mod_rewrite causing 403 forbidden?

[JoeAtRevolutionUnltd]

Here is my htaccess code:

RewriteEngine on

RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME}  !-d
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME}  !-f
RewriteRule ^([0-9a-zA-Z-]+)/?([0-9a-zA-Z-]+)?/?([0-9a-zA-Z-]+)?/?([0-9a-zA-Z-]+)?/?([0-9a-zA-Z-]+)?/?$ index.php?s1=$1&s2=$2&$

I have AllowOverride All set on the virtual host in my config file.

Im on Linux with Apache/2.0.52 and php 4.3.9

 

[elgrandeperro]

What does your access and error log say?

 

[Hondy]

perhaps not related but have you checked that the IP address you are testing from is in your "allow from" in httpd.conf? AllowOveride is more to do with .htpasswd i think.

403 forbidden would be seen if you are denied access to the directory via IP restriction or via permissions to that directory.