Standalone Sitemap Generator: Error opening socket
« on: March 07, 2009, 09:01:39 PM »
Hi

I just purchased the Standalone Sitemap Generator and installed it on my server. Unfortunately I get the following error message when trying to crawl my website:

An error occured: there was an error while retrieving the URL specified:
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Error message: Error opening socket to [ External links are visible to forum administrators only ]

I changed all necessary permissions according to the "5 Minute installation Guide" so I hope someone can give me some help on this.

Thanks, thegardener
Re: Standalone Sitemap Generator: Error opening socket
« Reply #2 on: March 10, 2009, 09:09:44 AM »
Hi

I tried to use the server's IP-Address. Unfortunately with the same result  :(

Any other idea? Thanks a lot.

thegardener
Re: Standalone Sitemap Generator: Error opening socket
« Reply #3 on: March 10, 2009, 12:30:35 PM »
Please PM me your generator URL/login to check that.

Other options:
- set IP to 127.0.0.1
- set IP to _SERVER[SERVER_ADDR] as reported in phpinfo() page.
Re: Standalone Sitemap Generator: Error opening socket
« Reply #4 on: March 31, 2009, 03:03:35 PM »
Hi

I tried to use the server's IP-Address. Unfortunately with the same result  :(

Any other idea? Thanks a lot.

thegardener

I'm having the same problem, plus the two options posted by admin produce the same error.  Has there been any progress on this yet?

Thanks

===Toby===
« Last Edit: March 31, 2009, 03:05:47 PM by toby1 »
Re: Standalone Sitemap Generator: Error opening socket
« Reply #6 on: May 07, 2009, 12:18:24 AM »
Hi,
I was also having this "error opening socket" message today. (Before, everything worked fine!) Actually I donīt even get a html-page with the error; I rather have to read the error message it from the URL. Entering the IP-address of my website (as advised above) did not help either.

Oh, by the way: Donīt know if this is only a coincidence or if this might have to do with the problem: Today all of a sudden I also had some memory_limit problems with my frontend (php, Joomla). Never happened before ...

Any ideas? Thank you very much in advance!

« Last Edit: May 07, 2009, 12:22:28 AM by tbesse »
Re: Standalone Sitemap Generator: Error opening socket
« Reply #7 on: May 07, 2009, 12:48:10 AM »
Hello,

probably it means that your host has changed something in server configuration.

Please check if your site is crawlable using search crawler simulator: https://www.xml-sitemaps.com/se-bot-simulator.html
Re: Standalone Sitemap Generator: Error opening socket
« Reply #8 on: May 07, 2009, 01:02:55 AM »
Hi,
I checked my site with the simulator, and yes, it seems to be crawlable (the simulator listed links found ...).
Re: Standalone Sitemap Generator: Error opening socket
« Reply #9 on: May 07, 2009, 09:30:57 AM »
I am at the same stage.

The ip address cannot be used as this is a virtual server known only by it's url?
It is crawlable by the test crawler.

regards
Lawrence
Re: Standalone Sitemap Generator: Error opening socket
« Reply #10 on: May 07, 2009, 08:58:32 PM »
Hi, my reported problem seems to be solved - but actually I have done nothing, except waiting. So probably it was really a problem with my provider. Thanks anyway, I hope the problem will not show again. :D