Err 404 - going crazy

roxanacaz · Joined: 03 Sep 2008 Posts: 5

Hi.

I'm really going crazy here. I've installed on phpbb3.0.2 Advanced Mod rewrite and I can't get it to work... I've read almost everything here on the forum and I can't spot the problem.

Mod rewrite IS available on the server, the .htaccess IS loaded, but I get, no matter which link I try on the forum the 404 error. The address is www.muccelmic.com/forum_copii.

The index link in the browser looks like this: http://www.muccelmic.com/forum_copii/index.php?sid=72791642078597fb49d9d86a46f5c710 and when I click on a forum name I get this in the browser: http://www.muccelmic.com/noi-pentru-voi-invers-f10/

I'm sure I'm doing something wrong but I can't realise what.

I've generated the .htaccess, savded it, chose more options - RegEx Right Slash: Yes and then sent the info again.
I copied the .htaccess to www.muccelmic.com/forum_copii/.htaccess - where my forum is located (the folder forum_copii).

What am I missing?

This is the .htaccess file generated:

# Lines That should already be in your .htacess
<Files "config.php">
Order Allow,Deny
Deny from All
</Files>
<Files "common.php">
Order Allow,Deny
Deny from All
</Files>

# You may need to un-comment the following line
# Options +FollowSymlinks
# REMEBER YOU ONLY NEED TO STARD MOD REWRITE ONCE
RewriteEngine On
# REWRITE BASE
RewriteBase /
# HERE IS A GOOD PLACE TO ADD THE WWW PREFIXE REDIRECTION

#####################################################
# PHPBB SEO REWRITE RULES - ADVANCED
#####################################################
# AUTHOR : dcz www.phpbb-seo.com
# STARTED : 01/2006
#################################
# FORUMS PAGES
###############
# FORUM INDEX
RewriteRule ^forum\.html$ forum_copii/index.php [QSA,L,NC]
# FORUM
RewriteRule ^[a-z0-9_-]*-f([0-9]+)/?(page([0-9]+)\.html)?$ forum_copii/viewforum.php?f=$1&start=$3 [QSA,L,NC]
# TOPIC WITH VIRTUAL FOLDER
RewriteRule ^[a-z0-9_-]*-f([0-9]+)/[a-z0-9_-]*-t([0-9]+)(-([0-9]+))?\.html$ forum_copii/viewtopic.php?f=$1&t=$2&start=$4 [QSA,L,NC]
# GLOBAL ANNOUNCES WITH VIRTUAL FOLDER
RewriteRule ^announces/[a-z0-9_-]*-t([0-9]+)(-([0-9]+))?\.html$ forum_copii/viewtopic.php?t=$1&start=$3 [QSA,L,NC]
# TOPIC WITHOUT FORUM ID & DELIM
RewriteRule ^([a-z0-9_-]*)/?[a-z0-9_-]*-t([0-9]+)(-([0-9]+))?\.html$ forum_copii/viewtopic.php?forum_uri=$1&t=$2&start=$4 [QSA,L,NC]
# PROFILES ADVANCED
RewriteRule ^[a-z0-9_-]*-u([0-9]+)\.html$ forum_copii/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=$1 [QSA,L,NC]
# USER MESSAGES ADVANCED
RewriteRule ^[a-z0-9_-]*-u([0-9]+)-(topics|posts)(-([0-9]+))?\.html$ forum_copii/search.php?author_id=$1&sr=$2&start=$4 [QSA,L,NC]
# GROUPS ADVANCED
RewriteRule ^[a-z0-9_-]*-g([0-9]+)(-([0-9]+))?\.html$ forum_copii/memberlist.php?mode=group&g=$1&start=$3 [QSA,L,NC]
# POST
RewriteRule ^post([0-9]+)\.html$ forum_copii/viewtopic.php?p=$1 [QSA,L,NC]
# ACTIVE TOPICS
RewriteRule ^active-topics(-([0-9]+))?\.html$ forum_copii/search.php?search_id=active_topics&start=$2&sr=topics [QSA,L,NC]
# UNANSWERED TOPICS
RewriteRule ^unanswered(-([0-9]+))?\.html$ forum_copii/search.php?search_id=unanswered&start=$2&sr=topics [QSA,L,NC]
# NEW POSTS
RewriteRule ^newposts(-([0-9]+))?\.html$ forum_copii/search.php?search_id=newposts&start=$2&sr=topics [QSA,L,NC]
# THE TEAM
RewriteRule ^the-team\.html$ forum_copii/memberlist.php?mode=leaders [QSA,L,NC]
# HERE IS A GOOD PLACE TO ADD OTHER PHPBB RELATED REWRITERULES

# FORUM WITHOUT ID & DELIM
# THESE THREE LINES MUST BE LOCATED AT THE END OF YOUR HTACCESS TO WORK PROPERLY
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule ^([a-z0-9_-]+)/?(page([0-9]+)\.html)?$ forum_copii/viewforum.php?forum_uri=$1&start=$3 [QSA,L,NC]
# END PHPBB PAGES
#####################################################

Thank you so much for any help!

philippe · Posted: Fri Sep 05, 2008 9:29 am Post subject: Re: Err 404 - going crazy

Try copy .htaccess in the root directory www.muccelmic.com/ , Very Happy

roxanacaz · Joined: 03 Sep 2008 Posts: 5

I did that, it rewrote all the links in my osc shop Very Happy

- every link went to the forum.

I'm desperate right now, I really like this new version of phpbb and these seo mods look awsome! Plus I need them tot work... Crying or Very sad

I hope some one will be able to help.

Thank you.

dcz · Posted: Sat Sep 06, 2008 1:26 pm Post subject: Re: Err 404 - going crazy

Well, if you use the virtual root option, you will have to place this .htaccess in your domain's root, if you already have an .htaccess there, you'll have to merge it with the phpBB3 one, post it here in case you need help to do so.

And you as well need to make sure that only one .htaccess is in use for the forum, eg either in the domain's root or in phpBB's dir, not both.

roxanacaz · Joined: 03 Sep 2008 Posts: 5

I've regenerated the .htaccess file, without the virtual root and it still doesn't work. The links look like this: http://www.muccelmic.com/forum_copii/sunt-burtica-saptamani-balon-f12/ but I get a 404 errorr too.

I have only one .htaccess file for the forum, in the folder the forum is in (forum_copii). The .htaccess file in the root only referes to oscommerce and coppermine.

The .htaccess file generated with phpbb seo is this now:

# Lines That should already be in your .htacess
<Files "config.php">
Order Allow,Deny
Deny from All
</Files>
<Files "common.php">
Order Allow,Deny
Deny from All
</Files>

# You may need to un-comment the following line
# Options +FollowSymlinks
# REMEBER YOU ONLY NEED TO STARD MOD REWRITE ONCE
RewriteEngine On
# REWRITE BASE
RewriteBase /
# HERE IS A GOOD PLACE TO ADD THE WWW PREFIXE REDIRECTION

#####################################################
# PHPBB SEO REWRITE RULES - ADVANCED
#####################################################
# AUTHOR : dcz www.phpbb-seo.com
# STARTED : 01/2006
#################################
# FORUMS PAGES
###############
# FORUM INDEX REWRITERULE WOULD STAND HERE IF USED. "forum" REQUIRES TO BE SET AS FORUM INDEX
# RewriteRule ^forum_copii/forum\.html$ /forum_copii/index.php [QSA,L,NC]
# FORUM
RewriteRule ^forum_copii/[a-z0-9_-]*-f([0-9]+)/?(page([0-9]+)\.html)?$ /forum_copii/viewforum.php?f=$1&start=$3 [QSA,L,NC]
# TOPIC WITH VIRTUAL FOLDER
RewriteRule ^forum_copii/[a-z0-9_-]*-f([0-9]+)/[a-z0-9_-]*-t([0-9]+)(-([0-9]+))?\.html$ /forum_copii/viewtopic.php?f=$1&t=$2&start=$4 [QSA,L,NC]
# GLOBAL ANNOUNCES WITH VIRTUAL FOLDER
RewriteRule ^forum_copii/announces/[a-z0-9_-]*-t([0-9]+)(-([0-9]+))?\.html$ /forum_copii/viewtopic.php?t=$1&start=$3 [QSA,L,NC]
# TOPIC WITHOUT FORUM ID & DELIM
RewriteRule ^forum_copii/([a-z0-9_-]*)/?[a-z0-9_-]*-t([0-9]+)(-([0-9]+))?\.html$ /forum_copii/viewtopic.php?forum_uri=$1&t=$2&start=$4 [QSA,L,NC]
# PROFILES THROUGH USERNAME
RewriteRule ^forum_copii/member/([^/]+)/?$ /forum_copii/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&un=$1 [QSA,L,NC]
# USER MESSAGES THROUGH USERNAME
RewriteRule ^forum_copii/member/([^/]+)/(topics|posts)/?(page([0-9]+)\.html)?$ /forum_copii/search.php?author=$1&sr=$2&start=$4 [QSA,L,NC]
# GROUPS ADVANCED
RewriteRule ^forum_copii/[a-z0-9_-]*-g([0-9]+)(-([0-9]+))?\.html$ /forum_copii/memberlist.php?mode=group&g=$1&start=$3 [QSA,L,NC]
# POST
RewriteRule ^forum_copii/post([0-9]+)\.html$ /forum_copii/viewtopic.php?p=$1 [QSA,L,NC]
# ACTIVE TOPICS
RewriteRule ^forum_copii/active-topics(-([0-9]+))?\.html$ /forum_copii/search.php?search_id=active_topics&start=$2&sr=topics [QSA,L,NC]
# UNANSWERED TOPICS
RewriteRule ^forum_copii/unanswered(-([0-9]+))?\.html$ /forum_copii/search.php?search_id=unanswered&start=$2&sr=topics [QSA,L,NC]
# NEW POSTS
RewriteRule ^forum_copii/newposts(-([0-9]+))?\.html$ /forum_copii/search.php?search_id=newposts&start=$2&sr=topics [QSA,L,NC]
# THE TEAM
RewriteRule ^forum_copii/the-team\.html$ /forum_copii/memberlist.php?mode=leaders [QSA,L,NC]
# HERE IS A GOOD PLACE TO ADD OTHER PHPBB RELATED REWRITERULES

# FORUM WITHOUT ID & DELIM
# THESE THREE LINES MUST BE LOCATED AT THE END OF YOUR HTACCESS TO WORK PROPERLY
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule ^forum_copii/([a-z0-9_-]+)/?(page([0-9]+)\.html)?$ /forum_copii/viewforum.php?forum_uri=$1&start=$3 [QSA,L,NC]
# END PHPBB PAGES
#####################################################

I just can't figure out what's wrong... I talked to a guy who has a site on the same server and he has sef urls for wordpress enabled and it works just fine!

dcz · Posted: Sat Sep 13, 2008 8:19 am Post subject: Re: Err 404 - going crazy

It's just that you need to generate an .htaccess meant to be used in the forum dir (forum_copii/ in your case), the red bold message in the .htaccess generator must tell you that this one is meant to be used in the domain's root dir.

To generate a .htaccess meant to be used in the forum_copii/ dir, just hit the "more options" option of the .htaccess generator, and then "alternate location", the red bold message should now tell you to install the .htaccess in the forum_copii/ dir and it should work Wink

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roxanacaz · Joined: 03 Sep 2008 Posts: 5

Thank you for your help. I managed to solve the problem yesterday, I'm not sure how I did it, but finally I have an .htaccess in the root and it works. Now I'm installing other seo mods and I wanted to tell the world how great you guys are and how great these mods are! Smile

dcz · Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2008 7:20 am Post subject: Re: Err 404 - going crazy

MGLorencin · Joined: 20 Sep 2008 Posts: 17

Well I also have a smilar problem. I am using rokbridge between joomla and phpBB, therefor I have phpbb installed in /forum/ folder.

My .htaccess is in root as I use it for joomla SEO, I have installed advanced mod rewrite and forum works if I don't have it enabled, so no errors there. I seem to have a problem merging my .htaccess file.

As soon as I click on some forum link I get 404 error for that url Sad

...I really tried to play around with it but with no luck so far.

Here is my merged .htacces file.

MGLorencin · Joined: 20 Sep 2008 Posts: 17

Well ...it was just no way to make it work with only one .htacess in root folder, so I had to use seperate .htaccess files and that finally solved my issue.