Alright, so it is fixed. There was an error in the database from the original installation on the server. It would overwrite the htaccess file everytime the permalink button was clicked, this would in turn break the site. Fixed the line in the DB and all is well.
mysql> select * from _JFM_options where option_value like ‘%php-70%’;
ERROR 2006 (HY000): MySQL server has gone away
No connection. Trying to reconnect…
Connection id: 2139472
Current database: kennyla1_WPJFM
+———–+—————–+——————–+———-+
| option_id | option_name | option_value | autoload |
+———–+—————–+——————–+———-+
| 2966 | epe_php_handler | application/php-70 | yes |
+———–+—————–+——————–+———-+
1 row in set (0.06 sec)
mysql> update _JFM_options set option_value = ‘application/x-httpd-ea-php70’ where option_id=2966;
ERROR 2006 (HY000): MySQL server has gone away
No connection. Trying to reconnect…
Connection id: 2139616
Current database: kennyla1_WPJFM
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.00 sec)
Rows matched: 1 Changed: 1 Warnings: 0