Moving Servers - Forum Installed in Root For Both Old and New Server but 404 Error

[droppinloads]

Hello,

I just purchased an established forum off someone and am attempting to switch my server from hosted to VPS. The forum is currently installed in the root directory (where my .htaccess resides), and I am trying to move this forum to my VPS also installed in the root directory. I am now seeing a 404 error. I assumed since both forums are installed in the root directory, I should be fine but to no avail.

Here is the .htaccess file contents of the current installation:

# Comment the following line (add '#' at the beginning)
# to disable mod_rewrite functions.
# Please note: you still need to disable the hack in
# the vBSEO control panel to stop url rewrites.
RewriteEngine On

# Some servers require the Rewritebase directive to be
# enabled (remove '#' at the beginning to activate)
# Please note: when enabled, you must include the path
# to your root vB folder (i.e. RewriteBase /forums/)
#RewriteBase /

#RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} !^www\.yourdomain\.com
#RewriteRule (.*) http://www.yourdomain.com/forums/$1 [L,R=301]

RewriteRule ^((urllist|sitemap_).*\.(xml|txt)(\.gz)?)$ vbseo_sitemap/vbseo_getsitemap.php?sitemap=$1 [L]

RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !(admincp/|modcp/|cron|vbseo_sitemap)
RewriteRule ^((archive/)?(.*\.php(/.*)?))$ vbseo.php [L,QSA]

RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !^(admincp|modcp|clientscript|cpstyles|images)/
RewriteRule ^(.+)$ vbseo.php [L,QSA]

If I comment out the two lines below, I am able to display the forum homepage and subforums, but not the threads.

#RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !(admincp/|modcp/|cron|vbseo_sitemap)
#RewriteRule ^((archive/)?(.*\.php(/.*)?))$ vbseo.php [L,QSA]

Obviously this is not the answer, but would someone be able to let me know what I need to change? Thank you!

[droppinloads]

I'm also not sure how to post this in the other forum sections as my access is restricted. I thought maybe I need to validate my vBSEO license, but all I have is the License Key and the password to get into vBSEO, but the original owner does not have the account information to login here.

If you need any info from me then please let me know. Thanks

[Brian Cummiskey]

Hello,

The person you bought the site from will need to transfer your their license to you via ticket. Until then, the license is still owned by them and they may use it on another forum.

You should consult with the person you bought the site from to see if vbseo license was included in the sale of the site or not. If not, you will need to purchase your own license. If they don't have login information, It's possible that the vbseo version installed on the site is illegal/nulled and you just inherited a possible legal case. That person should open a ticket here and we can help trace down their account details.

Until then, we cannot support you as you are not a customer.