I get it now sorry

So the french part I did not noticed in the install is just telling you to take a look at the www prefix duplicate and to put your .htaccess in root.

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ok thanks, I didn't want to continue with the install not knowing the french part.

sorry forgot to ask

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# PAGINATED FORUM
RewriteRule ^forum([0-9]+)-([0-9]+)-([0-9]+)\.html$ /index.php?f=$1&ppage=$2&start=$3 [QSA,L]
# PAGINATED FORUM
RewriteRule ^forum([0-9]+)-([0-9]+)\.html$ /index.php?f=$1&ppage=$2 [QSA,L]
# FORUM
RewriteRule ^forum([0-9]+)\.html$ /index.php?f=$1 [QSA,L]
# PAGINATED TOPIC
RewriteRule ^topic([0-9]+)-([0-9]+)\.html$ /viewtopic.php?t=$1&start=$2 [QSA,L]
# TOPIC
RewriteRule ^topic([0-9]+)\.html$ /viewtopic.php?t=$1 [QSA,L]
# POST
RewriteRule ^post([0-9]+)\.html$ /viewtopic.php?p=$1 [QSA,L]
#PROFILES
RewriteRule ^membre([0-9]+)\.html$ /profile.php?mode=viewprofile&u=$1 [QSA,L]
# END PHPBB PAGES

when adding these should I leave out the "#" sign?

HB. wrote:sorry forgot to ask

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# PAGINATED FORUM
RewriteRule ^forum([0-9]+)-([0-9]+)-([0-9]+)\.html$ /index.php?f=$1&ppage=$2&start=$3 [QSA,L]
# PAGINATED FORUM
RewriteRule ^forum([0-9]+)-([0-9]+)\.html$ /index.php?f=$1&ppage=$2 [QSA,L]
# FORUM
RewriteRule ^forum([0-9]+)\.html$ /index.php?f=$1 [QSA,L]
# PAGINATED TOPIC
RewriteRule ^topic([0-9]+)-([0-9]+)\.html$ /viewtopic.php?t=$1&start=$2 [QSA,L]
# TOPIC
RewriteRule ^topic([0-9]+)\.html$ /viewtopic.php?t=$1 [QSA,L]
# POST
RewriteRule ^post([0-9]+)\.html$ /viewtopic.php?p=$1 [QSA,L]
#PROFILES
RewriteRule ^membre([0-9]+)\.html$ /profile.php?mode=viewprofile&u=$1 [QSA,L]
# END PHPBB PAGES

when adding these should I leave out the "#" sign?

I left them in and it works fine.

Thanks,

Ok instead of asking questions bit by bit as I go, I guess I'll compile all my questions within 1 posts

I'm assuming all of this gets added to the .htaccess? I looked at another short url MOD like this one before, and they had similar code in the includes/pageheader.php so I didn't want to get confused.

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#########################################################
# PHPBB SEO REWRITE RULES            #
#########################################################
# AUTHOR : DCZ http://www.phpbb-seo.com/
# STARTED : 01/2006
#####################################################
# FORUMS PAGES
########################
# PAGINATED FORUM
RewriteRule ^phpbb/forum([0-9]+)-([0-9]+)-([0-9]+)\.html$ /phpbb/index.php?f=$1&ppage=$2&start=$3 [QSA,L]
# PAGINATED FORUM
RewriteRule ^phpbb/forum([0-9]+)-([0-9]+)\.html$ /phpbb/index.php?f=$1&ppage=$2 [QSA,L]
# FORUM
RewriteRule ^phpbb/forum([0-9]+)\.html$ /phpbb/index.php?f=$1 [QSA,L]
# PAGINATED TOPIC
RewriteRule ^phpbb/topic([0-9]+)-([0-9]+)\.html$ /phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=$1&start=$2 [QSA,L]
# TOPIC
RewriteRule ^phpbb/topic([0-9]+)\.html$ /phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=$1 [QSA,L]
# POST
RewriteRule ^phpbb/post([0-9]+)\.html$ /phpbb/viewtopic.php?p=$1 [QSA,L]
#PROFILES
RewriteRule ^phpbb/membre([0-9]+)\.html$ /phpbb/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&u=$1 [QSA,L]

#####################################################

There are other french commands I don't know what to do with them

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#
#-----[ OPEN ]------------------------------------------
#

viewtopic.php

#
#-----[ FIND ]------------------------------------------
#

//
// Send vars to template
//

#
#-----[ AFTER, ADD ]------------------------------------------
# Dans cette partie, vous pouvez choisir de ne pas utiliser de highlight, ce qui, d'un point de vue du référencment est
# plus efficace, mais cela retire un peu du confort utilisateur.
# Pour ce faire, retirez simplement la variable $highlight_ok dans le prochain [ REPLACE WITH ] et n'appliquez pas celui-ci.
#

// www.phpBB-SEO.com SEO TOOLKIT BEGIN
$highlight_ok = ($highlight !='') ? "&highlight=$highlight" : '';
// www.phpBB-SEO.com SEO TOOLKIT END

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#
#-----[ FIND ]------------------------------------------
#

function append_sid($url, $non_html_amp = false)
{
   global $SID;

   if ( !empty($SID) && !preg_match('#sid=#', $url) )
   {
      $url .= ( ( strpos($url, '?') !== false ) ?  ( ( $non_html_amp ) ? '&' : '&' ) : '?' ) . $SID;
   }

   return $url;
}

#
#-----[ REPLACE WITH ]------------------------------------------
#
# Dans les modifications suivante, veuillez lire les commentaires. Ils concernent le mod mx Sitemaps
# ( http://boards.phpbb-seo.com/phpbb-seo-mods/mx-site-map-module-vt4.html ) et mxBB Portal.
# Décommentez ou supprimez les lignes de code requises celon votre utilisation.
#

function append_sid($url, $non_html_amp = false)
{
   global $SID;
   // www.phpBB-SEO.com SEO TOOLKIT BEGIN
   global $phpEx;
   $amp = ($non_html_amp) ? '&' : '&';
   $find = array(   $amp.'start=0',
         $amp.'postdays=0',
         $amp.'topicdays=0',
         $amp.'postorder=asc',
         $amp.'order=DESC',
         $amp.'sort=lastpost',
      );
   $url = str_replace ($find, "", $url);
   $urlin = array(   "'(?)index.".$phpEx."\?f=([0-9]+)".$amp."ppage=([0-9]+)".$amp."start=([0-9]+)(".$amp."){0,1}'",
         "'(?)index.".$phpEx."\?f=([0-9]+)".$amp."start=([0-9]+)".$amp."ppage=([0-9]+)(".$amp."){0,1}'",
         "'(?)index.".$phpEx."\?f=([0-9]+)".$amp."ppage=([0-9]+)(".$amp."){0,1}'",
         "'(?)index.".$phpEx."\?f=([0-9]+)(".$amp."){0,1}'",
         "'(?)viewtopic.".$phpEx."\?t=([0-9]+)".$amp."start=([0-9]+)(".$amp."){0,1}'"  ,
         "'(?)viewtopic.".$phpEx."\?t=([0-9]+)(".$amp."){0,1}'",
         "'(?)viewtopic.".$phpEx."\?p=([0-9]+)(".$amp."){0,1}'",
         "'(?)profile.".$phpEx."\?mode\=viewprofile".$amp."u=([0-9]+)(".$amp."){0,1}'",
         // mx Sitemaps Module (Paginated Forum URL)
         //"'(?)forum-map([0-9]+)\.html".$amp."start=([0-9]+)(".$amp."){0,1}'",
         // mx Sitemaps Module (mxBB map URL + pagination)
         //"'(?)mx-map\.html".$amp."start=([0-9]+)(".$amp."){0,1}'"
   );
   $urlout = array( "forum\\1-\\2-\\3.html".if_query('\\4')."",
          "forum\\1-\\3-\\2.html".if_query('\\4')."",
          "forum\\1".if_first('\\2').".html".if_query('\\3')."",
          "forum\\1.html".if_query('\\2')."",
          "topic\\1-\\2.html".if_query('\\3')."",
          "topic\\1.html".if_query('\\2')."",
          "post\\1.html".if_query('\\2')."",
                "membre\\1.html".if_query('\\2')."",
          // mx Sitemaps Module (Paginated Forum URL)
          //"forum-map\\1-\\2.html".if_query('\\3')."",
          // mx Sitemaps Module (mxBB map URL + pagination)
          //"mx-map-\\1.html".if_query('\\2').""
      );
   $url = preg_replace($urlin, $urlout, $url);
   $url = str_replace ('?#', '#', $url);
   $url = (substr($url, strlen($url) - 1, 1) == '?') ? substr($url, 0, strlen($url) - 1) : $url;
   // www.phpBB-SEO.com SEO TOOLKIT END

   if ( !empty($SID) && !preg_match('#sid=#', $url) )
   {
      $url .= ( ( strpos($url, '?') !== false ) ?  ( ( $non_html_amp ) ? '&' : '&' ) : '?' ) . $SID;
   }

   return $url;
}

Highlight search still very much active despite following instructions to deactivate it:

viewtopic.php:

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// www.phpBB-SEO.com SEO TOOLKIT BEGIN
'U_VIEW_TOPIC' => append_sid("viewtopic.$phpEx?" . POST_TOPIC_URL . "=$topic_id&start=$start&postdays=$post_days&postorder=$post_order"),
// www.phpBB-SEO.com SEO TOOLKIT END

search.php:

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// www.phpBB-SEO.com SEO TOOLKIT BEGIN
$post_url = append_sid("viewtopic.$phpEx?" . POST_POST_URL . '=' . $searchset[$i]['post_id']) . '#' . $searchset[$i]['post_id'];
// www.phpBB-SEO.com SEO TOOLKIT END

PS When I search for "car" I get the following string:
http://www.thegame-online.de/topic7.htm ... automobile

BTW How does the system know to highligt automobile also when the search only was for car and the word automobile doest not exist in the forum

@ HB.
Sorry, I fixed the translations in the package, please re download it.

And yes, the first piece of code you mention is to be place in an .htaccess file.

It is true Reg-Ex like these are found in many phpBB mod rewrite page_header.php's code changes, but here we use a different method.
There are still some Reg-EX, but they are located in append_sid() (includes/sessions.php) instead.

@ euroman
If car comes highlighted with automobile, it's because of the search_synonyms.txt in the languages folders

Now, the default install, when you apply all changes, only filter the empty highlights but keep the option working.
The commentary in the install file is only here to explain how to totally get rid of the feature.

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Thank you very much dcz. I'll download it today, and thank you for explaining the difference.

You're welcome

I elaborated a bit more here if you're interested.

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ok thanks.

I am now moving on to my real forum. the bottom of my sessions fil looks like this: (the code I am supposed to replace is not there)

//
// Append $SID to a url. Borrowed from phplib and modified. This is an
// extra routine utilised by the session code above and acts as a wrapper
// around every single URL and form action. If you replace the session
// code you must include this routine, even if it's empty.
//
function append_sid($url, $non_html_amp = false)
{
global $SID, $HTTP_SERVER_VARS;

if ( !empty($SID) && !preg_match('#sid=#', $url) && !strstr($HTTP_SERVER_VARS['HTTP_USER_AGENT'] ,'Googlebot') && !strstr($HTTP_SERVER_VARS['HTTP_USER_AGENT'] ,'slurp@inktomi.com;'))


{
$url .= ( ( strpos($url, '?') !== false ) ? ( ( $non_html_amp ) ? '&' : '&' ) : '?' ) . $SID;
}

return $url;
}

I honestly cant remember exactly why it is changed ?? Can I substitute it ?

I think its easymod...

Please use the edit option when adding some commentaries to yourself.

Then you just need to replace the entire append_sid function, it seems you already added a mod filtering SID for some bots, based on user agent :

You can safely overwrite the entire append_sid function as the guest session mod will get rid of all SIDs for guests, thus for bots.

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In your includes/sessions instructions

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#
#-----[ FIND ]------------------------------------------
#

function append_sid($url, $non_html_amp = false)
{
   global $SID;

   if ( !empty($SID) && !preg_match('#sid=#', $url) )
   {
      $url .= ( ( strpos($url, '?') !== false ) ?  ( ( $non_html_amp ) ? '&' : '&' ) : '?' ) . $SID;
   }

   return $url;
}

#
#-----[ REPLACE WITH ]------------------------------------------
#
# In the following code changes, please look at the comments, they concern the
# mx Sitemaps Module ( http://boards.phpbb-seo.com/phpbb-seo-mods/mx-site-map-module-vt4.html )
# and mxBB Portal. Just uncomment, to activate, or delete, if unused, the required lines of code upon your needs
#

function append_sid($url, $non_html_amp = false)
{
   global $SID;
   // www.phpBB-SEO.com SEO TOOLKIT BEGIN
   global $phpEx;
   $amp = ($non_html_amp) ? '&' : '&';
   $find = array(   $amp.'start=0',
         $amp.'postdays=0',
         $amp.'topicdays=0',
         $amp.'postorder=asc',
         $amp.'order=DESC',
         $amp.'sort=lastpost',
      );
   $url = str_replace ($find, "", $url);
   $urlin = array(   "'(?)index.".$phpEx."\?f=([0-9]+)".$amp."ppage=([0-9]+)".$amp."start=([0-9]+)(".$amp."){0,1}'",
         "'(?)index.".$phpEx."\?f=([0-9]+)".$amp."start=([0-9]+)".$amp."ppage=([0-9]+)(".$amp."){0,1}'",
         "'(?)index.".$phpEx."\?f=([0-9]+)".$amp."ppage=([0-9]+)(".$amp."){0,1}'",
         "'(?)index.".$phpEx."\?f=([0-9]+)(".$amp."){0,1}'",
         "'(?)viewtopic.".$phpEx."\?t=([0-9]+)".$amp."start=([0-9]+)(".$amp."){0,1}'"  ,
         "'(?)viewtopic.".$phpEx."\?t=([0-9]+)(".$amp."){0,1}'",
         "'(?)viewtopic.".$phpEx."\?p=([0-9]+)(".$amp."){0,1}'",
         "'(?)profile.".$phpEx."\?mode\=viewprofile".$amp."u=([0-9]+)(".$amp."){0,1}'",
         // mx Sitemaps Module (Paginated Forum URL)
         //"'(?)forum-map([0-9]+)\.html".$amp."start=([0-9]+)(".$amp."){0,1}'",
         // mx Sitemaps Module (mxBB map URL + pagination)
         //"'(?)mx-map\.html".$amp."start=([0-9]+)(".$amp."){0,1}'"
   );
   $urlout = array( "forum\\1-\\2-\\3.html".if_query('\\4')."",
          "forum\\1-\\3-\\2.html".if_query('\\4')."",
          "forum\\1".if_first('\\2').".html".if_query('\\3')."",
          "forum\\1.html".if_query('\\2')."",
          "topic\\1-\\2.html".if_query('\\3')."",
          "topic\\1.html".if_query('\\2')."",
          "post\\1.html".if_query('\\2')."",
                "membre\\1.html".if_query('\\2')."",
          // mx Sitemaps Module (Paginated Forum URL)
          //"forum-map\\1-\\2.html".if_query('\\3')."",
          // mx Sitemaps Module (mxBB map URL + pagination)
          //"mx-map-\\1.html".if_query('\\2').""
      );
   $url = preg_replace($urlin, $urlout, $url);
   $url = str_replace ('?#', '#', $url);
   $url = (substr($url, strlen($url) - 1, 1) == '?') ? substr($url, 0, strlen($url) - 1) : $url;
   // www.phpBB-SEO.com SEO TOOLKIT END

   if ( !empty($SID) && !preg_match('#sid=#', $url) )
   {
      $url .= ( ( strpos($url, '?') !== false ) ?  ( ( $non_html_amp ) ? '&' : '&' ) : '?' ) . $SID;
   }

   return $url;
}

Is this portion removing sids for guests? I already have a sid removal MOD applied and it appears that it's causing a conflict. I'm not able to located the entire code. I'm wondering if I should remove the sid MOD? Also, I did read you statement about the mx sitemap, if I don't have that MOD installed already, would that cause conflict with all that code there? Or, should I install the sitemap MODs first then come back to this one?

phpbb-seo mods do not remove sids for guests themselves.
The documentation (see first post of this topic) advise :

SeO wrote:Don't forget to install the Cyber alien Guest session mod or any other SID removal method you may prefer.

If I were you, i would take a vanilla phpbBB 2.0.21 sessions.php file, apply cyberalien's guest session mod to it and then the phpbb-seo rewrite mod.

Don't be scared about some references to the mx sitemaps mod in the code snippet you posted. If you just want rewrite, you do not need to install mx sitemaps module (or mx google sitemaps) first. There will be no conflict.

Cyber Alien's sid removal mod gets rid of this line in the sessions file. Should I reverse that edit, then apply the edit for this mod?

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$SID = 'sid=' . $session_id;


edit: his part of the mod calls for:

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#
#-----[ FIND ]---------------------------------------------
# around line 210
   $SID = 'sid=' . $session_id;

#
#-----[ REPLACE WITH ]---------------------------------------
#
   $SID = $user_id > 0 ? 'sid=' . $session_id : '';

For this mod the code instructions read

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#
#-----[ FIND ]------------------------------------------
#
   $SID = 'sid=' . $session_id;
#
#-----[ REPLACE WITH ]------------------------------------------
#

   // www.phpBB-SEO.com SEO TOOLKIT BEGIN
   if ( $userdata['session_user_id'] != ANONYMOUS || $userdata['session_page'] == -4 || $userdata['session_page'] == -2 )
      $SID = 'sid=' . $session_id;
   else
      $SID = '';
   // www.phpBB-SEO.com SEO TOOLKIT END