Sitemap

hi i have loads of things to change and update (some i done) for my site need to refresh the sitemap but have heard there is a way to do this dynamically anyone heard similar/ know how to do so and can guide me thou..?:cool

 

In any dynamic web language (PHP, ASP, ColdFusion, etc.), you can read the web directory (or directories) and generate a list of files that way. You can use that list to make a Site Map. You weren't very specific about your circumstances. Do you usually make sites in PHP, ASP, or ColdFusion, or do you usually just write pure HTML? Does your site have PHP or an alternative available?

 

i use php css and xtml mostly so can understand most things

 

In PHP:

PHP:

<?php
// Assign the current directory to $dir
$dir = getcwd();
// Store the contents of the directory in the Array $dirContents
$dirContents = scandir($dir);
?>
<ul>
<?php
foreach($dirContents as $value)
{
  echo " <li><a href=\"$value\">$value</a>\n";
}
?>
</ul>

That will scan the current directory, store its contents in the array $dirContents, and display an Unordered List of every file as a hyperlink. You can get fancier with it, and you can also recursively check subdirectories (using is_dir() to check if a returned filename is a directory and then scanning it with perhaps scandir()). Hope that helps!