phpld 2.2 & htaccess issue

I'm trying to get the mod rewrite to work in the .htaccess in phpld 2.2

My hosting is 000webhost.com

I know the mod rewrite module is enabled in Apache.

I have seem to tried everything to make it work but can't

Example of one of my category url is http://directory.com/index?c=8

Any help would be appreciated.

Here is my .htaccess in my root directory.

#################################################
## PHP Link Directory - Apache Server Settings ##
#################################################

# Protect files
<Files ~ "^(.*)\.(inc|inc\.php|tpl|sql)$">
Order deny,allow
Deny from all
</Files>

# Protect directories
<Files ~ "^(files|images|include|lang|libs(/.+)?|temp(/.+)?|templates(/.+)?|javascripts(/.+)?)$">
Order deny,allow
Deny from all
</Files>

# Disable directory browsing
Options -Indexes

# Follow symbolic links in this directory
Options +FollowSymLinks

# Set the default handler
DirectoryIndex index.php

# URL rewrite rules
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /
## Category redirect
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-l
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ index.php [RQSA,L]
</IfModule>

 

I have seen many hosts do not like this line:

RewriteBase /

Code (markup):

 

version 2.2... i not sure what are you asking... but try go to System >> Edit Setting >> Directory and take a look at Enable URL rewrite put it at YES