Sitemaps don't like mod_rewrite?

Discussion in 'Google Sitemaps' started by Beaver6813, Aug 29, 2006.

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  1. #1
    Hey,

    Ive noticed something peculiar, whenever i try to use any google sitemap generator they all seem not to work if i use them when my site is in mod_rewrite mode.

    They just don't carry on crawling which is very strange. Any ideas why it does this?

    Thanks
     
    Beaver6813, Aug 29, 2006 IP
  2. sketch

    sketch Well-Known Member

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    #2
    My sites use WordPress, which uses mod_rewrite, and I've never had any problems getting my site crawled.
     
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  3. Mong

    Mong ↓↘→ horsePower

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    #3
    i use it on phpbb and currently no problem :)
     
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  4. LucasMS

    LucasMS Peon

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    #4
    sitemaps works fine with mod_rewrite here too :)
     
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  5. websitetools

    websitetools Well-Known Member

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    #5
    Maybe it is something else?
    Perhaps a mod_rewrite gone bad? :)

    Can we get a website url? :)
     
    websitetools, Aug 29, 2006 IP
  6. Beaver6813

    Beaver6813 Peon

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    Very strange, ill have a lil few hours of testing normal mod_rewrite with a few mini pages, see what happens.
     
    Beaver6813, Sep 1, 2006 IP
  7. brainmass

    brainmass Peon

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    #7
    There must be some kind of an error with your mod_rewrite setup, when it's done correctly it should be totally transparent to any crawler.
     
    brainmass, Sep 2, 2006 IP
  8. ketan9

    ketan9 Active Member

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    If you provide some more information, it would be helpful. I am using mod_rewrite and sitemap without any problems, so provide more information and I would try to help you.
     
    ketan9, Sep 3, 2006 IP
  9. MaxPowers

    MaxPowers Well-Known Member

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    #9
    I have setup mod_rewrite on over 100 sites without ever having an issue with sitemaps. I would guess that there is an error in your mod_rewrite, but need more info to really help.

    If they aren't crawling all of your pages, it may be broken HTML that is confusing the parser which would likely carry over to the search engines crawler as well.
     
    MaxPowers, Sep 6, 2006 IP
  10. Beaver6813

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    Heh, i think i found the problem... my host changed servers recently... they didn't think to let me know that mod_rewrite hadn't been installed yet. I hadn't checked if it was working as it was working fully before *rolls eyes* :eek:

    So hopefully it will be working again when they can be bothered to install it :mad: Thanks for your help anyways guys!! Its nice to know you're there for me ^^
     
    Beaver6813, Sep 7, 2006 IP
  11. Bombaywala

    Bombaywala Peon

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    #11
    You need to change your HOST. Check out their TOS because their insensibility/incompetence costs your business.
     
    Bombaywala, Sep 7, 2006 IP