Internal server error

When I upload the .htaccess file (I have static html pages at the moment) this error comes up sitewide. Does this mean my server does not support mod_writes?

Thanks

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Internal Server Error
The server encountered an internal error or misconfiguration and was unable to complete your request.

Please contact the server administrator and inform them of the time the error occurred, and anything you might have done that may have caused the error.

More information about this error may be available in the server error log.

Additionally, a 500 Internal Server Error error was encountered while trying to use an ErrorDocument to handle the request.

 

It could be that or that you have mistakes in your .htaccess file. Would you be willing to post the file contents?

 

The file is copy pasted from here:
http://forums.digitalpoint.com/showthread.php?t=5659

 

	RewriteEngine On
	RewriteBase /
	RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} ^(.*).htm [NC,OR]
	RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} ^(.*).html [NC]
	RewriteRule ^(.*)       /passthru.php?file=$1

PHP:

Try removing the if portion of the script and just using the mod rewrite stuff and see if you get the same error. I tried this in my .htaccess without the if statement and it seems to work, but, if I leave them in it gives me a server error. This could just be a configuration issue on your server as well

 

Thanks ill give that a go

 

That doesnt seem to make any difference.. my php knowledge is very basic at the moment..

 

Thanks, Ill have words with them.