Since you do not have a forum directory, your sitemap should be accessible at: http://#####.co.nz/sitemap_index.xml.gz - if it's not then the htaccess isn't forwarding correctly.

My htacces is :I have now moved my http://#####.co.nz/sitemap_index.xml.gz to my root directory.

I will let you know how I get on.

Many thanks

You shouldn't move it. The htaccess forwards each request at http://#####.co.nz/sitemap_index.xml.gz to http://#####.co.nz/vbseo_sitemap/dat...p_index.xml.gz (but there should not actually be a file at http://#####.co.nz/sitemap_index.xml.gz, it just forwards). In fact, you should not be able to even access http://#####.co.nz/vbseo_sitemap/dat...p_index.xml.gz directly if you put the other htaccess there. It should only be accessible at http://#####.co.nz/sitemap_index.xml.gz. Are you using Apache?

Don't know, why and where would I find out?

Cheers

I have move back my http://#####.co.nz/sitemap_index.xml.gz and Google webmaster tools say's everything is sweet, for now anyway :)

Nah, still got the same errors :down:

Any idea's?

There are various ways to check which internet server is running on your server. But usually if it's Linux, it's using Apache. If it's Windows, it's usually IIS (internet information server). One way to do it is using this site:

http://uptime.netcraft.com/up/graph
Insert your domain name at the top. Then at the results, you may get various different results but the OS and server listed at the top should show what the server is running now.

If you're using Windows with IIS then htaccess files don't work. There are still work-arounds for it (since I'm using IIS too) but you need to figure out which internet server you're using first.

Ogmuk- It's Apache.

Thanks for the link.

Does this affect me?

Ok, htaccess should work then. Check if it's called .htaccess, so that starts with a dot. Also check if the .htaccess inside vbseo_sitemap/data is present. This is a different one, which just says "deny from all".

The .htaccess from the vbseo_sitemap-2-5.zip, inside the htaccess directory, should be located at http://#####.co.nz/.htaccess - if you would try to load it from your browser it should say Forbidden. If it says "The page cannot be found" then it's not in the right place. Also check if http://#####.co.nz/vbseo_sitemap/data/.htaccess is present.

There might also be the possibility that your host doesn't let you use .htaccess files. In that case there is little you can do. You can test this with these steps: http://www.webune.com/forums/how-to-...abled-t40.html

I must say a BIG thank you to Ogmuk. You have been fantastic in helping me out with my problems getting my site working correctly.

Above and beyond the call of duty my friend ;)