mod_rewrite: ok with Dathorn or no?

[jimtron]

I've found a few threads here regarding mod_rewrites, and I'm confused. One post quoted Andrew as saying they may not work here; others beg to differ. I tried adding this to an .htaccess file and I'm getting a 500 error:

Options -Indexes
RewriteEngine on
RewriteRule ^(browse|about)$ index.php?x=$1&pagenum=1
RewriteRule ^browse/([0-9]+)$ index.php?x=browse&category=&pagenum=$1
RewriteRule ^browse/category/([0-9]+)/([0-9]+)$ index.php?x=browse&category=$1&pagenum=$2
RewriteRule ^browse/category/([0-9]+)$ index.php?x=browse&category=$1&pagenum=1
RewriteRule ^comment/([0-9]+)$ index.php?popup=comment&showimage=$1
RewriteRule ^comment/submit$ index.php?x=save_comment
RewriteRule ^photo/([0-9]+)$ index.php?showimage=$1
RewriteRule ^photo/([0-9]+)/rating/([1-5])$ index.php?showimage=$1&rating=$2
RewriteRule ^photo/file/(.+)$ /images/$1
RewriteRule ^thumbnails/latest$ index.php?showthumb=latest&thumbtag=image
RewriteRule ^feeds/(rss|atom).xml$ index.php?x=$1
RewriteRule ^browse/archive/(.*)/([0-9]+)$ index.php?x=browse&archivedate=$1&pagenum=$2
RewriteRule ^browse/archive/(.*)$ index.php?x=browse&archivedate=$1&pagenum=1

Anyone have any thoughts on this? By the way, this if for a photoblog running Pixelpost (http://www.picturedujour.com).

Here's the error log:
[Sat Oct 15 17:45:13 2005] [error] [client 68.20.19.203] File does not exist: /home/pictured/public_html/404.shtml
[Sat Oct 15 17:45:13 2005] [error] [client 68.20.19.203] File does not exist: /home/pictured/public_html/favicon.ico
[Sat Oct 15 17:44:57 2005] [alert] [client 68.20.19.203] /home/pictured/public_html/.htaccess: Illegal option RewriteEngine
[Sat Oct 15 17:44:57 2005] [alert] [client 68.20.19.203] /home/pictured/public_html/.htaccess: Illegal option RewriteEngine
[Sat Oct 15 17:44:57 2005] [alert] [client 68.20.19.203] /home/pictured/public_html/.htaccess: Illegal option RewriteEngine
[Sat Oct 15 17:44:57 2005] [alert] [client 68.20.19.203] /home/pictured/public_html/.htaccess: Illegal option RewriteEngine
[Sat Oct 15 17:26:48 2005] [error] [client 71.112.94.185] File does not exist: /home/pictured/public_html/404.shtml
[Sat Oct 15 17:26:48 2005] [error] [client 71.112.94.185] File does not exist: /home/pictured/public_html/favicon.ico

[Buddha]

You did uploaded it as text, right? Though FollowSymlinks is usually on in httpd.conf. Try this Options instead ...

Options +FollowSymlinks -Indexes

[jimtron]

Thanks for the suggestion; I tried it but still no dice. Yes, I uploaded it as ascii text. The .htaccess file is in the root of my public_html folder, which is also the root Pixelpost folder. I also tried chmodding to 755, but it shouldn't need that many permissions, right?

[Buddha]

Drop the "Options -Indexes" line and see if that works?

Is it in Unix file format? I'm thinking it's missing the end of line and thinks "RewriteEngine on" is on the same line as "Options -Indexes"?

[sdjl]

Just to add another note, have you checked your error log under cPanel?
It normally gives you a fair bit of info when you get an error occuring on your .htaccess files

David

[Buddha]

[Sat Oct 15 17:44:57 2005] [alert] [client 68.20.19.203] /home/pictured/public_html/.htaccess: Illegal option RewriteEngine

Error doesn't seem to have anything to do with mod_rewrite but "Options" instead.

This produces the same error:

Options -Indexes RewriteEngine on

[jimtron]

Thanks, removing the option line did the trick--or at least I'm not getting a server error anymore. I haven't tested it beyond that yet, but I'll be checking back.

[sdjl]

Oops, would help if i read the whole thread before posting

David