mod_rewrite screwup

Just tried installing the mod_rewrite MOD on my forum:
http://www.swollenpickles.com/forum
now when i click on the forum categories etc I get the 404 error. I used easy mod to install it. Whats gone wrong and how can I get it working??
Cheers

 

Did you created .htaccess ?

Also, the mod you installed isn't very good as compared to other SEO mods for phpbb, digg into more details at phpbb community and you will find better mods.

 

I cut and pasted the .htaccess file that came with the mod into the /forum/ directory.

 

few hosting servers dont support Mod_rewrite just ask your hosting guys once.

 

The .htaccess might need to be in the root directory ( / ), not /forum ?

 

I gave that a try and still not working.

My site is sitting with hostgator. Surely they'd support mod_rewrite?

 

the .htaccess will be fine in the forum directory

paste the htacces code please.

 

are you sure you are pointing to the right php files? Try learning mod rrewrite yourself, it's not that hard and you'll learn something! There's a good tutorial here on DP.

 

RewriteEngine On
RewriteRule ^forums.* /index.php


RewriteRule ^viewforum([0-9]*)-([0-9]*)-([0-9]*).* /viewforum.php?f=$1&topicdays=$2&start=$3
RewriteRule ^mforum([0-9]*).* /viewforum.php?f=$1&mark=topic
RewriteRule ^forum([0-9]*).* /viewforum.php?f=$1

RewriteRule ^ptopic([0-9]*).* /viewtopic.php?t=$1&view=previous
RewriteRule ^ntopic([0-9]*).* /viewtopic.php?t=$1&view=next
RewriteRule ^newtopic([0-9]*).* /viewtopic.php?t=$1&view=newest
RewriteRule ^ftopic([0-9]*)-([0-9]*)-([a-zA-Z]*)-([0-9]*).* /viewtopic.php?t=$1&postdays=$2&postorder=$3&start=$4
RewriteRule ^ftopic([0-9]*)-([0-9]*)-([0-9]*)-([a-zA-Z]*)-([a-zA-Z]*).* /viewtopic.php?t=$1&start=$2&postdays=$3&postorder=$4&highlight=$5
RewriteRule ^ftopic([0-9]*)-([0-9]*).* /viewtopic.php?t=$1&start=$2
RewriteRule ^ftopic([0-9]*).* /viewtopic.php?t=$1
RewriteRule ^sutra([0-9]*).* /viewtopic.php?p=$1

PHP:

 

Do you have any recommendations?