Question Where do I open the forum?

sozzled wrote:

There's no need to reinstall Joomla (yet) - that's like cracking an acorn with a sledgehammer. Revert the SEO changes that you make (Global configuration) and you should then get access back to your website.

Make the changes systematically and carefully ... one by one ... don't panic and you'll be fine.

Alternatively, if you want I could look at this for you. PM me with site URL, administrator access account name and password and I'll see what I can do for you.

Alright, I sent you the info. See if you can figure it out for me. Thanks.

Your website is returned to normal operations but I have undone the SEO/SEF changes. (in other words, you now have a working Kunena forum).

It's possible that your .htaccess file is inappropriate. As I suggested (before I changed my mind about the nature of your problem) obtain a fresh copy of the htaccess.txt file from a real Joomla installation kit, FTP it to your site, rename it and then see if the SEO changes work? :S

sozzled wrote:

Your website is returned to normal operations but I have undone the SEO/SEF changes. (in other words, you now have a working Kunena forum).

It's possible that your .htaccess file is inappropriate. As I suggested (before I changed my mind about the nature of your problem) obtain a fresh copy of the htaccess.txt file from a real Joomla installation kit, FTP it to your site, rename it and then see if the SEO changes work? :S

Hmmm. Could you walk me through the steps? I'm a noob at this.

See PM

sozzled wrote:

See PM

See PM, thanks for all the help.

I may have found your problem (actually there were two problems):

You had created a folder on your website called /forum - I will rename this to see if it overcomes the problem

The .htaccess file you had was inappropriate, I have provided you with a version that works for me.

I have also changed the directory and file attributes in line with recommended Joomla security (see What are the recommended file and directory permissions?).