[NSFW] Rewrite function has stopped rewriting.

Hi Guys

I have been building a WordPress installation for a mate, and after confirming that the rewrite function was working. I began securing the server and apache (1.3) installation.

Once I had finished I noticed that the rewriting had stopped ?? I rolled back all the changes, and even tried using the default httpd.conf, but I could not bring it back.

This is the .htaccess at the moment

Options None
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /
RewriteRule ^index\.php$ - [L]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule . /index.php [L]
## Test rule##
RewriteRule ^alice.html$ bob.html
</IfModule>

I have been baging my head against this for a week now. I really don’t want to reinstall the whole thing. Are there any suggestions for troubleshooting the cause for this?

If there is any relevant info I’ve left out please let me know ??

This is my info.php, pls note the site itself is of an adult nature and definatly 100% NSFW.

[NSFW] https://webserver.adultvoyeur.com.au/info.php [/NSFW]

I have created a ‘work-safe’ rewrite test at
https://webserver.adultvoyeur.com.au/alice.html

If the rewrites work, ~alice.html redirects to ~bob.html.

thanks in advance