Orca Forums 404 error

I have checked the htaccess file and this appears correct. Module has been installed. Although unsure on permission levels needed for the forum itself 777 or 775 or 664 or different. I can provide more info if needed on this issue. Attached is screen shot of error.

try this url

yoursite.com/modules/boonex/forum

if this works then theres issue with your .htaccess

if it still won't load, make sure all forum files and folders actually exist in location

If they do, and stil won't load, email your hosting provider, and find out if they are running suPHP, if they are, tell them to make your forum folders 755, and forum files 644 permissions

Provide us with you site url

Yep apprears to be the htaccess thats causing it. It's dropping right into the site netbuzzz.com/forum and that doesn't exist. I copy the whole path and it works fine www.netbuzzz.com/modules/boonex/forum

Odd thing is the root access .htaccess looks fine to me. This is the base of my file at root.

Site name is http://www.netbuzzz.com

It's just started and still adding mods as well as in process of creating some for use on the site as well.

.htaccess
ASCII text

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

RewriteRule ^articles/{0,1}$   articles.php [QSA,L]
RewriteRule ^articles/entry/([^/.]+)/{0,1}$   articles.php?action=viewarticle&articleUri=$1 [QSA,L]
RewriteRule ^articles/entry/{0,1}$   articles.php?action=viewarticle&articleUri=$1 [QSA,L]
RewriteRule ^articles/category/([^/.]+)/{0,1}$   articles.php?action=viewcategory&articleCatUri=$1 [QSA,L]

RewriteRule ^news/{0,1}$  news.php [QSA,L]
RewriteRule ^news/([^/.]+)/{0,1}$  news.php?newsUri=$1 [QSA,L]

RewriteRule ^blogs/{0,1}$   modules/boonex/blogs/blogs.php [QSA,L]
RewriteRule ^blogs/all/{0,1}$  modules/boonex/blogs/blogs.php?action=all  [QSA,L]
RewriteRule ^blogs/all/([0-9]+)/([0-9]+)/{0,1}$  modules/boonex/blogs/blogs.php?page=$2&per_page=$1  [QSA,L]
RewriteRule ^blogs/top/{0,1}$   modules/boonex/blogs/blogs.php?action=top_blogs [QSA,L]
RewriteRule ^blogs/top/([0-9]+)/([0-9]+)/{0,1}$   modules/boonex/blogs/blogs.php?action=top_blogs&page=$2&per_page=$1 [QSA,L]
RewriteRule ^blogs/top_posts/{0,1}$   modules/boonex/blogs/blogs.php?action=top_posts [QSA,L]
RewriteRule ^blogs/top_posts/([0-9]+)/([0-9]+)/{0,1}$   modules/boonex/blogs/blogs.php?action=top_posts&page=$2&per_page=$1 [QSA,L]
RewriteRule ^blogs/tag/([^/.]+)/{0,1}$   modules/boonex/blogs/blogs.php?action=search_by_tag&tagKey=$1 [QSA,L]
RewriteRule ^blogs/tag/{0,1}$   modules/boonex/blogs/blogs.php?action=search_by_tag&tagKey= [QSA,L]
RewriteRule ^blogs/posts/([^/.]+)/tag/([^/.]+)/{0,1}$   modules/boonex/blogs/blogs.php?action=search_by_tag&tagKey=$2&ownerName=$1 [QSA,L]
RewriteRule ^blogs/posts/([^/.]+)/category/([^/.]+)/{0,1}$   modules/boonex/blogs/blogs.php?action=show_member_blog&ownerName=$1&categoryUri=$2 [QSA,L]
RewriteRule ^blogs/entry/([^/.]+)/{0,1}$   modules/boonex/blogs/blogs.php?action=show_member_post&postUri=$1 [QSA,L]
RewriteRule ^blogs/entry/{0,1}$    modules/boonex/blogs/blogs.php?action=show_member_post&postUri= [QSA,L]
RewriteRule ^blogs/posts/([^/.]+)/{0,1}$   modules/boonex/blogs/blogs.php?action=show_member_blog&ownerName=$1 [QSA,L]
RewriteRule ^blogs/posts/{0,1}$   modules/boonex/blogs/blogs.php?action=show_member_blog&ownerName= [QSA,L]
RewriteRule ^blogs/posts/([^/.]+)/([0-9]+)/([0-9]+)/{0,1}$   modules/boonex/blogs/blogs.php?action=show_member_blog&ownerName=$1&page=$3&per_page=$2 [QSA,L]
RewriteRule ^blogs/posts/([^/.]+)/category/([^/.]+)/([0-9]+)/([0-9]+)/{0,1}$   modules/boonex/blogs/blogs.php?action=show_member_blog&ownerName=$1&categoryUri=$2&page=$4&per_page=$3 [QSA,L]
RewriteRule ^blogs/home/{0,1}$   modules/boonex/blogs/blogs.php?action=home [QSA,L]
RewriteRule ^blogs/all_posts/{0,1}$   modules/boonex/blogs/blogs.php?action=all_posts [QSA,L]
RewriteRule ^blogs/popular_posts/{0,1}$   modules/boonex/blogs/blogs.php?action=popular_posts [QSA,L]
RewriteRule ^blogs/featured_posts/{0,1}$   modules/boonex/blogs/blogs.php?action=featured_posts [QSA,L]
RewriteRule ^blogs/tags/{0,1}$   modules/boonex/blogs/blogs.php?action=tags [QSA,L]
RewriteRule ^blogs/show_calendar/{0,1}$   modules/boonex/blogs/blogs.php?action=show_calendar [QSA,L]
RewriteRule ^blogs/my_page/{0,1}$   modules/boonex/blogs/blogs.php?action=my_page&mode=main [QSA,L]
RewriteRule ^blogs/my_page/add/{0,1}$   modules/boonex/blogs/blogs.php?action=my_page&mode=add [QSA,L]
RewriteRule ^blogs/my_page/manage/{0,1}$   modules/boonex/blogs/blogs.php?action=my_page&mode=manage [QSA,L]
RewriteRule ^blogs/my_page/pending/{0,1}$   modules/boonex/blogs/blogs.php?action=my_page&mode=pending [QSA,L]
RewriteRule ^blogs/my_page/edit/([0-9]+)/{0,1}$  modules/boonex/blogs/blogs.php?action=edit_post&EditPostID=$1 [QSA,L]
RewriteRule ^blogs/member_posts/([0-9]+)/{0,1}$   modules/boonex/blogs/blogs.php?action=show_member_blog&ownerID=$1 [QSA,L]
RewriteRule ^blogs/category/([^/.]+)/{0,1}$   modules/boonex/blogs/blogs.php?action=category&uri=$1 [QSA,L]
RewriteRule ^blogs/{0,1}$   blogs.php [QSA,L]
RewriteRule ^blogs/all/([0-9]+)/([0-9]+)/{0,1}$  blogs.php?page=$2&per_page=$1  [QSA,L]
RewriteRule ^blogs/top/{0,1}$   blogs.php?action=top_blogs [QSA,L]
RewriteRule ^blogs/top/([0-9]+)/([0-9]+)/{0,1}$   blogs.php?action=top_blogs&page=$2&per_page=$1 [QSA,L]
RewriteRule ^blogs/top_posts/{0,1}$   blogs.php?action=top_posts [QSA,L]
RewriteRule ^blogs/tag/([^/.]+)/{0,1}$   blogs.php?action=search_by_tag&tagKey=$1 [QSA,L]
RewriteRule ^blogs/tag/{0,1}$   blogs.php?action=search_by_tag&tagKey= [QSA,L]
RewriteRule ^blogs/posts/([^/.]+)/tag/([^/.]+)/{0,1}$   blogs.php?action=search_by_tag&tagKey=$2&ownerName=$1 [QSA,L]
RewriteRule ^blogs/posts/([^/.]+)/category/([^/.]+)/{0,1}$   blogs.php?action=show_member_blog&ownerName=$1&categoryUri=$2 [QSA,L]
RewriteRule ^blogs/entry/([^/.]+)/{0,1}$   blogs.php?action=show_member_post&postUri=$1 [QSA,L]
RewriteRule ^blogs/entry/{0,1}$    blogs.php?action=show_member_post&postUri= [QSA,L]
RewriteRule ^blogs/posts/([^/.]+)/{0,1}$   blogs.php?action=show_member_blog&ownerName=$1 [QSA,L]
RewriteRule ^blogs/posts/{0,1}$   blogs.php?action=show_member_blog&ownerName= [QSA,L]
RewriteRule ^blogs/posts/([^/.]+)/([0-9]+)/([0-9]+)/{0,1}$   blogs.php?action=show_member_blog&ownerName=$1&page=$3&per_page=$2 [QSA,L]
RewriteRule ^blogs/posts/([^/.]+)/category/([^/.]+)/([0-9]+)/([0-9]+)/{0,1}$   blogs.php?action=show_member_blog&ownerName=$1&categoryUri=$2&page=$4&per_page=$3 [QSA,L]

RewriteRule ^events/{0,1}$  events.php?show_events=all&action=show [QSA,L]
RewriteRule ^events/all/([0-9]+)/([0-9]+)/{0,1}$  events.php?show_events=all&action=show&page=$2&per_page=$1  [QSA,L]
RewriteRule ^events/part/{0,1}$  events.php?show_events=all&action=show [QSA,L]
RewriteRule ^events/search/{0,1}$  events.php?action=search [QSA,L]
RewriteRule ^events/search/([^/.]+)/{0,1}$  events.php?action=search_by_tag&tagKey=$1 [QSA,L]
RewriteRule ^events/my/{0,1}$  events.php?action=show&show_events=my [QSA,L]
RewriteRule ^events/new/{0,1}$  events.php?action=new [QSA,L]
RewriteRule ^events/entry/([^/.]+)/{0,1}$  events.php?action=show_info&eventUri=$1 [QSA,L]
RewriteRule ^events/part/([^/.]+)/{0,1}$  events.php?action=show_part&eventUri=$1 [QSA,L]


RewriteRule ^ads/{0,1}$  modules/boonex/ads/classifieds.php?Browse=1 [QSA,L]
RewriteRule ^ads/my_page/{0,1}$  modules/boonex/ads/classifieds.php?action=my_page [QSA,L]
RewriteRule ^ads/my_page/add/{0,1}$  modules/boonex/ads/classifieds.php?action=my_page&mode=add [QSA,L]
RewriteRule ^ads/my_page/edit/([0-9]+)/{0,1}$  modules/boonex/ads/classifieds.php?action=my_page&mode=add&EditPostID=$1 [QSA,L]
RewriteRule ^ads/my_page/edit/([0-9]+)/dimg/([0-9]+)/{0,1}$  modules/boonex/ads/classifieds.php?action=my_page&mode=add&EditPostID=$1&dimg=$2 [QSA,L]
RewriteRule ^ads/my_page/manage/{0,1}$  modules/boonex/ads/classifieds.php?action=my_page&mode=manage [QSA,L]
RewriteRule ^ads/my_page/pending/{0,1}$  modules/boonex/ads/classifieds.php?action=my_page&mode=pending [QSA,L]
RewriteRule ^ads/my_page/disapproved/{0,1}$  modules/boonex/ads/classifieds.php?action=my_page&mode=disapproved [QSA,L]
RewriteRule ^ads/cat/([^/.]+)/{0,1}$  modules/boonex/ads/classifieds.php?catUri=$1 [QSA,L]
RewriteRule ^ads/all/cat/([0-9]+)/([0-9]+)/([^/.]+)/{0,1}$  modules/boonex/ads/classifieds.php?catUri=$3&page=$2&per_page=$1 [QSA,L]
RewriteRule ^ads/subcat/([^/.]+)/{0,1}$  modules/boonex/ads/classifieds.php?scatUri=$1 [QSA,L]
RewriteRule ^ads/all/subcat/([0-9]+)/([0-9]+)/([^/.]+)/{0,1}$  modules/boonex/ads/classifieds.php?scatUri=$3&page=$2&per_page=$1 [QSA,L]
RewriteRule ^ads/entry/([^/.]+)/{0,1}$  modules/boonex/ads/classifieds.php?entryUri=$1 [QSA,L]
RewriteRule ^ads/tag/([^/.]+)/{0,1}$  modules/boonex/ads/classifieds_tags.php?tag=$1 [QSA,L]
RewriteRule ^ads/calendar/{0,1}$  modules/boonex/ads/classifieds.php?action=show_calendar [QSA,L]
RewriteRule ^ads/categories/{0,1}$  modules/boonex/ads/classifieds.php?action=show_categories [QSA,L]
RewriteRule ^ads/tags/{0,1}$  modules/boonex/ads/classifieds.php?action=tags [QSA,L]
RewriteRule ^ads/all_ads/{0,1}$  modules/boonex/ads/classifieds.php?action=show_all_ads [QSA,L]
RewriteRule ^ads/top_ads/{0,1}$  modules/boonex/ads/classifieds.php?action=show_top_rated [QSA,L]
RewriteRule ^ads/popular_ads/{0,1}$  modules/boonex/ads/classifieds.php?action=show_popular [QSA,L]
RewriteRule ^ads/featured_ads/{0,1}$  modules/boonex/ads/classifieds.php?action=show_featured [QSA,L]

RewriteRule ^ads/{0,1}$  classifieds.php?Browse=1 [QSA,L]
RewriteRule ^ads/search/{0,1}$  classifieds.php?SearchForm=1 [QSA,L]
RewriteRule ^ads/my/{0,1}$  classifiedsmy.php?MyAds=1 [QSA,L]
RewriteRule ^ads/new/{0,1}$  classifiedsmy.php?PostAd=1 [QSA,L]
RewriteRule ^ads/cat/([^/.]+)/{0,1}$  classifieds.php?catUri=$1 [QSA,L]
RewriteRule ^ads/all/cat/([0-9]+)/([0-9]+)/([^/.]+)/{0,1}$  classifieds.php?catUri=$3&page=$2&per_page=$1 [QSA,L]
RewriteRule ^ads/subcat/([^/.]+)/{0,1}$  classifieds.php?scatUri=$1 [QSA,L]
RewriteRule ^ads/all/subcat/([0-9]+)/([0-9]+)/([^/.]+)/{0,1}$  classifieds.php?scatUri=$3&page=$2&per_page=$1 [QSA,L]
RewriteRule ^ads/entry/([^/.]+)/{0,1}$  classifieds.php?entryUri=$1 [QSA,L]
RewriteRule ^ads/tag/([^/.]+)/{0,1}$  classifieds_tags.php?tag=$1 [QSA,L]

RewriteRule ^photo/all/([0-9]+)/([0-9]+)/{0,1}$   browsePhoto.php?page=$2&per_page=$1 [QSA,L]
RewriteRule ^photo/gallery_top/{0,1}$  browsePhoto.php?rate=top [QSA,L]
RewriteRule ^photo/gallery_top/([0-9]+)/([0-9]+)/{0,1}$  browsePhoto.php?rate=top&page=$2&per_page=$1 [QSA,L]
RewriteRule ^photo/gallery_top/([0-9]+)/([0-9]+)/{0,1}$  browsePhoto.php?rate=top&page=$2&per_page=$1 [QSA,L]
RewriteRule ^photo/gallery_tag/([^/.]+)/([0-9]+)/([0-9]+)/{0,1}$  browsePhoto.php?tag=$1&page=$3&per_page=$2 [QSA,L]
RewriteRule ^photo/gallery_tag/([^/.]+)/([0-9]+)/([0-9]+)/$  browsePhoto.php?tag=$1&page=$3&per_page=$2 [QSA,L]
RewriteRule ^photo/gallery_tag/([^/.]+)/{0,1}$  browsePhoto.php?tag=$1 [QSA,L]
RewriteRule ^photo/gallery/all/([^/.]+)/([0-9]+)/([0-9]+)$  browsePhoto.php?ownerName=$1&page=$3&per_page=$2 [QSA,L]
RewriteRule ^photo/gallery/all/([^/.]+)/([0-9]+)/([0-9]+)/$  browsePhoto.php?ownerName=$1&page=$3&per_page=$2 [QSA,L]
RewriteRule ^photo/gallery/all/([^/.]+)/{0,1}$  browsePhoto.php?ownerName=$1 [QSA,L]
RewriteRule ^photo/gallery/([^/.]+)/{0,1}$  viewPhoto.php?fileUri=$1 [QSA,L]
RewriteRule ^photo/gallery/{0,1}$  viewPhoto.php?fileUri=$1 [QSA,L]

RewriteRule ^music/all/([0-9]+)/([0-9]+)/{0,1}$  browseMusic.php?page=$2&per_page=$1 [QSA,L]
RewriteRule ^music/gallery_top/{0,1}$  browseMusic.php?rate=top [QSA,L]
RewriteRule ^music/gallery_top/([0-9]+)/([0-9]+)/{0,1}$  browseMusic.php?rate=top&page=$2&per_page=$1 [QSA,L]
RewriteRule ^music/gallery_top/([0-9]+)/([0-9]+)/{0,1}$  browseMusic.php?rate=top&page=$2&per_page=$1 [QSA,L]
RewriteRule ^music/gallery_tag/([^/.]+)/([0-9]+)/([0-9]+)/{0,1}$  browseMusic.php?tag=$1&page=$3&per_page=$2 [QSA,L]
RewriteRule ^music/gallery_tag/([^/.]+)/([0-9]+)/([0-9]+)/$  browseMusic.php?tag=$1&page=$3&per_page=$2 [QSA,L]
RewriteRule ^music/gallery_tag/([^/.]+)/{0,1}$  browseMusic.php?tag=$1 [QSA,L]
RewriteRule ^music/gallery/all/([^/.]+)/([0-9]+)/([0-9]+)$  browseMusic.php?ownerName=$1&page=$3&per_page=$2 [QSA,L]
RewriteRule ^music/gallery/all/([^/.]+)/([0-9]+)/([0-9]+)/$  browseMusic.php?ownerName=$1&page=$3&per_page=$2 [QSA,L]
RewriteRule ^music/gallery/all/([^/.]+)/{0,1}$  browseMusic.php?ownerName=$1 [QSA,L]
RewriteRule ^music/gallery/([^/.]+)/{0,1}$  viewMusic.php?fileUri=$1 [QSA,L]
RewriteRule ^music/gallery/{0,1}$  viewMusic.php?fileUri=$1 [QSA,L]

RewriteRule ^video/all/([0-9]+)/([0-9]+)/{0,1}$  browseVideo.php?page=$2&per_page=$1 [QSA,L]
RewriteRule ^video/gallery_top/{0,1}$  browseVideo.php?rate=top [QSA,L]
RewriteRule ^video/gallery_top/([0-9]+)/([0-9]+)/{0,1}$  browseVideo.php?rate=top&page=$2&per_page=$1 [QSA,L]
RewriteRule ^video/gallery_top/([0-9]+)/([0-9]+)/{0,1}$  browseVideo.php?rate=top&page=$2&per_page=$1 [QSA,L]
RewriteRule ^video/gallery_tag/([^/.]+)/([0-9]+)/([0-9]+)/{0,1}$  browseVideo.php?tag=$1&page=$3&per_page=$2 [QSA,L]
RewriteRule ^video/gallery_tag/([^/.]+)/([0-9]+)/([0-9]+)/$  browseVideo.php?tag=$1&page=$3&per_page=$2 [QSA,L]
RewriteRule ^video/gallery_tag/([^/.]+)/{0,1}$  browseVideo.php?tag=$1 [QSA,L]
RewriteRule ^video/gallery/all/([^/.]+)/([0-9]+)/([0-9]+)$  browseVideo.php?ownerName=$1&page=$3&per_page=$2 [QSA,L]
RewriteRule ^video/gallery/all/([^/.]+)/([0-9]+)/([0-9]+)/$  browseVideo.php?ownerName=$1&page=$3&per_page=$2 [QSA,L]
RewriteRule ^video/gallery/all/([^/.]+)/{0,1}$  browseVideo.php?ownerName=$1 [QSA,L]
RewriteRule ^video/gallery/([^/.]+)/{0,1}$  viewVideo.php?fileUri=$1 [QSA,L]
RewriteRule ^video/gallery/{0,1}$  viewVideo.php?fileUri=$1 [QSA,L]

RewriteRule ^search/tag/([^/.]+)/{0,1}$  search.php?Tags=$1 [QSA,L]

RewriteRule ^browse/([^/.]+)/([^/.]+)/([^/.]+)$ browse.php?sex=$1&age=$2&country=$3 [QSA,L]

RewriteRule ^m/(.*)$  modules/index.php?r=$1 [QSA,L]

RewriteRule ^forum/groups/(.*)$  modules/boonex/forum/$1?orca_integration=groups [QSA,L]
RewriteRule ^forum/events/(.*)$  modules/boonex/forum/$1?orca_integration=events [QSA,L]
RewriteRule ^forum/store/(.*)$  modules/boonex/forum/$1?orca_integration=store [QSA,L]
RewriteRule ^forum/$  modules/boonex/forum/index.php [QSA,L]
RewriteRule ^forum/(.*)$  modules/boonex/forum/$1 [QSA,L]

RewriteRule ^group/(.+)\.htm$   index.php?action=goto&cat_id=$1   [QSA,L]
RewriteRule ^forum/(.+)-([0-9]+)\.htm$   index.php?action=goto&forum_id=$1&start=$2    [QSA,L]
RewriteRule ^forum/(.+)\.htm$   index.php?action=goto&forum_id=$1&start=0    [QSA,L]
RewriteRule ^topic/(.+)\.htm$   index.php?action=goto&topic_id=$1    [QSA,L]
RewriteRule ^user/(.+)\.htm$   index.php?action=goto&user=$1         [QSA,L]

RewriteRule ^rss/forum/(.+)\.htm$    index.php?action=rss_forum&forum=$1 [QSA,L]
RewriteRule ^rss/topic/(.+)\.htm$    index.php?action=rss_topic&topic=$1 [QSA,L]
RewriteRule ^rss/user/(.+)\.htm$     index.php?action=rss_user&user=$1  [QSA,L]
RewriteRule ^rss/all\.htm$           index.php?action=rss_all&sort=      [QSA,L]



RewriteRule ^page/(.*)$  viewPage.php?ID=$1 [QSA,L]

RewriteRule ^groups/all/{0,1}$ grp.php [QSA,L]
RewriteRule ^groups/entry/([^/.]+)/{0,1}$	grp.php?action=group&groupUri=$1	[QSA,L]
RewriteRule ^groups/category/([^/.]+)/{0,1}$		grp.php?action=categ&categUri=$1	[QSA,L]
RewriteRule ^groups/keyword/([^/.]+)/{0,1}$		grp.php?action=categ&keyword=$1	[QSA,L]

RewriteRule ^search/tag/([^/.]+)/{0,1}$  search.php?Tags=$1 [QSA,L]

RewriteRule ^New\sPage$  viewPage.php?ID=New+Page [QSA,L]

RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} -f [OR]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} -d
RewriteRule .+ - [L]
RewriteRule ^([A-Za-z0-9_-]+)$ profile.php?ID=$1 [QSA,L]

</IfModule>

AddType application/vnd.adobe.air-application-installer-package+zip .air
AddType application/x-shockwave-flash .swf

# Use PHP5 as default
#AddHandler application/x-httpd-php5 .php

None of your modules are using the m permalink and your profiles are also using the long version.

This indicates you have all of the permalinks shut off in admin so you would not be able to tell if your .htaccess file is being used or not becuse 90% of it is not used with permalinks shut off.

If you turn on the permalinks i think you will find that most of your site will not work.

So this tells me that your server is not processing the .htaccess file at all. Either mod-rewrite is not enabled on the server or the apache web server is not configured with allow overrides.

You may also want to try adding the following to your .htaccess file:

RewriteBase /

just above your first RewriteRule. You should change it if your site isn't located directly under /public_html/.

Got it. I revisited the htaccess file/s

It was not the root htaccess the the htaccess in public_html. Once I adjusted this forums and all other modules started working fine.

For reference for others in case

in public_html/ look for your .htaccess file. Be sure it includes these lines

<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine on

RewriteRule ^search/tag/([^/.]+)/{0,1}$  search.php?Tags=$1 [QSA,L]

RewriteRule ^browse/([^/.]+)/([^/.]+)/([^/.]+)$ browse.php?sex=$1&age=$2&country=$3 [QSA,L]

RewriteRule ^m/(.*)$  modules/index.php?r=$1 [QSA,L]

RewriteRule ^forum/groups/(.*)$  modules/boonex/forum/$1?orca_integration=groups [QSA,L]
RewriteRule ^forum/events/(.*)$  modules/boonex/forum/$1?orca_integration=events [QSA,L]
RewriteRule ^forum/store/(.*)$  modules/boonex/forum/$1?orca_integration=store [QSA,L]
RewriteRule ^forum/$  modules/boonex/forum/index.php [QSA,L]
RewriteRule ^forum/(.*)$  modules/boonex/forum/$1 [QSA,L]

</IfModule>

That will enable forums to work

If you need please feel free to contact me and I will help anyone through it.

Thank you to those that helped.

Perhaps you are confusing dolphin root with server root.

The .htaccess file that is in the root of your dolphin site already contains those lines you pointed out. The origional you posted contains them as well.

I am wondering if you had the .htaccess file in the correct location to begin with.

Unsure Deano as I have .htaccess in both root and dolphin root and forums works like a charm after recompiling. Will say I worked with ELGG begfore this and for general use and layout and ease of admin dolphin is the best I've used so far. Think I'll stick with dolphin. Only thing that ELGG had that I liked more was ease of module creation. not a big deal, just a different learning curve is all. While elgg was free glad I spent the 99 for dolphin instead. Free isn't always better.