Simple SEO URL (OLD version) [support thread]

To anyone else who gets this problem where apache is creating files. I looked in parrallels plesk and found that php support was running as apache module.

Sorry for spamming all these messages but i am encountering problems . I have noticed that there is a lot of duplicate content made by the ssu mod and it might be that i have not done something right.

e.g

all manufacturers have 2 links which are the same page

http://fishingtackleoxford.co.uk/index/manufacturers_id/10
http://fishingtackleoxford.co.uk/richworth

what do i need to do to get rid of the index/manufacturers_id/

????

many thanks

alpha7:

Hi J.A.J.O.
Got a prompt reply from Raine at RubikIntegration regarding non seo urls in sitemap when using SitemapXML and the Simple SEO URL's mod. The problem is now fixed by downloading the latest SSU package (version 3.8.3) from the site, upgrade and then make sure to CLEAR the browser session's cache before trying. Also please clear the sitemap xml files and it should the work correctly.

John

Unfortunetly rubikintegration team couldn't fix my problem, so I told my admin to fix sitemap links, he did it, but yesterday I've occured strange problems with my site, some sideboxes were missing, I couldn't log in to admin, I couldn't download any file from my ftp via web browser (zencart was telling that adress couldn't been found). So i decided do install new 3.8.3, problems had gone away, but sitemaps are now not generated correctly. On monday I will told my admin to fix it again (he did something with sitemapxml.php file) and i will attach that file.

I've forgotten to say that I've also reinstalled Sitemaps XML so I've got original version of this mod installed now together with original SSU 3.8.3, and sitemaps are not even generating now

artcoder:

I too have a problem with using Simple SEO URL mod with PayPal IPN. Looks like the money gets transferred, but no order confirmation emails to the buyer or merchant from ZenCart. Confirmation emails from Paypal does get to buyer and seller. And the order does not show up on admin interface. The record does show in the IPN records (if you look there).

One syptom of the problem is that
http://www.example.com/ipn_main_handler.php is coming up blank page as oppose to saying "Nothing to process. Please return to home page." (as it supposed to in 1.3.8)

So, I had removed the mod by ...

To remove SEO URL module, I did the following...

1. Remove the mod re-write code from .htaccess

2. Remove these lines from includes/functions/html_output.php. Do NOT remove the file.

//bof simple seo url
global $ssu;
if(($link = $ssu->ssu_link($page, $parameters, $connection, $add_session_id, $search_engine_safe, $static, $use_dir_ws_catalog))!= false) return $link;
//eof simple seo url

2. You can remove all the other files that you have uploaded for the modules. And can remove the "admin/includes/module_installation" folder and "admin/includes/templates" folder if you don't have any other things in it.

3. Remove table links_aliases (if not using for anything else)

4. If you are also removing "module manager module" you can remove table module_version_tracker

5. Remove records with the following keys from configuration table:

SSU_ID_DELIMITER, SSU_MAX_LEVEL, SSU_EXCLUDE_LIST, SSU_LINK_ALIAS,
SSU_MINIMUM_WORD_LENGTH, SSU_MAX_NAME_LENGTH.

6. Remove the record with the values "Simple SEO URL" from configuration_group table.

The removal sequence worked for me.

Worked for me too however I had 15 Keys in the configuration table that I had to delete....... Thanks for the post

@gmrm:

Where is this setting located in Plesk, or is parrallels plesk a supplement to plesk?

gmrm:

To anyone else who gets this problem where apache is creating files. I looked in parrallels plesk and found that php support was running as apache module.

Nevermind about the "parallels" portion of the question. :smile: I see this must be your server host. I am still curious where this setting is in Plesk though.

Hi Yellow, I have seen several user is having the problem like mine,

Failed: 1
Error ERROR: Cannot create table module_version_tracker because it already exists
Warning Note: 1 statements ignored. See "upgrade_exceptions" table for additional details.
Error Failed to set up version tracker table

and you have suggested to this solution

yellow1912:

TROUBLESHOOTING: After installing itself, this module writes a file named ".keep" in admin\includes\module_installation, if your server doesnt allow it to do so, it may make the module attempting to install itself everytime. The fix is easy though, just manually create a .keep file there (after the module has already installed itself, of course)

Can you elaborate on how to create a .keep file manually? What is the software needed to create the .keep file? And what should be the name for the .keep file?

I have been stucked for quite some time and really hope you could help. TQ

JaniceNG:

Hi Yellow, I have seen several user is having the problem like mine,

and you have suggested to this solution

Can you elaborate on how to create a .keep file manually? What is the software needed to create the .keep file? And what should be the name for the .keep file?

I have been stucked for quite some time and really hope you could help. TQ
You can use Notepad to create the file. Create a new blank file and save it with the name .keep

DivaVocals:

You can use Notepad to create the file. Create a new blank file and save it with the name .keep

Thank you for the reply. I have created a file with the name .keep . So now the whole file with its extension is ".keep.txt" . Is this the correct way? I have uploaded this file to admin\includes\module_installation but i am still getting the warning message like this

Failed: 1
Error ERROR: Cannot create table module_version_tracker because it already exists
Warning Note: 1 statements ignored. See "upgrade_exceptions" table for additional details.
Error Failed to set up version tracker table

Can you point out what have I done incorrectly?

JaniceNG:

Thank you for the reply. I have created a file with the name .keep . So now the whole file with its extension is ".keep.txt" . Is this the correct way? I have uploaded this file to admin\includes\module_installation but i am still getting the warning message like this

Can you point out what have I done incorrectly?your filename is wrong.. you need to rename it and remove the .txt extension. The filename should be .keep NOT .keep.txt

Right now, when SSU creates aliases, it automatically puts the separator character (ie: -) in for single quotes. For example:

I have a category titled: Mom's Calendars
SSU makes this alias: mom-s-calendars

Is there any reason why and is there a way to change it so it would read: moms-calendars by default?

The aliases and caching aspect of SSU baffles me a bit. I've tried multiple times to change aliases, making sure a specific URL had only one alias for it enabled, cleared the cache, but it doesn't take on the front-end. It's a really confusing process that I don't really understand.

There was a point where I completely deleted all of the URL aliases, which aliases marked on in the config, cleared the cache, and it was still processing the aliases on the front-end.

DivaVocals:

your filename is wrong.. you need to rename it and remove the .txt extension. The filename should be .keep NOT .keep.txt

Thank you. I have finally made the warning message disappeared!
Now at Module Manager, when i click update to the "modules" and "module_manager", the patch_level is "-1" and a warning message of

Version number found in current_version.txt is not a positive integer appears.

Why is my patch_level "-1"? Is it ok having the non positive integer?

Right now, I guess I have installed the SSU and trying to have my URL changed. Below are the example I did at the "Aliases Function" column.

2 /http://www.yourpreciousgifts.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=101/ /http://www.yourpreciousgifts.com/keyrings/ Enabled Yes
1 /http://www.yourpreciousgifts.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=94/ /http://www.yourpreciousgifts.com/plush_bears/ Enabled Yes
However, when I check back at my site, the URL is still not changed from http://www.yourpreciousgifts.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=101 to http://www.yourpreciousgifts.com/keyrings.

Can anyone tell me how do you change your URL using SSU?

This rewrite rule has worked for me well on several sites:-

Options +FollowSymLinks
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^catering-and-industrial-temperature-supplies.co.uk [NC]
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ http://www.catering-and-industrial-temperature-supplies.co.uk/$1 [R=301,L]

Unfortunately on https://www.catering-and-industrial-temperature-supplies.co.uk it stops the categories working,that is, when you click on a category it does not take you to the products.

Would anybody know why that is please ?????

Thanks/ Paul

This may or may not help as I don't use this mod, but my rewrite rule is configured a little different. Maybe give it a try and see if it solves your problem.

RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^https://www.catering-and-industrial-temperature-supplies.co.uk
RewriteRule (.*) http://catering-and-industrial-temperature-supplies.co.uk/$1 [R=301,L]

Jim

ref Options +FollowSymLinks
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^catering-and-industrial-temperature-supplies.co.uk [NC]
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ http://www.catering-and-industrial-temperature-supplies.co.uk/$1 [R=301,L]
Not working on catalogs

thanks for the try Jim
I tried this and it did not give the error but it did not do anything at all.
For you does it take non-www URLS and convert them to www ?

Also I don't think it is anything to do with the SEO URL and incidentally I use CEON. I think it is just trhe rewrite rule.
The only difference I think I dave with this site is that the URL length is longer!!!

Has anyone any ideas?

Hi, can you describe how did you change the URL? I have installed the SSU but I have no idea at all on how to change the URL. Can you eloborate on the instruction?

JaniceNG:

Hi, can you describe how did you change the URL? I have installed the SSU but I have no idea at all on how to change the URL. Can you eloborate on the instruction?
Whenever changing description names or category names always clear your cache in admin/eatras/simple seo url manager. Once you have set your Aliases to whatever you want it to be clear your cache. The URLS will change then.

Whenever changing description names or category names always clear your cache in admin/eatras/simple seo url manager. Once you have set your Aliases to whatever you want it to be clear your cache. The URLS will change then.
I have cleared the cache and put on the aliases, eg. I want to change http://www.yourpreciousgifts.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=94 to http://www.yourpreciousgifts.com/plush_bears/
So, in the aliases, I set it like the picture below:

http://www.yourpreciousgifts/images/SSU1a.jpg

But however, I am still getting the unchanged URL in my website like below:

http://www.yourpreciousgifts/images/SSU2a.jpg

Can you point out what's wrong?