mod_rewrite problem....

[GEWbert]

ok, put this up today, and now whenever i go to click on a forum it gives me a 404. the link to each forum is something like http://www.webmaster-cafe.com/forum/forum1.php.

given what i know, i'm pretty sure this should be .html, not php.

a copy of the mod is below, plus the .htacess. and it maybe possible i put the .htacess in the wrong place? its in the forum directory.

[code:1:41f4aacf4f]################################################## ############
## MOD Title: mod_rewrite
## MOD Author: wGEric < eric@egcnetwork.com > (Eric Faerber) http://eric.best-1.biz
## MOD Description: Use mod_rewrite on your board. It converts your dynamic links to something
## more Search Engine Friendly
## MOD Version: 1.0.0
##
## Installation Level: Easy/
## Installation Time: 10 Minutes
## Files To Edit: includes/page_header.php
## includes/page_footer.php
## .htaccess (may need to)
## Included Files: .htaccess (may need to use)
################################################## ############
## For Security Purposes, Please Check: http://www.phpbb.com/mods/ for the
## latest version of this MOD. Downloading this MOD from other sites could cause malicious code
## to enter into your phpBB Forum. As such, phpBB will not offer support for MOD's not offered
## in our MOD-Database, located at: http://www.phpbb.com/mods/
################################################## ############
## Author Notes:
## This MOD requires that mod_rewrite is enabled on your server and
## supports .htaccess.
##
## If your server doesn't support .htaccess you will need to add the
## rewrite rules to your server configuration. I will not help you
## do this. You will be on your own.
##
## If you already have a .htaccess file in the main directory of your,
## you will need to add the contents of the .htaccess file that is included
## to your exsisting file.
##
## If you don't have a .htaccess file in the main directory of your site
## you will need to copy the one that is included with this MOD.
##
################################################## ############
## MOD History:
##
## 2004-01-12 - Version 1.0.0
## - First Release
##
################################################## ############
## Before Adding This MOD To Your Forum, You Should Back Up All Files Related To This MOD
################################################## ############


#
#-----[ COPY ]------------------------------------------
#
# Only do if you don't already have a .htaccess file in the main directory
# of your site. See Author Notes for more information
#

copy .htaccess to .htaccess


#
#-----[ OPEN ]------------------------------------------
#
includes/page_header.php


#
#-----[ FIND ]------------------------------------------
#
# Note: this line has been shortened. The full line is
# $template->set_filenames(array(
# 'overall_header' => ( empty($gen_simple_header) ) ? 'overall_header.tpl' : 'simple_header.tpl')
# );
#
$template->set_filenames(array(
'overall_header' =>
);

#
#-----[ AFTER, ADD ]------------------------------------------
#

ob_start();
function replace_mod_rewrite($s)
{
$urlin = array(
"'(?<!/)viewforum.php\?f=([0-9]*)&amp;topicdays=([0-9]*)&amp;start=([0-9]*)'",
"'(?<!/)viewforum.php\?f=([0-9]*)&amp;mark=topics'",
"'(?<!/)viewforum.php\?f=([0-9]*)'",

"'(?<!/)viewtopic.php\?t=([0-9]*)&amp;view=previous'",
"'(?<!/)viewtopic.php\?t=([0-9]*)&amp;view=next'",
"'(?<!/)viewtopic.php\?t=([0-9]*)&amp;view=newest'",
"'(?<!/)viewtopic.php\?t=([0-9]*)&amp;postdays=([0-9]*)&amp;postorder=([a-zA-Z]*)&amp;start=([0-9]*)'", "'(?<!/)viewtopic.php\?t=([0-9]*)&amp;start=([0-9]*)&amp;postdays=([0-9]*)&amp;postorder=([a-zA-Z]*)&amp;highlight=([a-zA-Z0-9]*)'",
"'(?<!/)viewtopic.php\?t=([0-9]*)&amp;start=([0-9]*)'",
"'(?<!/)viewtopic.php\?t=([0-9]*)'",
"'(?<!/)viewtopic.php\?p=([0-9]*)'");

$urlout = array(
"viewforum\\1-\\2-\\3.php",
"mforum\\1.php",
"forum\\1.php",

"ptopic\\1.php",
"ntopic\\1.php",
"newtopic\\1.php",
"ftopic\\1-\\2-\\3-\\4.php",
"ftopic\\1-\\2-\\3-\\4-\\5.php",
"ftopic\\1-\\2.php",
"ftopic\\1.php",
"sutra\\1.php");

$s = preg_replace($urlin, $urlout, $s);

return $s;
}

#
#-----[ OPEN ]------------------------------------------
#
includes/page_tail.php

#
#-----[ FIND ]------------------------------------------
#
$db->sql_close();

#
#-----[ AFTER, ADD ]------------------------------------------
#

$contents = ob_get_contents();
ob_end_clean();
echo replace_mod_rewrite($contents);
global $dbg_starttime;


#
#-----[ FIND ]------------------------------------------
#
$gzip_contents = ob_get_contents();
ob_end_clean();

#
#-----[ AFTER, ADD ]------------------------------------------
#


echo replace_for_mod_rewrite($contents);
global $dbg_starttime;

#
#-----[ SAVE/CLOSE ALL FILES ]------------------------------------------
#
# EoM [/code:1:41f4aacf4f]

.htaccess

[code:1:41f4aacf4f]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[/code:1:41f4aacf4f]

[GEWbert]

never mind, i got it working myself

[GEWbert]

well, i'm having a similar problem now.

whenever i try to go to a second page, it redirects me to the intial page....

i used http://www.phpbb.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?p=851615

i did have this fixed, but then i screwed the forum up, and lost it....

[RonHollingsworth]

So what's the word on this Geoff? I installed this exact same MOD and I got the exact same error you did. You said you got it working. What did you go? This is one of the easiest MODs I've installed so I'm pretty sure it's not me.