i have everything working or at least i think i do, no error messages. what does this mean CHMOD 777, i don't understand what thats for or what i have to change to use that.

i've tried subminting to google the sitemap via Google webmasters
http://www.sitename.com/vbseo_sitema...p_index.xml.gz

but i am gettin this : General HTTP error: 4xx error
We encountered an error while trying to access your Sitemap. Please ensure your Sitemap follows our guidelines and can be accessed at the location you provided and then resubmit.

also if i try to view that file i get this erorr:
403 Permission Denied
You do not have permission for this request /vbseo_sitemap/data/sitemap_index.xml.gz


is this normal?
where did i screw it up?

baghdad4ever,

the conclusion in that post was:
Please check that with your hosting support.


toejam,

chmod 0777 means changing file access permissions (you can do that using your FTP software).


CraiovaOnLine,

you should submit http://www.sitename.com/sitemap_index.xml.gz (without vbseo_sitemap/data/), make sure that you created .htaccess as described in installation instructions.

nice .. :)

do i need vb seo 3.0 for this mod to work or will it work by itself. its been a week now with vBSEO Google/Yahoo Sitemap Generator v.2.0 installed on a new forum but not sure when or if google will ever post my site. control panel show googlebot having 13 hits but isnt doing anything from it.

Do I need a robot.txt with this setup? I found with my setup i only allowed the folder 777 and not the files inside of it so iam hopping this fixes my problem.

Google won't accept domain:/vbseo_sitemap/data/sitemap_index.xml.gz as a path, what am I doing wrong? or is there a way to have them created in the root?

try using this instead www.example.com/sitemap_index.xml.gz

Also read this http://www.vbseo.com/f44/robots-txt-...ap-file-12814/
i think you need to create a robots.txt in your root with http://www.example.com/sitemap_index.xml.gz included.
if iam wrong someone please step in. i hope this helps you, that site has alot more info on this topic.

I would if it was there, thats why I wanted to know if there was a way to copy it to the root
Thanks I will have a look at it

Installed it, generated the report but the .htaccess file I'm required to upload makes the sitemap 403 (forbidden):

http://www.domain.co.uk/forum/vbseo_...p_index.xml.gz

I try:

http://www.domain.co.uk/forum/vbseo_...p_index.xml.gz

..but that doesn't work either (404), same with..

http://www.domain.co.uk/forum/sitemap_index.xml.gz

Everything installed correctly as per instruction but outside of installation there's no real FAQ for stuff like this, help appreciated.