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    RSS setup

    Hi. I'm new to vBulletin but I need to set up an RSS feed from the site. I know I have to enable the setting in "vBulletin options" then "external data provider". BUt after I turn everything on and try the RSS I get an error saying "Safari can’t open the page “feed://www.mysite.com/forum/external.php?type=RSS2” because it could not load any data from this location."

    Any help would be greatly appreciated. THanks.

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    Janitor Dave A's Avatar
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    Is this still a problem?

    Building the content of the RSS feed is a cron job. It might not show up straight away.

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    its still not working. I'm getting the same error

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    it happens with any web browser or just safari?

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    all browsers and any rss reader that I have tried. I'm actually trying to setup a rss feed to show the forum latest posts on a home page of a site I'm working on.. I know the php script I'm using to display the rss feed works because I have tested it out with other feeds from other sites.. So I know there is a problem with the feed being generated from v-bulletin.

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    Try reuploading the external.php file, check your cron jobs to see if there is a job for generating the RSS feed, and make sure you have the RSS option activated and not the XML or Javascript.

    If still doesnt work, I would submit a support ticket to vb.com.

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    thanks// I'll give that a try

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    is the cron.php file associated with the RSS function?

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    The cron.php is associated with every chronologically activated function in the forum, so yes.

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    Are you sure you enabled the vBoptions for syndicated links ?
    maybe if you posted a link for us to see, it would help troubleshoot the problem

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