Google SitemapAdmin

Nope - My bad - I just went and got it again and sure enough, it's 1.35. I could have sworn...

OK, I'm off to give it a try. Thanks!

Woodymon:

@meltdown:

I observe you are running v.1.34. I suggest downloading the just released v.1.35 which comes with web-based installer. (install_googlesitemap.php)

Regards to your error above, it appears that GOOGLE_SITEMAP_XML_FS_DIRECTORY is undefined. Are you certain you uploaded all files from the 1.3.4 version release and overwrote all files from any previous version(s)?

As suggested above install the new 1.3.5 and run installer. Before installing you will want to decide where you install your XML files, in your webroot (opublic_html) or shop root.

And then after installing double check admin setting for "Use root directory" in Configuration > Google XML Sitemap

Woody

I hate to be thick but when you say "run the installer" what exactly does that mean?

Also, concerning the prior error message, if I've changed my admin file name for security purposes does this mod have to be changed to reflect that?

I've installed this module and it's generating the sitemaps properly, but I seem to be having problems with the cron job.. first off, Hosting's at Dotster (ugh), so having no success with the cron job at Dotster, I went to webcron.org and set up a cron there. Ohter crons I have there are working, but the one for /store/googlesitemap.php?ping=yes is not. I get this error whenI generate the sitemaps:

Warning: Call-time pass-by-reference has been deprecated - argument passed by value; If you would like to pass it by reference, modify the declaration of fsockopen(). If you would like to enable call-time pass-by-reference, you can set allow_call_time_pass_reference to true in your INI file. However, future versions may not support this any longer. in /usr/local/pem/vhosts/4443/webspace/httpdocs/store/googlesitemap.php on line 390 Warning: Call-time pass-by-reference has been deprecated - argument passed by value; If you would like to pass it by reference, modify the declaration of fsockopen(). If you would like to enable call-time pass-by-reference, you can set allow_call_time_pass_reference to true in your INI file. However, future versions may not support this any longer. in /usr/local/pem/vhosts/4443/webspace/httpdocs/store/googlesitemap.php on line 390 Warning: session_start(): Cannot send session cache limiter - headers already sent (output started at /usr/local/pem/vhosts/4443/webspace/httpdocs/store/googlesitemap.php:390) in /usr/local/pem/vhosts/4443/webspace/httpdocs/store/includes/functions/sessions.php on line 102 Warning: Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at /usr/local/pem/vhosts/4443/webspace/httpdocs/store/googlesitemap.php:390) in /usr/local/pem/vhosts/4443/webspace/httpdocs/store/includes/init_includes/init_templates.php on line 78 Google Sitemap Generation v 1.3.4 16.02.2007 0:15 started

ZC version is 1.3.5 -- I'm using the latest download (with the installer), I've installed and uninstalled this a few times over the past few days and have tried more than one download package -- still getting this same error. Anyone know what's causing it? Thanks.

Meltdown:

The installer is web based sql patcher = install_googlesitemap.php
(new file and only change to version 1.3.5)

Just access that file via your web browser: e.g.
http://www.yourdomain.com/yourshop/admin/install_googlesitemap.php

On second thought... it may be easiest for you to install update_1_3_4.sql, by copying SQL code from that file (using a text editor) and paste into form in your shops admin at Tools > Install SQL patches (copy & paste, don't upload).

Woody

Beautiful! The installer worked like a charm - No errors and fully recognized and accepted by Google.

Woody, thanks for your help!
Andrew, thanks for another great mod!

Tim

MeltDown:

I hate to be thick but when you say "run the installer" what exactly does that mean?

Also, concerning the prior error message, if I've changed my admin file name for security purposes does this mod have to be changed to reflect that?

No need to configure the mod with your renamed directory

Just be sure to upload the files/directories in the mods admin directory to your renamed admin directory.

And if you run the web-based installer a.k.a. SQL patcher provided in v.1.35 (see example URL in my previous post) be sure to change admin to your renamed admin directory.

Woody

Ignore please.

Woodymon:

The installer is web based sql patcher = install_googlesitemap.php
(new file and only change to version 1.3.5

To clarify, there are no differences between 1.34 and 1.35, besides the new patcher file. When running the patcher you will not see 1.35 listed as an upgrade option as there were no SQL changes between v.1.34 and 1.35.

If you have 1.34 installed there is no need to upgrade to 1.35, unless you are having problems patching your database. If so you can try patching with the web based patcher that comes with v.1.35

Clear as mud now? :wink2:

Woody

Woodymon:

As suggested above install the new 1.3.5 and run installer. Before installing you will want to decide where you install your XML files, in your webroot (public_html) or shop root.

And then after installing double check admin setting for "Use root directory" in Configuration > Google XML Sitemap

One additional clarification.

With the 1.34 and 1.35 versions you are now provided the flexibility where you want to write your XML files, compared to previous versions of the mod (e.g. to your shop root directory, to your web root or to any other directory).

But the added flexibility can be a bit confusing...

If you want your XML files to live in your shop (catalog) directory, you don't have to do anything besides upload the XML files to your shop directory. Google Sitemap Admin will then write to that directory (DIR_FS_CATALOG = catalog directory = root of your shop).

If you want to write to your webroot directory (e.g. /public_html) you will now, when using v.1.34/1.35, need to manually enter that path info in
Configuration > Google XML Sitemap

For example:
XML directory: /home/your_account/public_html/

(or whatever is the path to your home directory... if not sure you can find this info in your shops configure.php file).

NOTE: The slash at end of public_html is important!

Or as previously stated you can write the XML files to anywhere else on your file system. The main point of this added flexibility is you can now write these "writable" XML files to a directory outside of your web space (e.g. /home/your_account/). A major security advantage!

Hope this helps.

And thanks again Andrew!

Woody

Ok,

I think I downloaded the new version, and installed it...run the sql patches, but I keep getting this error. Not sure why..or what... I had installed this on our test site, and everything went in ook......soooo...

Google Sitemap Generation v 1.3.4 16.02.2007 0:15 started

Save path - "/kunden/homepages/20/d184591110/htdocs/"
Base URL - "https://www.steiffusawarehouse.com/"

Processing file: /kunden/homepages/20/d184591110/htdocs/sitemapproducts.xml OK! Written 489915 bytes
Generated Google Product Sitemap Successfully - https://www.steiffusawarehouse.com/sitemapproducts.xml

Processing file: /kunden/homepages/20/d184591110/htdocs/sitemapcategories.xml OK! Written 30877 bytes
Generated Google Category Sitemap Successfully - https://www.steiffusawarehouse.com/sitemapcategories.xml

Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in /homepages/20/d184591110/htdocs/googlesitemap.php on line 181
ERROR: Google Category Sitemap Generation FAILED!

Processing file: /kunden/homepages/20/d184591110/htdocs/sitemapindex.xml OK! Written 715 bytes
Generated Google Sitemap Index Successfully - https://www.steiffusawarehouse.com/sitemapindex.xml

Total Execution Time 0:6.3267

Thanks. Ignore this. I shall correct in the next version.

Crzipilot:

Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in /homepages/20/d184591110/htdocs/googlesitemap.php on line 181
ERROR: Google Category Sitemap Generation FAILED!

By any chance do you not have a sitemapezpages.xml file uploaded to your htdocs directory?

Woodymon:

By any chance do you not have a sitemapezpages.xml file uploaded to your htdocs directory?
Andrew and I posted at the same time. Looks like Andrew is on it. I suspect issue with script not testing for existence of the "optional" sitemapezpages.xml file and not bypassing attempt to write to that file if it does not exist. Or something like that.

Woody

Well I uploaded the 4 empty .xml files to the root of our store, which now the ez-pages show 0kb...and all the other files, I imagine were created successfully, as they have date in it now. So not sure..

Disable all Google Sitemap EZPages in admin. And delete empty sitemapezpages.xml

I submitted the sitemaps which were generated, and google came back with a few errors on each of them. Basically the errors state that the URL is not allowed at this sitemap location.

I clicked on the URL's, and they were a misc. combination of products or categories in my store. Not sure why they would come up as errors, as basically it says that the page is at a higher level than what the sitemap file is at??? Any clues?

a_berezin:

Disable all Google Sitemap EZPages in admin. And delete empty sitemapezpages.xml

Ok, will try that...

Ok, I disabled in config google xml...the EZ pages and deleted the sitemapezpages.xml file. Turned them all to false. Then went back to tools...and got this...
Google Sitemap Generation v 1.3.4 16.02.2007 0:15 started

Save path - "/kunden/homepages/20/d184591110/htdocs/"
Base URL - "https://www.steiffusawarehouse.com/"

Processing file: /kunden/homepages/20/d184591110/htdocs/sitemapproducts.xml OK! Written 489915 bytes
Generated Google Product Sitemap Successfully - https://www.steiffusawarehouse.com/sitemapproducts.xml

Processing file: /kunden/homepages/20/d184591110/htdocs/sitemapcategories.xml OK! Written 30877 bytes
Generated Google Category Sitemap Successfully - https://www.steiffusawarehouse.com/sitemapcategories.xml

ERROR: Google Category Sitemap Generation FAILED!

Processing file: /kunden/homepages/20/d184591110/htdocs/sitemapindex.xml OK! Written 593 bytes
Generated Google Sitemap Index Successfully - https://www.steiffusawarehouse.com/sitemapindex.xml

Total Execution Time 0:4.8315

Ignore this

Quick question. I uploaded the three sitemaps created. And though still have the errors on the URLS....only one of the files is being listed (main sitemap) as having 2300 URLS submitted...the others do not show submitted urls, on the google sitemap screen. Is this normal?