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