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infobaysolutions
Joined: Sep 15, 2004
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Posted: 2006-May-12 15:33
When i try to verify my website at google it says.
Verification status: NOT VERIFIED
We've detected that your 404 (file not found) error page returns a status of 200 in the header
any idea how do i do this?
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nikhil
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Dinkar
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Posted: 2006-May-12 16:05
You need to upload one empty .html file. Check the 'Verify' tab. Read this for more info.
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infobaysolutions
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Posted: 2006-May-12 17:01
Hi
I have already uploaded that file on my site man & i got that error only after uploading the file
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Dinkar
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Posted: 2006-May-12 17:29
Sorry, my mistake. I misread your post.
Answer to your question from the link I posted above:
This configuration presents a security risk for site verification and therefore, we can't verify your site. If your web server is configured to return a status of 200 in the header of 404 pages, and we enabled you to verify your site with this configuration, others would be able to take advantage of this and verify your site as well. This would allow others to see your site statistics. To ensure that no one can take advantage of this configuration to view statistics to sites they don't own, we only verify sites that return a status of 404 in the header of 404 pages.
Please modify your web server configuration to return a status of 404 in the header of 404 pages. Note that we do a HEAD request (and not a GET request) when we check for this. Once your web server is configured correctly, try to verify the site again. If your web server is configured this way and you receive this error, click Check Status again and we'll recheck your configuration.
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Dinkar
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Posted: 2006-May-12 17:32
You need to set your 404 error page to return 404 error instead of 200 OK.
Contact your hosting provider, if you failed to do the setup using your hosting control panel.
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infobaysolutions
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Posted: 2006-May-12 17:41
Hi Dinkar,
thanks for quick replies. Actually i should have been clear about my problem in 1st place well my hosting service is not co-operating me in this regard. Can i set these things in cpanel myself?
thanks a lot for help
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Dinkar
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Posted: 2006-May-12 20:18
See 'Error pages' section in CPanel. Once you setup the 404 file, try again. If it still return 200 header then you should contact your host. Else some one here who know how to do it using .htaccess or something else will help you.
my hosting service is not co-operating me
Change your hosting service.
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