πŸ—ΊοΈ GCCSAT Sitemap Automation Setup ===================================== πŸ“‹ Testing sitemap generator... βœ… Sitemap generated successfully (104725 bytes) βœ… Found 500 URLs in sitemap πŸ“‹ Setup Instructions: ====================== πŸ”§ METHOD 1: Windows Task Scheduler 1. Open Task Scheduler (taskschd.msc) 2. Create Basic Task β†’ Name: 'GCCSAT Sitemap Generator' 3. Trigger: Daily at 2:00 AM 4. Action: Start a program 5. Program: php.exe 6. Arguments: "/home/u236301018/domains/gccsat.com/public_html\cron-sitemap.php" 7. Start in: "/home/u236301018/domains/gccsat.com/public_html" πŸ”§ METHOD 2: Manual Cron (Linux/Unix servers) Add this line to your crontab (crontab -e): 0 2 * * * /usr/bin/php /home/u236301018/domains/gccsat.com/public_html/cron-sitemap.php πŸ”§ METHOD 3: Web-based Cron (cPanel/hosting) 1. Go to your hosting control panel 2. Find 'Cron Jobs' or 'Scheduled Tasks' 3. Add new cron job: - Schedule: Daily at 2:00 AM (0 2 * * *) - Command: php /home/u236301018/domains/gccsat.com/public_html/cron-sitemap.php πŸ”§ METHOD 4: WordPress-style (if on web hosting) Add this to your main index.php or include it in a WordPress plugin: πŸ“Š Monitoring: ============== β€’ Check 'sitemap-generator.log' for generation logs β€’ Check 'sitemap-last-run.txt' for last run timestamp β€’ Monitor sitemap.xml modification date 🎯 Features: ============ βœ… Generates sitemap every 24 hours automatically βœ… Deletes old sitemap before creating new one βœ… Includes all PHP pages (products, services, etc.) βœ… Includes all published blog posts from database βœ… Excludes admin, assets, email protection, etc. βœ… Proper XML format with priorities and change frequencies βœ… Lock file prevents multiple simultaneous runs βœ… Comprehensive logging for debugging πŸš€ Manual Test Commands: ======================== php auto-sitemap-generator.php # Generate sitemap now php cron-sitemap.php # Test cron runner php setup-sitemap-automation.php # Run this setup again πŸ“ Generated Files: ================== βœ… sitemap.xml - Main sitemap file (104725 bytes) βœ… sitemap-generator.log - Generation logs (34631 bytes) βœ… sitemap-last-run.txt - Last run timestamp (10 bytes) βœ… auto-sitemap-generator.php - Main generator script (9359 bytes) βœ… cron-sitemap.php - Cron job runner (285 bytes) βœ… setup-sitemap-automation.php - This setup script (4154 bytes) βœ… Setup complete! Your sitemap will now update automatically every 24 hours.