404 errors on every page/thread - everything but hoem page

[521]

When i upload the htaccess.txt file and rename to .htaccess and enable vb seo i get 404 errors on my whole forum except my forum home. when i remove the '#' and specify the paths i just get a 505 error message as my forum home. am i supposed to do somehting with the other txt files in the ht access folder???? So close, but so confused. Plz help

[Brian Cummiskey]

Hi Jamal,

Did you also ftp all the files AND import the product in vb ACP?

[521]

You mean the upload folder? Yes that is all in, my product is fully installed and running, but when i click "enable" i get these errors on all of my forums...

[521]

Just to clarify, i uploaded all of the files in the "upload" folder and i uploaded the htaccess.txt (and renamed to .htaccess) & i imported the product. Am i supposed to upload the other txt files in the htaccess folder? and if not, what else could be the problem???

[Mert Gökçeimam]

Please make sure you uploaded vBSEO .htaccess file to your forum directory. It should be the directory where your vBulletin installation is located at.

If you already uploaded .htaccess file , please first try enabling RewriteBase within .htaccess file. In order to do so please find the following line within your .htaccess

#RewriteBase /

and replace it with

RewriteBase /

If you are using a folder for your vBulletin installation such as forum or forums you should use the following RewriteBase

RewriteBase /forum/

If this also will not solve your problem please make sure your host supports mod_rewrite and you are allowed to use .htaccess file on your hosting. In order to check if your host supports mod_rewrite please create a new .htaccess file with the following content and upload it to your vBulletin installation folder

RewriteEngine on
RewriteRule testpage\.html http://www.google.com [R]

Once the .htaccess file has been updated, enter the following into your browser:

http://www.yoursite.com/testpage.html

If this does NOT work, then mod_rewrite is either disabled or setup incorrect. In this case you should contact your hosting and ask them to enable mod_rewrite and .htaccess usage on your account.

If the above test works but your forum links are returning 404 error , please supply us ftp , admincp and vBSEO Control Panel login information so we can investigate the issue for you.

[sssmovies.com]

Still the same problem
please give us a clear solution

[Mert Gökçeimam]

Did you tried the test i suggested ? If yes did testpage.html correctly redirected to Google ?

[sssmovies.com]

yes i did
and i have this massege all over the place
Not Found

The requested URL /vbseo.php was not found on this server.
Additionally, a 404 Not Found error was encountered while trying to use an ErrorDocument to handle the request.
Apache/2.2.11 (Unix) mod_ssl/2.2.11 OpenSSL/0.9.8e-fips-rhel5 mod_auth_passthrough/2.1 mod_bwlimited/1.4 FrontPage/5.0.2.2635 Server at www.xxxxxxxxxx.com Port 80

[Mert Gökçeimam]

If testpage.html failed to redirect to Google , it means that your server doesn't support mod_rewrite or you are not allowed to use htaccess on your hosting. You should contact your host and ask them to enable mod_rewrite on your site.

[sssmovies.com]

thanks for answering Lizard

that's strange.
i didn't do anything.. i've just read your post and went to my vb page and it's working very well

what's going on? i'm afraid the problem will come again?
and is there anything i can do now to avoid the problem next time?

[Mert Gökçeimam]

On some hosts .htaccess files need some time to get working. It may be the same in your case. I don't think it will break again.

[sssmovies.com]

Oky

thank you for your support

have a good day

[521]

I still can't figure this out.... this is what i am adding to the bottom of the .htaccess file.....

Please let me know what i am doing wrong :-(

# 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 /forums/

#RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} !^www\.xxxxxxxxxxxxxx\.com
#RewriteRule (.*) http://www.xxxxxxxxxxxxxx.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]