phpBB Search Engine Optimization - Sessions, static ( SEO )

Hello

I'm spanish user. This mod don't update since 2004, I have a phpBB 2.0.21

This mod work correctly?

Regards from spain!

guest view - error 404
hi i have also installed you both seo mods

1. Able2Know.com Search Engine Optimization 2.0.0
2. phpBB static URLs mod _rewrite 1.0.0

i got this result in url

when logged in
Edit [Moderator]: Do not post your links here

guest
Edit [Moderator]: Do not post your links here

but getting error 404 when i click on any link in guest mode.


help plz.. this will be a problem for me...

I have used this great Mod and everything works great.

The only thing I would like to change is the stats for non members, could you tell me how to get them back up as I would like guests to see how many members there are.


"22) Hide forum stats from guests and spiders (Craven de Kere)

This change eliminates all those useless (to search engines) links in the forum stats portion of the index page and displays it only for logged-in users."

The parts you need to change are comment/phpbb code lines. I can't post these fully as the this forum converts them when posting. The # (hash) below in the code is actually a 'less than' symbol in the script.






Remove from the block of code

Thanks for your help




Is it this bit? and what do I remove? the <END> & <BEGIN>

Yes thats right. In the Able2Know script they are written as comments though. Can you see how it's changed when you have posted it here?

The line 'BEGIN switch_user_logged_in' has changed to '<BEGIN>'

Ok thanks thats great I have sorted it thanks alot for your help

Hello

Can I have this mod for the unlogged and logged users has the same URL?

for examen, if a user logged user copy a url, he copy the /forum/viewtopic.php url... and I want that this user copy /forum/about34.html url. It is possible??

Thanks in advance!

hello?¿

can you help me? i want have the same urls (static) for logged and unlogged users...

and other question, will be work this mod with phpbb 3?

thanks in advance!

Bit of an old one, but here's an updated working easymod version...

Edit [Moderator]: Link removed

Enjoy!

Hi,

First of all thank you for the great tutorial. My forum is now fully optimized.

My only query is: Would it not be better with the mod rewrite if the URL's were the topic name or the category name in place of e.g. about54.html

If so has anyone done this and how is it done?

Cheers,
Adam

I am also interested in this option. It works great for vBulletin users, but it would be even better if we could get it on phpBB.

Error after install
Hello,
I recently installed this mod for someone.
The problem is that there is a error at the bottom of the page, all the forums are gone, and you can still click the name. The stats are still there.

I followed the instructions 100% but it does not work.

First of all, thanks! I applied the SEO mod successfully (so far I think!)

However I have a question about the static URLs mod. There is some code that needs to go into the .htaccess file, however where is the .htaccess file located?

Theres no .htaccess file in the server root. There is one in phpbb2/cache but if I make changes to it, everytime I click on a topic the page is not found. So is there some other .htaccess file I have to modify?

My hosting is shared hosting and the server support folks say every user has their own .htaccess file.

Please advise.

@kartik
Make sure if you are looking at your server files with an FTP program that you are also seeing 'hidden' files e.g. on filezilla go to View > Hidden Files

If you are sure there is no .htaccess file create a .htaccess file in the root of your forum e.g. at www.mysite.com/myforum/.htaccess

N.B you will probably have to create it as htaccess.txt, upload it and then rename it to .htaccess because windows will not allow you to create a file called .hatccess (It thinks it has no filename just an extension)


@penguin2135
You're going to have to post more details of the error or a link to your site before anyone will be able to help.

Forum Rewrite User-Friendly URLs links broken! Why?
I have installed the mod for search-engine friendly URLs. It seems to be making the search-engine-friendly URLs properly, but when a visitor clicks on the links to the forums, the link is broken!

When I log in, the URLs work fine...it's the URLs when not logged in such as "www.mysite.com/forum-14.html" that are not working. They're being created, they're just not forwarding to the proper URL. As of now, nobody can view my site if they are not logged in! Please Help!

I've double checked the other pages, but I'm wondering if there is a problem with this page - does anyone know why this is happening?

*** My includes/page_header.php: ***

if ( !defined('IN_PHPBB') )
{
die("Hacking attempt");
}

define('HEADER_INC', TRUE);

//
// gzip_compression
//
$do_gzip_compress = FALSE;
if ( $board_config['gzip_compress'] )
{
$phpver = phpversion();

$useragent = (isset($_SERVER["HTTP_USER_AGENT"]) ) ? $_SERVER["HTTP_USER_AGENT"] : $HTTP_USER_AGENT;

if ( $phpver >= '4.0.4pl1' && ( strstr($useragent,'compatible') || strstr($useragent,'Gecko') ) )
{
if ( extension_loaded('zlib') )
{
ob_start('ob_gzhandler');
}
}
else if ( $phpver > '4.0' )
{
if ( strstr($HTTP_SERVER_VARS['HTTP_ACCEPT_ENCODING'], 'gzip') )
{
if ( extension_loaded('zlib') )
{
$do_gzip_compress = TRUE;
ob_start();
ob_implicit_flush(0);

header('Content-Encoding: gzip');
}
}
}
}

//
// Parse and show the overall header.
//
$template->set_filenames(array(
'overall_header' => ( empty($gen_simple_header) ) ? 'overall_header.tpl' : 'simple_header.tpl')
);

//
// Generate logged in/logged out status
//
if ( !$userdata['session_logged_in'] )
{
ob_start();
function replace_for_mod_rewrite(&$s)
{
$urlin =
array(
"'(?<!/)viewforum.php\?f=([0-9]*)&topicdays=([0-9]*)&start=([0-9]*)'",
"'(?<!/)viewforum.php\?f=([0-9]*)&mark=topics'",
"'(?<!/)viewtopic.php\?t=([0-9]*)&watch=topic*'",
"'(?<!/)viewtopic.php\?t=([0-9]*)&unwatch=topic*'",
"'(?<!/)viewtopic.php\?t=([0-9]*)&highlight=*'",
"'(?<!/)viewforum.php\?f=([0-9]*)'",
"'(?<!/)viewtopic.php\?t=([0-9]*)&view=previous'",
"'(?<!/)viewtopic.php\?t=([0-9]*)&view=next'",
"'(?<!/)viewtopic.php\?t=([0-9]*)&postdays=([0-9]*)&postorder=([a-zA-Z]*)&vote=viewresult'",
"'(?<!/)viewtopic.php\?t=([0-9]*)&postdays=([0-9]*)&postorder=([a-zA-Z]*)&start=([0-9]*)'",
"'(?<!/)viewtopic.php\?t=([0-9]*)&start=([0-9]*)&postdays=([0-9]*)&postorder=([a-zA-Z]*)&highlight=([a-zA-Z0-9]*)'",
"'(?<!/)viewtopic.php\?t=([0-9]*)&start=([0-9]*)'",
"'(?<!/)viewtopic.php\?t=([0-9]*)'",
"'(?<!/)viewtopic.php&p=([0-9]*)'",
"'(?<!/)viewtopic.php\?p=([0-9]*)'",
);
$urlout = array(
"topic-\\1-\\2-\\3.html",
"mark-forum\\1.html",
"updates-topic\\1.html",
"stop-updates-topic\\1.html",
"about\\1.html&highlight=\\2",
"forum-\\1.html",
"ptopic\\1.html",
"ntopic\\1.html",
"view-poll\\1-\\2-\\3.html",
"about\\1-\\2-\\3-\\4.html",
"about\\1.html",
"about\\1-\\2.html",
"about\\1.html",
"post-\\1.html",
"post-\\1.html",
);
$s = preg_replace($urlin, $urlout, $s);
return $s;
}
}
if ( $userdata['session_logged_in'] )
{
$u_login_logout = 'login.'.$phpEx.'?logout=true&sid=' . $userdata['session_id'];
$l_login_logout = $lang['Logout'] . ' [ ' . $userdata['username'] . ' ]';
}
else
{
$u_login_logout = 'login.'.$phpEx;
$l_login_logout = $lang['Login'];
}

$s_last_visit = ( $userdata['session_logged_in'] ) ? create_date($board_config['default_dateformat'], $userdata['user_lastvisit'], $board_config['board_timezone']) : '';

//
// Get basic (usernames + totals) online
// situation
//
$logged_visible_online = 0;
$logged_hidden_online = 0;
$guests_online = 0;
$online_userlist = '';
$l_online_users = '';

if (defined('SHOW_ONLINE'))
{

$user_forum_sql = ( !empty($forum_id) ) ? "AND s.session_page = " . intval($forum_id) : '';
$sql = "SELECT u.username, u.user_id, u.user_allow_viewonline, u.user_level, s.session_logged_in, s.session_ip
FROM ".USERS_TABLE." u, ".SESSIONS_TABLE." s
WHERE u.user_id = s.session_user_id
AND s.session_time >= ".( time() - 300 ) . "
$user_forum_sql
ORDER BY u.username ASC, s.session_ip ASC";
if( !($result = $db->sql_query($sql)) )
{
message_die(GENERAL_ERROR, 'Could not obtain user/online information', '', __LINE__, __FILE__, $sql);
}

$userlist_ary = array();
$userlist_visible = array();

$prev_user_id = 0;
$prev_user_ip = $prev_session_ip = '';

while( $row = $db->sql_fetchrow($result) )
{
// User is logged in and therefor not a guest
if ( $row['session_logged_in'] )
{
// Skip multiple sessions for one user
if ( $row['user_id'] != $prev_user_id )
{
$style_color = '';
if ( $row['user_level'] == ADMIN )
{
$row['username'] = '<b>' . $row['username'] . '</b>';
$style_color = 'style="color:#' . $theme['fontcolor3'] . '"';
}
else if ( $row['user_level'] == MOD )
{
$row['username'] = '<b>' . $row['username'] . '</b>';
$style_color = 'style="color:#' . $theme['fontcolor2'] . '"';
}

if ( $row['user_allow_viewonline'] )
{
$user_online_link = '<a>' . $row['username'] . '</a>';
$logged_visible_online++;
}
else
{
$user_online_link = '<a><i>' . $row['username'] . '</i></a>';
$logged_hidden_online++;
}

if ( $row['user_allow_viewonline'] || $userdata['user_level'] == ADMIN )
{
$online_userlist .= ( $online_userlist != '' ) ? ', ' . $user_online_link : $user_online_link;
}
}

$prev_user_id = $row['user_id'];
}
else
{
// Skip multiple sessions for one user
if ( $row['session_ip'] != $prev_session_ip )
{
$guests_online++;
}
}

$prev_session_ip = $row['session_ip'];
}
$db->sql_freeresult($result);

if ( empty($online_userlist) )
{
$online_userlist = $lang['None'];
}
$online_userlist = ( ( isset($forum_id) ) ? $lang['Browsing_forum'] : $lang['Registered_users'] ) . ' ' . $online_userlist;

$total_online_users = $logged_visible_online + $logged_hidden_online + $guests_online;

if ( $total_online_users > $board_config['record_online_users'])
{
$board_config['record_online_users'] = $total_online_users;
$board_config['record_online_date'] = time();

$sql = "UPDATE " . CONFIG_TABLE . "
SET config_value = '$total_online_users'
WHERE config_name = 'record_online_users'";
if ( !$db->sql_query($sql) )
{
message_die(GENERAL_ERROR, 'Could not update online user record (nr of users)', '', __LINE__, __FILE__, $sql);
}

$sql = "UPDATE " . CONFIG_TABLE . "
SET config_value = '" . $board_config['record_online_date'] . "'
WHERE config_name = 'record_online_date'";
if ( !$db->sql_query($sql) )
{
message_die(GENERAL_ERROR, 'Could not update online user record (date)', '', __LINE__, __FILE__, $sql);
}
}

if ( $total_online_users == 0 )
{
$l_t_user_s = $lang['Online_users_zero_total'];
}
else if ( $total_online_users == 1 )
{
$l_t_user_s = $lang['Online_user_total'];
}
else
{
$l_t_user_s = $lang['Online_users_total'];
}

if ( $logged_visible_online == 0 )
{
$l_r_user_s = $lang['Reg_users_zero_total'];
}
else if ( $logged_visible_online == 1 )
{
$l_r_user_s = $lang['Reg_user_total'];
}
else
{
$l_r_user_s = $lang['Reg_users_total'];
}

if ( $logged_hidden_online == 0 )
{
$l_h_user_s = $lang['Hidden_users_zero_total'];
}
else if ( $logged_hidden_online == 1 )
{
$l_h_user_s = $lang['Hidden_user_total'];
}
else
{
$l_h_user_s = $lang['Hidden_users_total'];
}

if ( $guests_online == 0 )
{
$l_g_user_s = $lang['Guest_users_zero_total'];
}
else if ( $guests_online == 1 )
{
$l_g_user_s = $lang['Guest_user_total'];
}
else
{
$l_g_user_s = $lang['Guest_users_total'];
}

$l_online_users = sprintf($l_t_user_s, $total_online_users);
$l_online_users .= sprintf($l_r_user_s, $logged_visible_online);
$l_online_users .= sprintf($l_h_user_s, $logged_hidden_online);
$l_online_users .= sprintf($l_g_user_s, $guests_online);
}

//
// Obtain number of new private messages
// if user is logged in
//
if ( ($userdata['session_logged_in']) && (empty($gen_simple_header)) )
{
if ( $userdata['user_new_privmsg'] )
{
$l_message_new = ( $userdata['user_new_privmsg'] == 1 ) ? $lang['New_pm'] : $lang['New_pms'];
$l_privmsgs_text = sprintf($l_message_new, $userdata['user_new_privmsg']);

if ( $userdata['user_last_privmsg'] > $userdata['user_lastvisit'] )
{
$sql = "UPDATE " . USERS_TABLE . "
SET user_last_privmsg = " . $userdata['user_lastvisit'] . "
WHERE user_id = " . $userdata['user_id'];
if ( !$db->sql_query($sql) )
{
message_die(GENERAL_ERROR, 'Could not update private message new/read time for user', '', __LINE__, __FILE__, $sql);
}

$s_privmsg_new = 1;
$icon_pm = $images['pm_new_msg'];
}
else
{
$s_privmsg_new = 0;
$icon_pm = $images['pm_new_msg'];
}
}
else
{
$l_privmsgs_text = $lang['No_new_pm'];

$s_privmsg_new = 0;
$icon_pm = $images['pm_no_new_msg'];
}

if ( $userdata['user_unread_privmsg'] )
{
$l_message_unread = ( $userdata['user_unread_privmsg'] == 1 ) ? $lang['Unread_pm'] : $lang['Unread_pms'];
$l_privmsgs_text_unread = sprintf($l_message_unread, $userdata['user_unread_privmsg']);
}
else
{
$l_privmsgs_text_unread = $lang['No_unread_pm'];
}
}
else
{
$icon_pm = $images['pm_no_new_msg'];
$l_privmsgs_text = $lang['Login_check_pm'];
$l_privmsgs_text_unread = '';
$s_privmsg_new = 0;
}

//
// Generate HTML required for Mozilla Navigation bar
//
if (!isset($nav_links))
{
$nav_links = array();
}

$nav_links_html = '';
$nav_link_proto = '<link>' . "\n";
while( list($nav_item, $nav_array) = @each($nav_links) )
{
if ( !empty($nav_array['url']) )
{
$nav_links_html .= sprintf($nav_link_proto, $nav_item, append_sid($nav_array['url']), $nav_array['title']);
}
else
{
// We have a nested array, used for items like <link> that can occur more than once.
while( list(,$nested_array) = each($nav_array) )
{
$nav_links_html .= sprintf($nav_link_proto, $nav_item, $nested_array['url'], $nested_array['title']);
}
}
}

// Format Timezone. We are unable to use array_pop here, because of PHP3 compatibility
$l_timezone = explode('.', $board_config['board_timezone']);
$l_timezone = (count($l_timezone) > 1 && $l_timezone[count($l_timezone)-1] != 0) ? $lang[sprintf('%.1f', $board_config['board_timezone'])] : $lang[number_format($board_config['board_timezone'])];
//
// The following assigns all _common_ variables that may be used at any point
// in a template.
//
$template->assign_vars(array(
'SITENAME' => $board_config['sitename'],
'SITE_DESCRIPTION' => $board_config['site_desc'],
'PAGE_TITLE' => $page_title,
'LAST_VISIT_DATE' => sprintf($lang['You_last_visit'], $s_last_visit),
'CURRENT_TIME' => sprintf($lang['Current_time'], create_date($board_config['default_dateformat'], time(), $board_config['board_timezone'])),
'TOTAL_USERS_ONLINE' => $l_online_users,
'LOGGED_IN_USER_LIST' => $online_userlist,
'RECORD_USERS' => sprintf($lang['Record_online_users'], $board_config['record_online_users'], create_date($board_config['default_dateformat'], $board_config['record_online_date'], $board_config['board_timezone'])),
'PRIVATE_MESSAGE_INFO' => $l_privmsgs_text,
'PRIVATE_MESSAGE_INFO_UNREAD' => $l_privmsgs_text_unread,
'PRIVATE_MESSAGE_NEW_FLAG' => $s_privmsg_new,

'PRIVMSG_IMG' => $icon_pm,

'L_USERNAME' => $lang['Username'],
'L_PASSWORD' => $lang['Password'],
'L_LOGIN_LOGOUT' => $l_login_logout,
'L_LOGIN' => $lang['Login'],
'L_LOG_ME_IN' => $lang['Log_me_in'],
'L_AUTO_LOGIN' => $lang['Log_me_in'],
'L_INDEX' => sprintf($lang['Forum_Index'], $board_config['sitename']),
'L_REGISTER' => $lang['Register'],
'L_PROFILE' => $lang['Profile'],
'L_SEARCH' => $lang['Search'],
'L_PRIVATEMSGS' => $lang['Private_Messages'],
'L_WHO_IS_ONLINE' => $lang['Who_is_Online'],
'L_MEMBERLIST' => $lang['Memberlist'],
'L_FAQ' => $lang['FAQ'],
'L_USERGROUPS' => $lang['Usergroups'],
'L_SEARCH_NEW' => $lang['Search_new'],
'L_SEARCH_UNANSWERED' => $lang['Search_unanswered'],
'L_SEARCH_SELF' => $lang['Search_your_posts'],
'L_WHOSONLINE_ADMIN' => sprintf($lang['Admin_online_color'], '<span>', '</span>'),
'L_WHOSONLINE_MOD' => sprintf($lang['Mod_online_color'], '<span>', '</span>'),

'U_SEARCH_UNANSWERED' => append_sid('search.'.$phpEx.'?search_id=unanswered'),
'U_SEARCH_SELF' => append_sid('search.'.$phpEx.'?search_id=egosearch'),
'U_SEARCH_NEW' => append_sid('search.'.$phpEx.'?search_id=newposts'),
'U_INDEX' => append_sid('index.'.$phpEx),
'U_REGISTER' => append_sid('profile.'.$phpEx.'?mode=register'),
'U_PROFILE' => append_sid('profile.'.$phpEx.'?mode=editprofile'),
'U_PRIVATEMSGS' => append_sid('privmsg.'.$phpEx.'?folder=inbox'),
'U_PRIVATEMSGS_POPUP' => append_sid('privmsg.'.$phpEx.'?mode=newpm'),
'U_SEARCH' => append_sid('search.'.$phpEx),
'U_MEMBERLIST' => append_sid('memberlist.'.$phpEx),
'U_MODCP' => append_sid('modcp.'.$phpEx),
'U_FAQ' => append_sid('faq.'.$phpEx),
'U_VIEWONLINE' => append_sid('viewonline.'.$phpEx),
'U_LOGIN_LOGOUT' => append_sid($u_login_logout),
'U_GROUP_CP' => append_sid('groupcp.'.$phpEx),

'S_CONTENT_DIRECTION' => $lang['DIRECTION'],
'S_CONTENT_ENCODING' => $lang['ENCODING'],
'S_CONTENT_DIR_LEFT' => $lang['LEFT'],
'S_CONTENT_DIR_RIGHT' => $lang['RIGHT'],
'S_TIMEZONE' => sprintf($lang['All_times'], $l_timezone),
'S_LOGIN_ACTION' => append_sid('login.'.$phpEx),

'T_HEAD_STYLESHEET' => $theme['head_stylesheet'],
'T_BODY_BACKGROUND' => $theme['body_background'],
'T_BODY_BGCOLOR' => '#'.$theme['body_bgcolor'],
'T_BODY_TEXT' => '#'.$theme['body_text'],
'T_BODY_LINK' => '#'.$theme['body_link'],
'T_BODY_VLINK' => '#'.$theme['body_vlink'],
'T_BODY_ALINK' => '#'.$theme['body_alink'],
'T_BODY_HLINK' => '#'.$theme['body_hlink'],
'T_TR_COLOR1' => '#'.$theme['tr_color1'],
'T_TR_COLOR2' => '#'.$theme['tr_color2'],
'T_TR_COLOR3' => '#'.$theme['tr_color3'],
'T_TR_CLASS1' => $theme['tr_class1'],
'T_TR_CLASS2' => $theme['tr_class2'],
'T_TR_CLASS3' => $theme['tr_class3'],
'T_TH_COLOR1' => '#'.$theme['th_color1'],
'T_TH_COLOR2' => '#'.$theme['th_color2'],
'T_TH_COLOR3' => '#'.$theme['th_color3'],
'T_TH_CLASS1' => $theme['th_class1'],
'T_TH_CLASS2' => $theme['th_class2'],
'T_TH_CLASS3' => $theme['th_class3'],
'T_TD_COLOR1' => '#'.$theme['td_color1'],
'T_TD_COLOR2' => '#'.$theme['td_color2'],
'T_TD_COLOR3' => '#'.$theme['td_color3'],
'T_TD_CLASS1' => $theme['td_class1'],
'T_TD_CLASS2' => $theme['td_class2'],
'T_TD_CLASS3' => $theme['td_class3'],
'T_FONTFACE1' => $theme['fontface1'],
'T_FONTFACE2' => $theme['fontface2'],
'T_FONTFACE3' => $theme['fontface3'],
'T_FONTSIZE1' => $theme['fontsize1'],
'T_FONTSIZE2' => $theme['fontsize2'],
'T_FONTSIZE3' => $theme['fontsize3'],
'T_FONTCOLOR1' => '#'.$theme['fontcolor1'],
'T_FONTCOLOR2' => '#'.$theme['fontcolor2'],
'T_FONTCOLOR3' => '#'.$theme['fontcolor3'],
'T_SPAN_CLASS1' => $theme['span_class1'],
'T_SPAN_CLASS2' => $theme['span_class2'],
'T_SPAN_CLASS3' => $theme['span_class3'],

'NAV_LINKS' => $nav_links_html)
);

//
// Login box?
//
if ( !$userdata['session_logged_in'] )
{
$template->assign_block_vars('switch_user_logged_out', array());
}
else
{
$template->assign_block_vars('switch_user_logged_in', array());

if ( !empty($userdata['user_popup_pm']) )
{
$template->assign_block_vars('switch_enable_pm_popup', array());
}
}

// Add no-cache control for cookies if they are set
//$c_no_cache = (isset($HTTP_COOKIE_VARS[$board_config['cookie_name'] . '_sid']) || isset($HTTP_COOKIE_VARS[$board_config['cookie_name'] . '_data'])) ? 'no-cache="set-cookie", ' : '';

// Work around for "current" Apache 2 + PHP module which seems to not
// cope with private cache control setting
if (!empty($_SERVER['SERVER_SOFTWARE']) && strstr($_SERVER['SERVER_SOFTWARE'], 'Apache/2'))
{
header ('Cache-Control: no-cache, pre-check=0, post-check=0');
}
else
{
header ('Cache-Control: private, pre-check=0, post-check=0, max-age=0');
}
header ('Expires: 0');
header ('Pragma: no-cache');

$template->pparse('overall_header');

?>

**************

Thanks so much for your help!

mod rewrite URL's with the topic name or the category name




I would also like to know about this. Anyone?

ALSO...

I keep seeing in my server access log that the googlebot is is still using SIDs, but not all the time. Is this normal? Will it stop?

Is this thing on?

Anyone know of a non-dead forum where we can find answers for these issues?

I've read your questions, but don't have as much time to help as I used to and I've answered them all before. I even posted a topic that has the answer to every mod_rewrite problem people have asked me about here:


http://www.able2know.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=44896