassfantastic.co.uk/sitemap.txt.xml

The XML page cannot be displayed
Cannot view XML input using style sheet. Please correct the error and then click the Refresh button, or try again later.


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Invalid at the top level of the document. Error processing resource 'http://www.crystalglassfantastic.co.uk/sitemap.txt.xml...

 

If you just want to list the urls save the file as .txt and not xml.

Wrong http://www.crystalglassfantastic.co.uk/sitemap.txt.xml
Right http://www.crystalglassfantastic.co.uk/sitemap.txt

(xml files need to follow a standard)

To make your job easier why not use an online tool.

Heres a simple one that does the basics and has the steps listed.

http://www.xml-sitemaps.com/