RewriteRule not working, mod_rewrite installed/loaded on Apache2 Debian Lenny

Question

This is my first time setting up my own linux server. I am migrating from shared hosting to my own cloud. mod_rewrite and mod_proxy are loaded.

I know for sure what I have in my htaccess worked on my old host, but doesn't on my linux server.

Options +FollowSymLinks
Options -Indexes
RewriteEngine on

# This works
RewriteRule index.php / [L,R=301]

# This works
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME}.php -f
RewriteRule !.*\.php$ %{REQUEST_FILENAME}.php 

# This doesn't work
RewriteRule ^help/([^/]+)/$ /help.php?page=$1

What gives?

Thanks for your help.

Answer 1

Try:

Rewrite ^help/(.+)/$ /help.php?page=$1 

When accessing try:

http://domain.com/help/testingpage/ 

It should work.

P.S. domain.com/help/testingpage != domain.com/help/testingpage/