IOS Sitemap for Future Generation [SOLVED]

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Sorry this might be another simple question from me but we're all here to learn and I'm sure others would be able to learn from it. This time it's regarding IOS Sitemap: I have it installed and also just configured it and read the wiki on it.

However the golden question is: where is the generated sitemap? How do I access it? How do I even create it? In the configuration, (or the wiki) there's no indication or instructions as to how it is generated or accessed. I even looked in the publi_html folder of my server and there's nothing...

Any help would be appreciated by all those in the future....

[ks-net]

you wont find it...

it is rendered on-the-fly

domain/google.xml => for submitting to google
domain/sitemap  => to see or link to it

use menu-manager and make a new link-to-component to  show it inside you site

at iosmap config page are written  all those details

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Great! Thanks once again ks-net - your a life saver. I must be high today, didn't see those instructions on the config page (i saw the submission to google via xml but not viewing or linking to website).

Cheers again and I'm sure future generations will benefit.

[cfb1972]

Hi,
I'm having the same "problem": I cannot see the google.xml sitemap but I understand it is generated on the fly...would Google understand that? Because when I submit to Google it shows me with errors (see attached). Is this normal?

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[datahell]

The "google.xml" is a SEO PRO URL meaning that it is a virtual file. Elxis SEO PRO serves this file when you enable SEO PRO:
http://www.mysite.com/google.xml

If you have nt enabled SEO PRO then you should use the non-sef URL:
http://www.mysite.com/index.php?option=com_sitemap&task=google&Itemid=xxxx

Consider sitemap administration for the exact format of the above URL.

Both URLs are the same but the first one is valid only if you have enabled SEO PRO (highly recommended).

[cfb1972]

Obviouslly I have the SEO Pro enabled (see attached) but it seems the feature still not working, in Webmaster Tools still got errors (is that normal)?

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[cfb1972]

The error is 404-not found....

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[datahell]

Then the SEO PRO extension for sitemap could not be copied during installation in folder includes/seopro/
Make sure this file exists: includes/seopro/com_sitemap.php
If not, take it from the sitemap component package and upload it in your site inside the includes/seopro/ folder.

[cfb1972]

I've checked that and the com_sitemap.php file is in that folder. What else can I do to make it work?  :'(

[datahell]

I noticed your site's URL on the screen shot you posted and did a visit there.
Well, the problem is not on Elxis or on sitemap, the problem is that the re-write engine on your server (siteground.com) works only for .html extensions. If it is an .xml then the apache does not follow the re-write conditions of Elxis' htaccess but throws an error 404 (not found) instead.

Visit this page:
http://zimbrul.net/aaaaaa.html
Result: CORRECT, Elxis 404 page.

Now, visit this page:
http://zimbrul.net/aaaaaa.xml
Result: WRONG, siteground 404 page! It should display the Elxis' error 404 page.

Check that your .htaccess file does not have any special rules for XML files. If you dont find anything there then better contact your hosting provider and ask him why your server works this way...

[cfb1972]

Thanks mate, I'll check with my hosting to see where is the glitch, many thanx anyway, great support here in this forum.

[cfb1972]

  it seems that the problem has been solved! It was the httaccess file as you've sugested! I don't know how but the httacess file was the one for Joomla! I've changed it with the Elxis file and now the sitemap works perfectly!

Many thanks,
Bob

[datahell]

Excellent! Case closed

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