Create dynamic php sitemap

[Banana Man]

Hi,

I want to create a dynamically created xml file with php. Is it possible to just create it as normal and call it something like sitemap.php and then use a .htaccess file to change the name to sitemap.xml?

Thanks

[stymiee]

Use .htaccess to make it parse the .xml file as PHP:

<Files sitemap.xml>
    ForceType application/x-httpd-php
</Files>

[Jake Arkinstall]

yup - using mod_rewrite.
It doesn't have to have the xml extention, though, you just need this line at the top:

header("content-type: text/xml"); 

and any browser/search engine/bot will see it as an xml file.

[Banana Man]

Thanks, the .htaccess file is doing the job now. Im a bit confused about what to do next.

I though i could leave my sitemap file as it is and just echo whats their already and then just add in the mysql queries to pull all the new pages from my database but im getting a parse error. How do i go about formatting it?

[Jake Arkinstall]

what's the parse error?

[Banana Man]

Ahh, got that error sorted.

You can view the sitemap here:

*removed

If you look at the source it looks like it should be formatted. Is it ok when it appears like this?

Thanks again!!

[stymiee]

Looks like it is spitting it out as plain text and not XML> Make sure you use the headers in this post.

[Banana Man]

Nice one Doing the job now. You's had given me all the info but i just didnt know how to implement it properly. Thanks for help!!

[Jake Arkinstall]

The file's returning an error at the moment, at the bottom.

[Jake Arkinstall]

doesn't matter - you've fixed it now.

[Banana Man]

Yeah, just messing about with the mysql output. I'll get their in the end