RSS: .php -> .xml?

  • I’ve only had WordPress installed for about…4 minutes. I’m coming to WP from Movable Type – on that system I had an RSS feed set up as /index.xml. On WP it’s a .php file like everything else. Is there any way to get WP to generate a .xml? I already have readers who view my site through the /index.xml file, and it would be a pain to get everyone to switch.
    Thx.

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  • You don’t need to access the admin. Start up your FTP client, enable hidden file-viewing if it isn’t already, find the .htaccess file on your server, and then either delete it or rename it to a .txt file or something like that. That’ll stop the error. I’ve had this problem before, and this is how I solved it.

    Once you’ve done that, follow the rest of my steps. You should be able to once the faulty .htaccess is removed.

    I am using WS_FTP LE how do I enable the hidden file viewing?

    Can I use another FTP file to view hidden files?

    I’m not familiar with WS_FTP, so I can’t really help you there. I’ve used SmartFTP and FileZilla only, so my apologies. Try looking around in the options or preferences for something like ‘Show hidden files.’ If you can’t find it, then WS_FTP might show hidden files automatically and you might not need to do anything. If you still can’t find the option to enable and still can’t see the .htaccess, then I suggest changing FTP clients. FileZilla is open-source and free, so I recommend it.

    Moderator James Huff

    (@macmanx)

    In WS_FTP, right-click on the connection before logging on, select “properties”, then select the “startup” tab. On this screen you shall see a box that says “Remote file mask”. In this box place “-al”, then log in.

    Or, read through this tutorial which shows you how to display hidden files with a number of FTP clients: https://www.tamba2.org.uk/wordpress/ftp/

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