Noob getting 404 errors

Hey guys,

I couldnt find the solution to what I'm seeing after I tried some of the tips on-line.

After I install vbSEO, the rewrites show up in the URL bar but I get 404s.

I used the .htaccess that was in the uploads directory. By the way, the htaccess.txt file is different from the one that is included in the uploads directory. Is that correct?

I tried turning on the rewrite base with /forums and /dir/forums and even just plain / -- nothing. I also tried with it off.

I have mod_rewrite on.

I did not edit anything in the .htaccess file [either one; tried the .txt and the one in the uploads directory]. I also tried to put my url name in the one that's in the upload directory to see if that would make a difference. It did not.

This is what I have in my httpd.conf file for my domain:

PHP Code:

RewriteEngine on
        # Event Rule
        RewriteRule /calendar/event/(.*) /calendar/event.php?ID=$1 [proxy,last]
        # Question Rule
        RewriteRule /faq/questionphp/(.*) /faq/question.php?qstId=$1 [proxy,last]
        ErrorDocument 404 /e404.php
                #CGI
                ScriptAlias /cgi-bin/ "/www/mysite.com/cgi-bin/"
                <Directory "/www/mysite.com/cgi-bin">
                        AllowOverride None
                        Options None
                        Order allow,deny
                        Allow from all
                </Directory>
                #/CGI 


I put both versions of htaccess in my /forums directory [not at the same time].

Any help would be appreciated.

I imported the product as well.

Steve

Hello Steve,

try to add this to your httpd.conf file:
Options +FollowSymLinks

Didn't help. I opened a troubleticket.