I have changed everything as necessary and i can now access the index.php, however i dont think the rewrite rules and conditions are working - as links return 404 errors. the site is in php... any ideas?
Apache rewrite rules should be working fine via .htaccess files, whereas PHP directives require manipulation via a php.ini file.
If you are still experiencing errors, please submit a ticket and we'll have a look into it for you.
Yep sorry, i had left the php in the htaccess
Glad to hear you've got it sorted!

Thanks for the advice oshs. Problem solved.
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