README

SitemapMaker is a PHP library for generating XML sitemaps. It provides an easy way to create, manage, and export sitemaps following the standard protocol.

Features

• Create XML sitemaps dynamically
• Set change frequency, priority, and last modification date
• Save the sitemap to a file
• Stream the sitemap as an XML response
• Support for setting a specific timezone for lastmod

Installation

Install via Composer

composer require flores/sitemap-maker

Manual Installation

Simply include the Sitemap.php and URL.php classes in your project.

Usage

use Flores\SitemapMaker\Sitemap;
use Flores\SitemapMaker\URL;

// Create a new sitemap with a specific timezone
$sitemap = new Sitemap("America/New_York");

// Add URLs
$url1 = new URL("https://example.com");
$url1->setChangefreq(URL::$CHANGEFREQ_DAILY);
$url1->setPriority(URL::$PRIORITY_MAX);
$url1->setLastMod(date('Y-m-d'));
$sitemap->add($url1);

$url2 = new URL("https://example.com/about");
$sitemap->add($url2);

// Save the sitemap to a file
$sitemap->save("sitemap.xml");

// Get the sitemap as a string
$xmlString = $sitemap->get();

// Stream the sitemap as an XML response
$sitemap->stream();

Timezone Support

The Sitemap class allows you to specify a timezone when creating the object. By default, it uses Africa/Maputo. This ensures that lastmod timestamps are correctly formatted according to the specified timezone.

Example:

$sitemap = new Sitemap("Europe/London");

This will ensure that all lastmod values are converted to Europe/London timezone before being added to the XML.

License

This project is open-source and available under the MIT License.

Author

Nelson Flores (nelson.flores@live.com)