Era posted

How to generate XML sitemap for php website

shabi
answered Apr 28 '23 00:00

When generating a sitemap for your PHP website, it's important to avoid including URLs for content that is duplicated on other websites. Here are some steps to follow to avoid including duplicate content in your sitemap:

Use a tool such as Copyscape or Siteliner to identify duplicate content on your website.

Exclude any URLs for pages that contain duplicate content from your sitemap. This can be done manually by reviewing the URLs in your sitemap and removing any that match the URLs of duplicate content identified in step 1.

Alternatively, you can use a PHP script to programmatically exclude URLs for pages that contain duplicate content. This can be done by comparing the content of each page with a set of predetermined duplicate content URLs and excluding any URLs that match. For example:



while ($row = mysql_fetch_array($result)) {
    $url = $row['url'];
    $lastmod = $row['last_modified'];
    $changefreq = $row['change_frequency'];
    $priority = $row['priority'];

    // Check if URL contains duplicate content
    if (contains_duplicate_content($url)) {
        continue; // Skip this URL
    }

    // Add URL to sitemap
    $xml .= "<url>\n";
    $xml .= "<loc>$url</loc>\n";
    $xml .= "<lastmod>$lastmod</lastmod>\n";
    $xml .= "<changefreq>$changefreq</changefreq>\n";
    $xml .= "<priority>$priority</priority>\n";
    $xml .= "</url>\n";
}

After generating the sitemap, test it using a sitemap validation tool to ensure that it contains only valid URLs and no duplicate content.
By following these steps, you can generate a sitemap for your PHP website that excludes duplicate content and helps improve your website's search engine optimization.

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