mod_rewrite troubleshoot

Hi, I know this question has been asked a trillion times, so I'll try not to repeat stuff. Basically, I need help with mod_rewrite. Following the instructions on this thread, I checked my loaded modules to see if mod_rewrite was listed. And it was. My mod_rewrite works fine on my computer (I was the wamp server for local stuff) and it looks like this

Code:

RewriteEngine on

	RewriteRule ^([A-Za-z0-9-_]+)$ $1/ [R]
		RewriteRule ^([A-Za-z0-9-_]+)/?$ index.php?dir=&page=$1 
																#[NC]?

	RewriteRule ^([A-Za-z0-9-_/]+)/([A-Za-z0-9-_]+)$ $1/$2/ [R]
		RewriteRule ^([A-Za-z0-9-_/]+)/([A-Za-z0-9-_]+)/?$ index.php?dir=$1&page=$2 
																					#[NC]?	
		#absolute link for above?

Options -indexes

I just can't figure out why I keep getting error 500. Any ideas?

Oh yeah, and with finding the httpd.conf file, where do I go to find it? I've opened every single folder (not one of which looks remotely like conf or anything) and still can't find it.

Thanks!

 

thanks

Hey thanks. I just downloaded PuTTY to access shell, but apparently I don't have it enabled. I assume this is to do with my host and I should contact them?

Btw, is the mod_rewrite problem I'm having to do with it not being properly enabled (??) or has there been a mistake on my part?

Cheers!