After installing VBSEO, it seems to be applying it's re-write rules to all sub-directories on my website, causing problems when trying to download .zip files. Is there a way to make VBSEO only effect my root directory? # Comment the following line (add '#' at the beginning) # to disable mod_rewrite functions. # Please note: you still need to disable the hack in # the vBSEO control panel to stop url rewrites. RewriteEngine On # Some servers require the Rewritebase directive to be # enabled (remove '#' at the beginning to activate) # Please note: when enabled, you must include the path # to your root vB folder (i.e. RewriteBase /forums) #RewriteBase / RewriteRule ^((urllist|sitemap).*\.(xml|txt)(\.gz)?)$ vbseo_sitemap/vbseo_getsitemap.php?sitemap=$1 [L] RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} -f RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} (admincp|modcp|clientscript|cpstyles|images)/ RewriteRule ^(.*)$ $1 [L] RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} !vbseourl= RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !chat RewriteRule ^(.*\.php)$ vbseo.php?vbseourl=$1&%{QUERY_STRING} [L] RewriteRule ^(archive/.*)$ vbseo.php?vbseourl=$1&%{QUERY_STRING} [L] RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d RewriteRule ^(.+)$ vbseo.php?vbseourl=$1&%{QUERY_STRING} [L] Code (markup):
Are your forums in a sub directory (eg /forums/)? If so, try uncommenting the #RewriteBase / line and adding your forums folder to the end eg RewriteBase /forums Code (markup): . If not, the vbseo forums are good at answering queries - have you tried them? Regards Jay