I decided to no longer put off with not taking advantage of mod_rewrite and decided to tackle a problem. I did some reading and I customised the .htaccess file to the following:
Options -MultiViews
<IfModule mod_php4.c>
php_flag register_globals Off
</IfModule>
<IfModule mod_php5.c>
php_flag allow_url_include Off
php_flag register_globals Off
</IfModule>
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine on
url.rewrite-once = (
( "^articles/{0,1}$ articles.php [QSA,L]")
( "^articles/entry/([^/.]+)/{0,1}$ articles.php?action=viewarticle&articleUri=$1 [QSA,L]")")
( "^articles/entry/{0,1}$ articles.php?action=viewarticle&articleUri=$1 [QSA,L]")")
( "^articles/category/([^/.]+)/{0,1}$ articles.php?action=viewcategory&articleCatUri=$1 [QSA,L]")")
( "^news/{0,1}$ news.php [QSA,L]")
( "^news/([^/.]+)/{0,1}$ news.php?newsUri=$1 [QSA,L]")
( "^blogs/{0,1}$ blogs.php [QSA,L]")
( "^blogs/all/([0-9]+)/([0-9]+)/{0,1}$ blogs.php?page=$2&per_page=$1 [QSA,L]")
( "^blogs/top/{0,1}$ blogs.php?action=top_blogs [QSA,L]")
( "^blogs/top/([0-9]+)/([0-9]+)/{0,1}$ blogs.php?action=top_blogs&page=$2&per_page=$1 [QSA,L]")
( "^blogs/top_posts/{0,1}$ blogs.php?action=top_posts [QSA,L]")
( "^blogs/tag/([^/.]+)/{0,1}$ blogs.php?action=search_by_tag&tagKey=$1 [QSA,L]")
( "^blogs/tag/{0,1}$ blogs.php?action=search_by_tag&tagKey= [QSA,L]")
( "^blogs/posts/([^/.]+)/tag/([^/.]+)/{0,1}$ blogs.php?action=search_by_tag&tagKey=$2&ownerName=$1 [QSA,L]")
( "^blogs/posts/([^/.]+)/category/([^/.]+)/{0,1}$ blogs.php?action=show_member_blog&ownerName=$1&categoryUri=$2 [QSA,L]")
( "^blogs/entry/([^/.]+)/{0,1}$ blogs.php?action=show_member_post&postUri=$1 [QSA,L]")
( "^blogs/entry/{0,1}$ blogs.php?action=show_member_post&postUri= [QSA,L]")
( "^blogs/posts/([^/.]+)/{0,1}$ blogs.php?action=show_member_blog&ownerName=$1 [QSA,L]")
( "^blogs/posts/{0,1}$ blogs.php?action=show_member_blog&ownerName= [QSA,L]")
( "^blogs/posts/([^/.]+)/([0-9]+)/([0-9]+)/{0,1}$ blogs.php?action=show_member_blog&ownerName=$1&page=$3&per_page=$2 [QSA,L]")
( "^blogs/posts/([^/.]+)/category/([^/.]+)/([0-9]+)/([0-9]+)/{0,1}$ blogs.php?action=show_member_blog&ownerName=$1&categoryUri=$2&page=$4&per_page=$3 [QSA,L]")
( "^events/{0,1}$ events.php?show_events=all&action=show [QSA,L]")
( "^events/all/([0-9]+)/([0-9]+)/{0,1}$ events.php?show_events=all&action=show&page=$2&per_page=$1 [QSA,L]")
( "^events/part/{0,1}$ events.php?show_events=all&action=show [QSA,L]")
( "^events/search/{0,1}$ events.php?action=search [QSA,L]")
( "^events/search/([^/.]+)/{0,1}$ events.php?action=search_by_tag&tagKey=$1 [QSA,L]")
( "^events/my/{0,1}$ events.php?action=show&show_events=my [QSA,L]")
( "^events/new/{0,1}$ events.php?action=new [QSA,L]")
( "^events/entry/([^/.]+)/{0,1}$ events.php?action=show_info&eventUri=$1 [QSA,L]")
( "^events/part/([^/.]+)/{0,1}$ events.php?action=show_part&eventUri=$1 [QSA,L]")
( "^ads/{0,1}$ classifieds.php?Browse=1 [QSA,L]")
( "^ads/search/{0,1}$ classifieds.php?SearchForm=1 [QSA,L]")
( "^ads/my/{0,1}$ classifiedsmy.php?MyAds=1 [QSA,L]")
( "^ads/new/{0,1}$ classifiedsmy.php?PostAd=1 [QSA,L]")
( "^ads/cat/([^/.]+)/{0,1}$ classifieds.php?catUri=$1 [QSA,L]")
( "^ads/all/cat/([0-9]+)/([0-9]+)/([^/.]+)/{0,1}$ classifieds.php?catUri=$3&page=$2&per_page=$1 [QSA,L]")
( "^ads/subcat/([^/.]+)/{0,1}$ classifieds.php?scatUri=$1 [QSA,L]")
( "^ads/all/subcat/([0-9]+)/([0-9]+)/([^/.]+)/{0,1}$ classifieds.php?scatUri=$3&page=$2&per_page=$1 [QSA,L]")
( "^ads/entry/([^/.]+)/{0,1}$ classifieds.php?entryUri=$1 [QSA,L]")
( "^ads/tag/([^/.]+)/{0,1}$ classifieds_tags.php?tag=$1 [QSA,L]")
( "^photo/all/([0-9]+)/([0-9]+)/{0,1}$ browsePhoto.php?page=$2&per_page=$1 [QSA,L]")
( "^photo/gallery_top/{0,1}$ browsePhoto.php?rate=top [QSA,L]")
( "^photo/gallery_top/([0-9]+)/([0-9]+)/{0,1}$ browsePhoto.php?rate=top&page=$2&per_page=$1 [QSA,L]")
( "^photo/gallery_top/([0-9]+)/([0-9]+)/{0,1}$ browsePhoto.php?rate=top&page=$2&per_page=$1 [QSA,L]")
( "^photo/gallery_tag/([^/.]+)/([0-9]+)/([0-9]+)/{0,1}$ browsePhoto.php?tag=$1&page=$3&per_page=$2 [QSA,L]")
( "^photo/gallery_tag/([^/.]+)/([0-9]+)/([0-9]+)/$ browsePhoto.php?tag=$1&page=$3&per_page=$2 [QSA,L]")
( "^photo/gallery_tag/([^/.]+)/{0,1}$ browsePhoto.php?tag=$1 [QSA,L]")
( "^photo/gallery/all/([^/.]+)/([0-9]+)/([0-9]+)$ browsePhoto.php?ownerName=$1&page=$3&per_page=$2 [QSA,L]")
( "^photo/gallery/all/([^/.]+)/([0-9]+)/([0-9]+)/$ browsePhoto.php?ownerName=$1&page=$3&per_page=$2 [QSA,L]")
( "^photo/gallery/all/([^/.]+)/{0,1}$ browsePhoto.php?ownerName=$1 [QSA,L]")
( "^photo/gallery/([^/.]+)/{0,1}$ viewPhoto.php?fileUri=$1 [QSA,L]")
( "^photo/gallery/{0,1}$ viewPhoto.php?fileUri=$1 [QSA,L]")
( "^music/all/([0-9]+)/([0-9]+)/{0,1}$ browseMusic.php?page=$2&per_page=$1 [QSA,L]")
( "^music/gallery_top/{0,1}$ browseMusic.php?rate=top [QSA,L]")
( "^music/gallery_top/([0-9]+)/([0-9]+)/{0,1}$ browseMusic.php?rate=top&page=$2&per_page=$1 [QSA,L]")
( "^music/gallery_top/([0-9]+)/([0-9]+)/{0,1}$ browseMusic.php?rate=top&page=$2&per_page=$1 [QSA,L]")
( "^music/gallery_tag/([^/.]+)/([0-9]+)/([0-9]+)/{0,1}$ browseMusic.php?tag=$1&page=$3&per_page=$2 [QSA,L]")
( "^music/gallery_tag/([^/.]+)/([0-9]+)/([0-9]+)/$ browseMusic.php?tag=$1&page=$3&per_page=$2 [QSA,L]")
( "^music/gallery_tag/([^/.]+)/{0,1}$ browseMusic.php?tag=$1 [QSA,L]")
( "^music/gallery/all/([^/.]+)/([0-9]+)/([0-9]+)$ browseMusic.php?ownerName=$1&page=$3&per_page=$2 [QSA,L]")
( "^music/gallery/all/([^/.]+)/([0-9]+)/([0-9]+)/$ browseMusic.php?ownerName=$1&page=$3&per_page=$2 [QSA,L]")
( "^music/gallery/all/([^/.]+)/{0,1}$ browseMusic.php?ownerName=$1 [QSA,L]")
( "^music/gallery/([^/.]+)/{0,1}$ viewMusic.php?fileUri=$1 [QSA,L]")
( "^music/gallery/{0,1}$ viewMusic.php?fileUri=$1 [QSA,L]")
( "^video/all/([0-9]+)/([0-9]+)/{0,1}$ browseVideo.php?page=$2&per_page=$1 [QSA,L]")
( "^video/gallery_top/{0,1}$ browseVideo.php?rate=top [QSA,L]")
( "^video/gallery_top/([0-9]+)/([0-9]+)/{0,1}$ browseVideo.php?rate=top&page=$2&per_page=$1 [QSA,L]")
( "^video/gallery_top/([0-9]+)/([0-9]+)/{0,1}$ browseVideo.php?rate=top&page=$2&per_page=$1 [QSA,L]")
( "^video/gallery_tag/([^/.]+)/([0-9]+)/([0-9]+)/{0,1}$ browseVideo.php?tag=$1&page=$3&per_page=$2 [QSA,L]")
( "^video/gallery_tag/([^/.]+)/([0-9]+)/([0-9]+)/$ browseVideo.php?tag=$1&page=$3&per_page=$2 [QSA,L]")
( "^video/gallery_tag/([^/.]+)/{0,1}$ browseVideo.php?tag=$1 [QSA,L]")
( "^video/gallery/all/([^/.]+)/([0-9]+)/([0-9]+)$ browseVideo.php?ownerName=$1&page=$3&per_page=$2 [QSA,L]")
( "^video/gallery/all/([^/.]+)/([0-9]+)/([0-9]+)/$ browseVideo.php?ownerName=$1&page=$3&per_page=$2 [QSA,L]")
( "^video/gallery/all/([^/.]+)/{0,1}$ browseVideo.php?ownerName=$1 [QSA,L]")
( "^video/gallery/([^/.]+)/{0,1}$ viewVideo.php?fileUri=$1 [QSA,L]")
( "^video/gallery/{0,1}$ viewVideo.php?fileUri=$1 [QSA,L]")
( "^groups/all/{0,1}$ grp.php [QSA,L]")
( "^groups/entry/([^/.]+)/{0,1}$ grp.php?action=group&groupUri=$1 [QSA,L]")
( "^groups/category/([^/.]+)/{0,1}$ grp.php?action=categ&categUri=$1 [QSA,L]")
( "^groups/keyword/([^/.]+)/{0,1}$ grp.php?action=categ&keyword=$1 [QSA,L]")
( "^search/tag/([^/.]+)/{0,1}$ search.php?Tags=$1 [QSA,L]")
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} -f [OR]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} -d
.+ - [L]
( "^([A-Za-z0-9_-]+)$ profile.php?ID=$1 [QSA,L]")
)
</IfModule>
###Start Lxadmin PHP config Area
###Please Don't edit these comments or the content in between. lxadmin uses this to recognize the lines it writes to the the file. If the above line is corrupted, it may fail to recognize them, leading to multiple lines.
<Ifmodule mod_php4.c>
php_value error_log /home/admin/__processed_stats/mynetbook.net.phplog
php_value upload_max_filesize 20M
php_value max_execution_time 30
php_value max_input_time 60
php_value memory_limit 32M
php_value post_max_size 8M
php_flag register_globals off
php_flag display_errors on
php_flag file_uploads on
php_flag log_errors on
php_flag output_buffering off
php_flag register_argc_argv on
php_flag magic_quotes_gpc on
php_flag magic_quotes_runtime on
php_flag magic_quotes_sybase on
php_flag mysql.allow_persistent on
php_flag register_long_arrays on
php_flag allow_url_fopen on
php_flag cgi.force_redirect on
php_flag enable_dl on
</Ifmodule>
<Ifmodule mod_php5.c>
php_value error_log /home/admin/__processed_stats/mynetbook.net.phplog
php_value upload_max_filesize 20M
php_value max_execution_time 30
php_value max_input_time 60
php_value memory_limit 32M
php_value post_max_size 8M
php_flag register_globals off
php_flag display_errors on
php_flag file_uploads on
php_flag log_errors on
php_flag output_buffering off
php_flag register_argc_argv on
php_flag magic_quotes_gpc on
php_flag magic_quotes_runtime on
php_flag magic_quotes_sybase on
php_flag mysql.allow_persistent on
php_flag register_long_arrays on
php_flag allow_url_fopen on
php_flag cgi.force_redirect on
php_flag enable_dl on
</Ifmodule>
###End Lxadmin PHP config Area
However, it doesn't work.
Is there something I've overlooked?