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The Problem:
The requested URL /UseBB/panel-login.html was not found on this server.
The requested URL /UseBB/panel-register.html was not found on this server.
The requested URL /UseBB/index.html was not found on this server.

And its like that for every link on index.php in my recently configured www/UseBB directory. But the index shows fine. Even with the link to the Test Forum, it just doesnt work.
The requested URL /UseBB/forum-1.html was not found on this server.

If i type: http://localhost/UseBB/search.php directly into the browser, i can reach the search page, which is inaccesible from the main page simply by clicking on search, it returns:
The requested URL /UseBB/search.html was not found on this server.
I found a problem like this on the forums, but i think theres a different issue here.

PHP5 + mysql4 + apache1.3 - and it works fine otherwise.
So any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
Andy

Have you uploaded the .htaccess file? The .html URL's (friendly URL's) work via mod_rewrite. This needs to be enabled to work. If mod_rewrite doesn't work you can disable friendly URL's by setting it in the config file:

$conf['friendly_urls'] = 0;

Yeah i tried that. I disabled friendly urls and it still didnt work. But im just realizing, is the config only read during the use of install.php? I thought it parsed it everytime, but that seems stupid now. Im going to reinstall with that option, but im curious, what special .htaccess is needed?

Thanks for your help.

No, the configuration is always loaded live. If you have disabled friendly URL's it won't generate any .html URL's anymore.

The .htaccess file comes with UseBB. You need to upload it, it contains mod_rewrite directives.

Your help has been terrific. Everything is beautiful and I got things working fine. However ....

In file functions.php on line 580:
E_USER_NOTICE - Unable to send e-mail!

I dont run any mail services on my webserver. I know it sounds strange, but I have my reasons. Does UseBB need to access mail? I have the config.php option users_must_activate set to 0. Figuring the forum would run fine without the use of email. Anyways, if its impossible to fix, i can move the forums. but i'd like to run them here. i suppose i could edit the code myself..

You could use these settings to disable all e-mails: http://www.usebb.net/community/topic-post1519.html#post1519