XML files being removed from server

[Justin]

So when I upload an xml file to the server, it looks like Contao removes them automatically from the server when I run the maintenance and purge xml files.

How do I use xml files outside of Contao and keep them on the server so that Contao doesn't remove them?

[Justin]

PS, I've noticed this in 2.11x and maybe it's not an issue in 3?

[Andreas]

Contao manages xml files in the root. Only xml files generated by contao are allowed here.

Put your xml files into tl_files/ or try it with a variable in system/config/dcaconfig.php (or maybe in the initconfig.php)

$GLOBALS['TL_CONFIG']['rootFiles'][] = 'myxmlfile.xml';

[Justin]

Thanks Andreas. These are Google and Bing validation codes that look to need to be on the root. I'll give the config stuff a try.