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[ThatScriptGuy]

OK, I've got a couple of issues with my VPS that I've been (so far) unable to solve. I don't have the cash to shell out to rack911 or I would....

Issue # 1: I can't enable mod_rewrite on apache 2. I'm running Suse 10. I edited /etc/sysconfig/apache2 and added 'rewrite' in the list of modules to load when starting. Restarted apache and the URLs most definitely aren't working right. I don't know if maybe the .htacess isn't taking hold or what? I've gone through /etc/sysconfig/apache2 and looked for a section that allows .htaccess files but I didn't find it (I thought that was in the apache config?)


Issue # 2: Mail being sent from the server is failing most of the time. When mail is sent by the forum software, it bounces from most mailservers with a 450 or 451 error. These, I understand, are address verification issues, but I don't know how to solve them. Mail is being sent from eclectic@mysite.com and that user has been created. However, the mail is still bouncing.

I would absolutely love to get these issues worked out ASAP as we would like to start a fairly large ad campaign soon...

Any help is appreciated.
Kevin

[Steven]

In your httpd.conf make sure it allows you to overwrite defaults.

[ThatScriptGuy]

Steven, I don't know where to look for this. This Suse setup is weird in that these sections that are usually in the httpd.conf file are found elsewhere and then included on apache startup. Therefore, I really don't know where to look for that portion.....

Kevin