I've uploaded the WD sitemap file to both the root as well as the public_html folders, but when I run a test in webmaster tools I get a 404 not found error.
Can anyone help?
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I've uploaded the WD sitemap file to both the root as well as the public_html folders, but when I run a test in webmaster tools I get a 404 not found error.
Can anyone help?
I assume you have registered your site as a Property with Google's WebMaster Search console.Quote:
Originally Posted by letsgofishing
Have you checked against https://support.google.com/webmaster...topic=4581190?
Have you got the full URL path correct? You can get the detail with Xara's Control Centre access or a FTP viewer.
Acorn
Yup - property registered and checked that topic.
AFAIK (using FileZilla,) can only upload to 2 possible locations - the root and the public_html folders.....?
public_html is the one, have you tried visiting it in a browser?
Really weird - type in www.deskleineibst.com/public_html and I get a 404!
All the Xara WD files are in that folder and the site works perfectly - so how come I get a 404?
Typed in www.deskleineibst.com/sitemap.xml and it's there but www.deskleineibst.com/public_html/sitemap.xml and I get a 404
Very frustrating
www.deskleineibst.com/public_html is never published hence the 404. The sitemap seems good so I don't know.Quote:
Originally Posted by letsgofishing
Acorn
Thats correct. public_html is a folder that the publicly visible html files etc. of your website are stored in. you never include it in a url!Quote:
Originally Posted by letsgofishing
I will post a fresh thread to explain about folders as I think this subject often crops up and causes confusion.
Sculptex is correct. For example:
http://www.deskleineibst.com/sitemap.xml
http://www.deskleineibst.com
works perfectly.
Thanks for your posts Acorn, Scupltex and Egg
When you design a website for a client and register the site with google and upload a site map - have you ever had any problems?
Not if you export it to the correct folder LGF and Google search the correct url ;)
Google is now happy after deleting the old .xml file and re-uploading it to the root folder - go figure ;)