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

    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

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    Hi Jamal,

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

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    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...

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    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???

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    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

    Code:
    #RewriteBase /
    and replace it with

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

    Code:
    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

    Code:
    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.
    Mert Gökçeimam / Crawlability Inc.

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    Still the same problem
    please give us a clear solution

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

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    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.
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    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?

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    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.
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    Oky

    thank you for your support

    have a good day

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    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]

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