phpBB3 SEO

[Zyenet]

I installed a beta for the phpBB3 SEO MOD, but I can't figure out a part of it.
The URL of a member's profile is /test_seo/member2.html.
Why can't it just be /test_seo/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=385 ?

 

[CyberFreak]

You must be installing a different mod to the one here. The reason why it isn't /test_seo/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=385 is that search engines don't like links like that as much as they have ? in for example where as if everything is like /test_seo/member2.html the like it much more as it is just like a basic website page link rather then a fancy php page link.

 

[Danaldinho]

This is the one you want I think: http://www.phpbb.com/community/viewtopi ... 9&t=691165

 

[Zyenet]

At the bare minimum, I want the user's name in the URL, but when I set it up like that and try to view a user or group, phpbb gave me a message saying "This forum does not exist".
So I set it up to be like /test_seo/member/COOL_CORGI but when I updated the htaccess file, my phpbb SEO admin panel module disappeared.
It is not in the module management either.
What could have caused this?
Take a look for yourself here: http://wildworldcrossing.com/test_seo
That is a clone of my real database.

 

[CyberFreak]

I believe that is because your server doesn't allow mod_rewrite.

Read what the mod author wrote about midway through the first post about the one installed here - http://www.phpbb.com/community/viewtopi ... &sk=t&sd=a

Note: Your server must be able to support mod_rewrite.
To test, do the first part of the installation only (.htaccess)
and put in a url like this -> forum/test-t1.html
if it shows topic does not exist or shows the topic, then you may continue installing this mod.
If it doesn't work, you will have to setup your apache to work with mod_rewrite before installing this mod

It is the same with all the SEO mods as they all follow the same concept so that is the problem you seem to be having.

 

[Zyenet]

But the MOD was working nicely last night, and earlier in the morning.
I'll ask LunarPages if it's installed.
And why would it just disappear suddenly?

 

[CyberFreak]

If it had worked and now isn't then that might not be that.

 

[f199]

when I click those forum links it takes me to http://www.wildworldcrossing.com/your-f ... ry-f1.html without the /test_seo/ in the url.

 

[Zyenet]

I see.
I PMed you Fowler, and mentioned the htaccess, but forgot to mention I cleared the cache.
I think what happened is, I cleared the cache, but didn't change the cloned database's URL, so the cache clearing made it go bad.
But now that I fixed it, the SEO module is still gone.
Atleast it was just the preMod I used. I'd be angry if I actually installed the Mod by hand.