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[Wiziwig]

I had the same problem as fizzy here when I followed these examples and attempted to impliment posted code into SM.  I used this page's most recent reposting of the code structor.

Hi [Unknown]

I tried the first option but I'm still getting bounced back to the first post of the thread.

[[Unknown]]

I'm sorry this didn't work for you.

I have acknowledged that it is probably buggy, and it's not a mod or anything I have ever said I'm supporting.

I have completely rewritten the way things are done in SMF so that this is possible in a more bugfree manner.  You'll have to wait 'till then, or write it yourself.

-[Unknown]

[Wiziwig]

Sigh. great, one more thing to add to my list of reworks to help out these abandoned yabbse die hards.

I'm sorry this didn't work for you.

I have acknowledged that it is probably buggy, and it's not a mod or anything I have ever said I'm supporting.

I have completely rewritten the way things are done in SMF so that this is possible in a more bugfree manner.  You'll have to wait 'till then, or write it yourself.

-[Unknown]

[[Unknown]]

Sorry if I don't seem to understand, but I did spend months working on SMF.  I actually seem to think I improved it, and that working with YaBB SE... is a waste.

-[Unknown]

[Anguz]

I just released a mod to make spider friendly urls in yabbse

http://www.yabbse.org/community/index.php?thread=25703

I hope you find it useful... I plan to improve it, but you can use it like it is without problems

and you don't need access to .htaccess to make it work either, it's all inside php

[daspoo]

First I would like to state that I can see that you have beat this dead horse to death...BUT HPROD's code is optimum for google and should be explored further in any new software you develop (SM)

I have been looking for exactly what HPROD's mod does to the board.
However after long hours at attempting to insert his code changes. I have come to the conclusion that his code is posted here incomplete. What he did to the MessageIndex.php file is missing OR/AND there is a line missing from the .htaccess file, otherwise the code functions as advertised.

I changed .htaccess in my root and hunted down the code lines in BoardIndex.php. The code did work in the main index and changed the board numbers to /message_XXX.htm However when trying to load a message from one of the boards I got a PHP error from Subs.php

Warning: mysql_fetch_row(): supplied argument is not a valid MySQL result resource in /var/www/html/message/Sources/Subs.php on line 380

and a message error of

The board field does not accept / in the query string

Just a heads up on Google (Probably already known to the google diehards);
HPROD's code is optimum for Google indexing since the spider sees it as being in the root directory.
It is a proven fact, the further down from the root directory you place your files../folder/anotherfolder/X.htm the lower your page rank will be.
While having X thousand links pointing out of your site looks good for whomever they point to (YaBBSE or SM) having X thousand pages that are not close to the root directory will severely leak page rank from your root index and cause you to have a lower site index than you may deserve.

Anyone have an idea how to finish HPROD's code in the MessageIndex.php , so that I may put a bandaid on my board until SM is completed?

We all want the same thing and I commend all of you on the work you have done.

[Shadow's Pawn]

Use one of Anguz's mods but change it to use underscores instead of slashes or something like that.

[daspoo]

Contacted Anguz earlier today, seems to be on the right path.

Since my previous post I have narrowed it down further. I have compiled a clean install of YaBBSE 1.5.4 (un-modded).
I still get the board error about / not being allowed in the query string however the PHP error is gone. SO now I know it is not an installed mod causing the issue.... Just a missing chunk of code.  

Also I have fixed the mod_rewrite several different ways with the same result. I am inclined to think that the .htaccess file is correct because it calls the board like it is supposed to.

[Anguz]

I still get the board error about / not being allowed in the query string however the PHP error is gone

I don't exactly know what your problem is, but it sounds similar to one mentioned in my mod's thread.. here's the solution, but you can read a few messages back to learn more about that particular issue

http://www.yabbse.org/community/index.php?board=158;action=display;threadid=25703;start=15#msg175745

hopefully this'll solve your problem, although I don't know the details... good luck

[daspoo]

nope that wasn't it.

I have an idea I am going to try soon as I can get my eyes to focus again... wife just turned the lights out in the room.


I am going to try to take what [unknown] has done and combine it with the mod_rewrite using .htaccess and see what I get

[daspoo]

Going for a stretch here...

[unknown],
  I need a bit of help if you are up to it, your code works fine, however it is missing one small element.

When you are in any thread of the message index it works fine when there are over 20 post, or lets say 2 or more pages of threads. It changes the post to ?thread=XXX/XX

But if you are in the main index for a board and there is more than 1 page you receive this ?board=X;action=messageindex;start=XX

Which causes the spider not to follow past threads that are on the first page.

A small bit of your magic would be greatly appreciated here.  

[[Unknown]]

SMF has fixed this, because this, or really something like it, is built in.  I will not[/b] be messing with this for YaBB SE any more.

Please note that this was only fixed in beta 1.  If you check on www.simplemachines.org, it will look as you describe.

-[Unknown]

[daspoo]

Just checked it on SMF... it looks pretty close to the the same as it does here..

simplemachines.org/community/index.php?board=2;start=60

the ; is a game stopper

[[Unknown]]

Just checked it on SMF... it looks pretty close to the the same as it does here..

simplemachines.org/community/index.php?board=2;start=60

the ; is a game stopper

As I said, it's fixed in beta 1.  The site is not beta 1.

-[Unknown]

[daspoo]

you said...

If you check on www.simplemachines.org, it will look as you describe.

So I looked and it didn't