Thread:Project:Support desk/Problem getting Google to find sitemap/reply (3)

It looks like your web server might not even be seeing the rule for sitemap.xml.

Try this: RewriteEngine On RewriteBase / RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f RewriteRule ^(.*)$ /index.php?title=$1 [L,QSA]

The line that ends  should eliminate the need to special-case the ico file, sitemap file, and any other file that actually exists.

As a result, all other requests for page names and such should be handled by MediaWiki.

In other words, the bit I've posted should be all you need in to handle short urls.