Can't get Ultimate SEO working

[aaanativearts]

I just installed a fresh install of osCMax RC3 and am having trouble getting the Ultimate SEO working. I have it set to use rewrite and have uploaded the .htaccess file. If I leave SEO Urls set to false in the admin configuration, links go to the correct pages using the long urls, and everything else seems to work so I think my configure.php file is set up with the right paths. But when I set SEO Urls to True, the site is broken beyond the index page and whatever link I click, I get an error page that says something like:

"The requested URL /american-chopper-motorcycle-collectible-knife-p-1.html was not found on this server."

The name of the product on the example page is American Chopper Motorcycle Collectible Knife, so it appears to have named the page correctly, but it doesn't include the domain name in the error message and I have no idea why it can't find it.

This is my first try at osCMax and I don't understand much PHP beyond "cut this" and "replace it with that" type instructions.

Any ideas on how to troubleshoot this?

[automotiveuk]

Hi,

Try resetting seo cache and try again under admin

[aaanativearts]

I tried that, but it still gives the same result. Also, when I click the edit button in admin to clear the seo cache, the green button shows in "reset"
before I save when I click it, but when I save, it still shows "false" in the admin panel.

I checked the database, and it said "false there too, so I manually changed it to "reset" and went back to the admin screen and it still says "false" there but the manual change still shows in the mysql database when I look thru phpMyAdmin. I don't know if that has anything to do with the SEO urls not working.

[irr1449]

I have the same problem. I just did a fresh install. If I change to rewrite mode and then reset the cash I get 404 error on every product. It works fine if I do cname mode.

[automotiveuk]

I had exactly the same problem as long has all setting are correct which in my case they where I run install-seo.php and install-cache.php removed the database and the re-installed them and enabled seo in admin select rewright and all worked fine for me this is what I did but its upto you if you want to try this just backup your database case something goes wrong. what is url of the problem shop?

all te best
Darren

[aaanativearts]

Originally Posted by automotiveuk

...I run install-seo.php and install-cache.php removed the database and the re-installed them and enabled seo in admin select rewright...

all te best
Darren

I hadn't run the install files before, so I did it now, installing the database tables with the install files, and reset the controls in admin, but it still didn't fix the problem.

Admin table still reads "false" for reset seo cache, altho mysql table shows "true."

The .htaccess file I have is:

# $Id: .htaccess 14 2006-07-28 17:42:07Z user $
#
# This is used with Apache WebServers
#
# For this to work, you must include the parameter 'Options' to
# the AllowOverride configuration
#
# Example:
#
# <Directory "/usr/local/apache/htdocs">
#   AllowOverride Options
# </Directory>
#
# 'All' with also work. (This configuration is in the
# apache/conf/httpd.conf file)
# The following makes adjustments to the SSL protocol for Internet
# Explorer browsers
<IfModule mod_setenvif.c>
  <IfDefine SSL>
    SetEnvIf User-Agent ".*MSIE.*" \
             nokeepalive ssl-unclean-shutdown \
             downgrade-1.0 force-response-1.0
  </IfDefine>
</IfModule>
# BOF: MS2 update 501112-Added
# If Search Engine Friendly URLs do not work, try enabling the
# following Apache configuration parameter
#
#AcceptPathInfo On
# EOF: MS2 update 501112-Added
# Fix certain PHP values
# (commented out by default to prevent errors occuring on certain
# servers)
#
<IfModule mod_php4.c>
  php_value session.use_trans_sid 0
  php_value register_globals 1
</IfModule>
DirectoryIndex index.php index.htm index.html
php_value session.auto_start 0

I don't have access to apache/conf/httpd.conf file.

If I uncomment

AcceptPath Info On

I get an Internal server error message.

Whether I comment or uncomment

 
<IfModule mod_php4.c>
  php_value session.use_trans_sid 0
  php_value register_globals 1
</IfModule>

the site stays the same (index works, everything else broken)

Once every five or six tries, the link to new products for April works, then the next time it doesn't again, and all other links give the same message as my first post.

The site is Dropship Provider dropshipper dropshipping source

[aaanativearts]

On second look, the New Products link is working every time, but it's not a SEO url.

[automotiveuk]

Hi aaanativearts,

copy and paste these mod rewright rules into your .htaccess file and restart apache.

All the best
Darren

Options +FollowSymLinks
RewriteEngine On 
RewriteBase /

RewriteRule ^(.*)-p-(.*).html$ product_info.php?products_id=$2&%{QUERY_STRING}
RewriteRule ^(.*)-c-(.*).html$ index.php?cPath=$2&%{QUERY_STRING}
RewriteRule ^(.*)-m-(.*).html$ index.php?manufacturers_id=$2&%{QUERY_STRING}
RewriteRule ^(.*)-pi-(.*).html$ popup_image.php?pID=$2&%{QUERY_STRING}
RewriteRule ^(.*)-t-(.*).html$ articles.php?tPath=$2&%{QUERY_STRING}
RewriteRule ^(.*)-a-(.*).html$ article_info.php?articles_id=$2&%{QUERY_STRING}
RewriteRule ^(.*)-pr-(.*).html$ product_reviews.php?products_id=$2&%{QUERY_STRING}
RewriteRule ^(.*)-pri-(.*).html$ product_reviews_info.php?products_id=$2&%{QUERY_STRING}
RewriteRule ^(.*)-i-(.*).html$ information.php?info_id=$2&%{QUERY_STRING}

[ogilirca]

worked for me derren.. thanks !!