O K problem fixed. I just needed to add the code to the existing .htaccess folder instead of two folders in the same directory.

Sorry, I may have thrown you off by posting those rewrite rules. They were from a different .htaccess file. the first one is to get rid of the suffix /main_page/home.html, and the second is to redirect directory "forums" to subdomain "floor_board" . I figured by showing those the...

I have just installed the phpbb premod and adjusted the settings, uploaded the .htaccess file , and moved it to the root as directed. I have tried with all of the slash options and deleted the comments, and still can't view forum without an error message. Mod_rewrite is enabled on my server. Here is...