Pretty URLs

[jameshontishar]

I have made the changes to the config.php file and cleared the cache but cannot get the pretty urls to work

i have tried this on a linux and a windows server

What am i doing wrong.

i need this to work for google indexing and seo

[Pierre M.]

You should tell us more if you want somebody to help you :
-how was it before ?
-how have you changed config.php ?
-what is the result ? (not just "doesn't work")

PM

[jameshontishar]

Sorry still getting the hang of forums....


I have simply installed CMSMS latest version on both a windows and a linux server using a mysql database, I have added a few mods and all is working ok, I have since been told that i should not use a SEO package by my hosting company as its worthless, so looked at google and they this forum and want to use pretty urls, before i changed anything the site worked in so far as the menus etc.

I have changed the config.php as below

Global Settings in the admin panel)
#after making any changes to path or url related options

#-----------------
#Database Settings
#-----------------

#This is your database connection information.  Name of the server,
#username, password and a database with proper permissions should
#all be setup before CMS Made Simple is installed.
$config['dbms'] = 'mysql';
$config['db_hostname'] = 'EDITED OUT';
$config['db_username'] = 'EDITED OUT';
$config['db_password'] = 'EDITED OUT';
$config['db_name'] = 'EDITED OUT';

#If app needs to coexist with other tables in the same db,
#put a prefix here.  e.g. "cms_"
$config['db_prefix'] = 'atm_';

#Use persistent connections?  They're generally faster, but not all hosts
#allow them.
$config['persistent_db_conn'] = false;

#Use ADODB Lite?  This should be true in almost all cases.  Note, slight
#tweaks might have to be made to date handling in a "regular" adodb
#install before it can be used.
$config['use_adodb_lite'] = true;

#-------------
#Path Settings
#-------------

#Document root as seen from the webserver.  No slash at the end
#e.g. http://blah.com
$config['root_url'] = 'http://www.atm.cleardesignstudio.co.uk';

#Path to document root. This should be the directory this file is in.
#e.g. /var/www/localhost
$config['root_path'] = '\\\\nas33ent\\domains\\a\\atm.cleardesignstudio.co.uk\\user\\htdocs';

#Name of the admin directory
$config['admin_dir'] = 'admin';

#Where do previews get stored temporarily?  It defaults to tmp/cache.
$config['previews_path'] = '\\nas33ent\domains\a\atm.cleardesignstudio.co.uk\user\htdocs\tmp\cache';

#Where are uploaded files put?  This defaults to uploads.
$config['uploads_path'] = '\\\\nas33ent\\domains\\a\\atm.cleardesignstudio.co.uk\\user\\htdocs\uploads';

#Where is the url to this uploads directory?
$config['uploads_url'] = 'http://www.atm.cleardesignstudio.co.uk/uploads';

#---------------
#Upload Settings
#---------------

#Maxium upload size (in bytes)?
$config['max_upload_size'] = 2000000;

#Permissions for uploaded files.  This only really needs changing if your
#host has a weird permissions scheme.
$config['default_upload_permission'] = '664';

#------------------
#Usability Settings
#------------------

#Allow smarty {php} tags?  These could be dangerous if you don't trust your users.
$config['use_smarty_php_tags'] = false;

#CMSMS Debug Mode?  Turn is on to get a better error when you
#see {nocache} errors.
$config['debug'] = false;

#Automatically assign alias based on page title?
$config['auto_alias_content'] = true;

#------------
#URL Settings
#------------

#Show mod_rewrite URLs in the menu? You must enable 'use_hierarchy' for this to work for modules
$config['assume_mod_rewrite'] = true;

#Extension to use if you're using mod_rewrite for pretty URLs.
$config['page_extension'] = '/';

#If you don't use mod_rewrite, then would you like to use the built-in
#pretty url mechanism?  This will not work with IIS and the {metadata} tag
#should be in all of your templates before enabling.
$config['internal_pretty_urls'] = false;

#If you're using the internal pretty url mechanism or mod_rewrite, would you like to
#show urls in their hierarchy?  (ex. http://www.mysite.com/parent/parent/childpage)
$config['use_hierarchy'] = true;

#If using none of the above options, what should we be using for the query string
#variable?  (ex. http://www.mysite.com/index.php?page=somecontent)
$config['query_var'] = 'page';

#--------------
#Image Settings
#--------------

#Which program should be used for handling thumbnails in the image manager.
#See http://wiki.cmsmadesimple.org/index.php ... ge_Manager for more
#info on what this all means
$config['image_manipulation_prog'] = 'GD';
$config['image_transform_lib_path'] = '/usr/bin/ImageMagick/';

#Default path and URL for uploaded images in the image manager
$config['image_uploads_path'] = '\\\\nas33ent\\domains\\a\\atm.cleardesignstudio.co.uk\\user\\htdocs\uploads\images';
$config['image_uploads_url'] = 'http://www.atm.cleardesignstudio.co.uk/uploads/images';

#------------------------
#Locale/Encoding Settings
#------------------------

#Locale to use for various default date handling functions, etc.  Leaving
#this blank will use the server's default.  This might not be good if the
#site is hosted in a different country than it's intended audience.
$config['locale'] = '';

#In almost all cases, default_encoding should be empty (which defaults to utf-8)
#and admin_encoding should be utf-8.  If you'd like this to be different, change
#both.  Keep in mind, however, that the admin interface translations are all in
#utf-8, and will be converted on the fly to match the admin_encoding.  This
#could seriously slow down the admin interfaces for users.
$config['default_encoding'] = '';
$config['admin_encoding'] = 'utf-8';

#---------------------------------------------
#Use the old stylesheet logic?  It's much slower, but it works with older
#versions of CMSMS.  You'll also need this set to true if there is a module
#that uses a stylesheet callback.  Leave it as false instead you really
#need it.
$config['old_stylesheet'] = false;

# URL of the Admin Panel section of the User Handbook
$config['wiki_url'] = 'http://wiki.cmsmadesimple.org/index.php ... dmin_Panel';

#Enable backwards compatibility mode?  This basically will allow some
#modules written before 1.0 was released to work.  Keep in mind that this
#will use a lot more memory and isn't guaranteed to fix the problem.
$config['backwards_compatible'] = false;

#Not used anymore... kept around, just in case
$config['disable_htmlarea_translation'] = false;
$config['use_Indite'] = true;
?>


I have cleared the cache and then view site and the default home page comes up when i click on a menu item its fails with http error 404 i have noticed that the pretty urls are on when i hover over the menu button , the only way to get it working is to reverse the config.php to false.


All in all I to have SEO and be listed on google etc etc.


Have I totally missed the plot???


Thanks Pierre for all your help so far

[sanjay]

I was having similar problems - see this thread and fix:

http://forum.cmsmadesimple.org/index.ph ... 378.0.html

~sanjay

[jameshontishar]

Tried this and still getting problems as before

[Pierre M.]

Sorry still getting the hang of forums....

#------------
#URL Settings
#------------

#Show mod_rewrite URLs in the menu? You must enable 'use_hierarchy' for this to work for modules
$config['assume_mod_rewrite'] = true;

#Extension to use if you're using mod_rewrite for pretty URLs.
$config['page_extension'] = '/';

#If you don't use mod_rewrite, then would you like to use the built-in
#pretty url mechanism?  This will not work with IIS and the {metadata} tag
#should be in all of your templates before enabling.
$config['internal_pretty_urls'] = false;

#If you're using the internal pretty url mechanism or mod_rewrite, would you like to
#show urls in their hierarchy?  (ex. http://www.mysite.com/parent/parent/childpage)
$config['use_hierarchy'] = true;

#If using none of the above options, what should we be using for the query string
#variable?  (ex. http://www.mysite.com/index.php?page=somecontent)
$config['query_var'] = 'page';

This is an odd page extension, isn't it ? I'd rather '.html', '.xhtml' or maybe ''.
You are telling CMSms that you are using (external) mod_rewrite. How have you configured it accordingly ?
Or perhaps you'd be ok with the internal pretty URLs and no mod_rewrite messing ?

PM

[sanjay]

would you mind pasteing the url section of your config.php file & your .htaccess file?