Why aren't my internal links working

Question

Basically, without this code in my .htaccess file, none of my internal links on my site work.

But with it in my .htaccess file, I am recieving a ton of HTTP/1.1 500 errors and a few 302 errors.

This is the code:

RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/index\.php
RewriteRule .* index.php [L]

I tried changing %{REQUEST_URI} to %{HTTP_HOST}. That fixed the internal link problem, but the errors are still there.

How would I modify this to remove all the errors I am receiving, and so that my internal links work?

PS. My site in built in Joomla.

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If needed, this is my full .htaccess file":

Options +FollowSymLinks
<FilesMatch "\.(ico|jpg|jpeg|png|gif|js|css|swf)$">
<IfModule mod_expires.c>
ExpiresActive on
ExpiresDefault "access plus 30 days"
</IfModule>
Header unset ETag
FileETag None
</FilesMatch>

RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} base64_encode[^(]*\([^)]*\) [OR]
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} (<|%3C)([^s]*s)+cript.*(>|%3E) [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} GLOBALS(=|\[|\%[0-9A-Z]{0,2}) [OR]
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} _REQUEST(=|\[|\%[0-9A-Z]{0,2})
RewriteRule .* index.php [F]

RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} !^(m)\.candoboatloans\.com\.au
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} !^www\.candoboatloans\.com\.au
RewriteRule (.*) http://www.candoboatloans.com.au/$1 [R=301,L] 

Options +FollowSymLinks
RewriteCond %{THE_REQUEST} ^.*/index\.php
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} !^(m)\.candoboatloans\.com\.au/index.php
RewriteRule ^(.*)index.php$ http://www.candoboatloans.com.au/$1 [R=301,L] 

RewriteRule ^(.*)\.htm$ $1.html [L]

#RewriteBase /

RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} !^/index\.php
RewriteRule .* index.php [L]



# Check if mobile=1 is set and set cookie 'mobile' equal to 1
    RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} (^|&)mobile=1(&|$)
    RewriteRule ^ - [CO=mobile:1:%{HTTP_HOST}]

    # Check if mobile=0 is set and set cookie 'mobile' equal to 0
    RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} (^|&)mobile=0(&|$)
    RewriteRule ^ - [CO=mobile:0:%{HTTP_HOST}]

    # cookie can't be set and read in the same request so check
    RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} (^|&)mobile=0(&|$)
    RewriteRule ^ - [S=1]

    # Check if this looks like a mobile device
    RewriteCond %{HTTP:x-wap-profile} !^$ [OR]
    RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} "android|blackberry|iphone|ipod|iemobile|opera mobile|palmos|webos|googlebot-mobile" [NC,OR]
    RewriteCond %{HTTP:Profile}       !^$

    # Check if we're not already on the mobile site
    RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST}          !^m\.
    # Check to make sure we haven't set the cookie before
    RewriteCond %{HTTP:Cookie}        !\mobile=0(;|$)
    # Now redirect to the mobile site
    RewriteRule ^ http://m.candoboatloans.com.au%{REQUEST_URI} [R,L]

Answer 1

Give this a try, its based of joomla's default .htaccess with the needed parts from your .htaccess:

<FilesMatch "\.(ico|jpg|jpeg|png|gif|js|css|swf)$">
    <IfModule mod_expires.c>
        ExpiresActive on
        ExpiresDefault "access plus 30 days"
    </IfModule>
    Header unset ETag
    FileETag None
</FilesMatch>

#####################################################
#  READ THIS COMPLETELY IF YOU CHOOSE TO USE THIS FILE
#
# The line just below this section: 'Options +FollowSymLinks' may cause problems
# with some server configurations.  It is required for use of mod_rewrite, but may already
# be set by your server administrator in a way that disallows changing it in
# your .htaccess file.  If using it causes your server to error out, comment it out (add # to
# beginning of line), reload your site in your browser and test your sef url's.  If they work,
# it has been set by your server administrator and you do not need it set here.
#
#####################################################

##  Can be commented out if causes errors, see notes above.
Options +FollowSymLinks

#
#  mod_rewrite in use
RewriteEngine On

#  Uncomment following line if your webserver's URL
#  is not directly related to physical file paths.
#  Update Your Joomla! Directory (just / for root)
RewriteBase /

# Check if mobile=1 is set and set cookie 'mobile' equal to 1
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} (^|&)mobile=1(&|$)
RewriteRule ^ - [CO=mobile:1:%{HTTP_HOST}]

# Check if mobile=0 is set and set cookie 'mobile' equal to 0
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} (^|&)mobile=0(&|$)
RewriteRule ^ - [CO=mobile:0:%{HTTP_HOST}]

# cookie can't be set and read in the same request so check
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} (^|&)mobile=0(&|$)
RewriteRule ^ - [S=1]

# Check if this looks like a mobile device
RewriteCond %{HTTP:x-wap-profile} !^$ [OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} "android|blackberry|iphone|ipod|iemobile|opera mobile|palmos|webos|googlebot-mobile" [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP:Profile}       !^$

# Check if we're not already on the mobile site
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST}          !^m\.
# Check to make sure we haven't set the cookie before
RewriteCond %{HTTP:Cookie}        !\mobile=0(;|$)
# Now redirect to the mobile site
RewriteRule ^ http://m.candoboatloans.com.au%{REQUEST_URI} [R,L]

# Redirect to www if not www.domain or m.domain
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} !^(m)\.candoboatloans\.com\.au
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} !^www\.candoboatloans\.com\.au
RewriteRule (.*) http://www.candoboatloans.com.au/$1 [R=301,L] 

# If it ends with index.php and is not m.domain redirect to www.domain.com/content
RewriteCond %{THE_REQUEST} ^.*/index\.php
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} !^(m)\.candoboatloans\.com\.au$
RewriteRule ^(.*)index.php$ http://www.candoboatloans.com.au/$1 [R=301,L] 

# Redirect all variations of index and default to www.domain.com/
# exception of index.php which should not be redirect
RewriteCond %{THE_REQUEST} ^[A-Z]{3,}\s/+(default|index)\.(s?html?|pl|aspx?|cfm)[\s]+ [NC]
RewriteRule ^ /? [R=301,L]

########## Begin - Rewrite rules to block out some common exploits
## If you experience problems on your site block out the operations listed below
## This attempts to block the most common type of exploit `attempts` to Joomla!
#
# Block out any script trying to set a mosConfig value through the URL
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} mosConfig_[a-zA-Z_]{1,21}(=|\%3D) [OR]
# Block out any script trying to base64_encode crap to send via URL
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} base64_encode.*\(.*\) [OR]
# Block out any script that includes a <script> tag in URL
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} (\<|%3C).*script.*(\>|%3E) [NC,OR]
# Block out any script trying to set a PHP GLOBALS variable via URL
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} GLOBALS(=|\[|\%[0-9A-Z]{0,2}) [OR]
# Block out any script trying to modify a _REQUEST variable via URL
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} _REQUEST(=|\[|\%[0-9A-Z]{0,2})
# Send all blocked request to homepage with 403 Forbidden error!
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ index.php [F,L]
#
########## End - Rewrite rules to block out some common exploits

########## Begin - Joomla! core SEF Section
#
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/index.php
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} (/|\.php|\.html|\.htm|\.feed|\.pdf|\.raw|/[^.]*)$  [NC]
RewriteRule (.*) index.php
RewriteRule .* - [E=HTTP_AUTHORIZATION:%{HTTP:Authorization},L]
#
########## End - Joomla! core SEF Section