Joomla! Template 002031 - Item Support

I've loaded the template package I just bought twice with no luck when I try to log into administrator giving 403 Forbidden message. Google searches are littered with responses but I need some direct help.
Hello RICHADAMSWI,
What is your website url please? Can you provide us with an access to your Joomla admin panel? The access info please put in the Special info area under your Purchased items section of your AS account.

Regards, AS Team.
Put all I could in the comments. Sorry took so long.... you can email me direct or call if you would like. Thanks for the help!
Hello RICHADAMSWI,
This error is about your server or its PHP configurations. You need to make some modifications, please follow the steps below:

Open your .htaccess (or htaccess.txt) file with an editor which located in the root directory of your site. Find RewriteEngine On and RewriteBase and remove # signs to uncomment these lines. Please note that if your site is in a subdirectory these line should be like this RewriteBase /yourJoomlaRootFolder/
- Now save your htaccess file and upload it to you server and override the current one if it's available.

Now your error should be fixed. But if it still persists please follow:
- Open your htaccess file again and search for +FollowSymLinks line and add this just after it: Options -MultiViews
- Save your file and upload it to the server.

Now check your site again and do not forget to clean your cache! If the problem still there please follow:
- In your Joomla site's root directory look for “php.ini” file and rename it “php5.ini” (without quotes). If the file does not exist on your local computer open notepad if it does test again to see if it works. If it doesn’t proceed to next step:

Some other solutions right here:
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/13966046/joomla-link-error-no-input-file-specified

Regards, AS Team.
Sorry I'm not a programmer... I'd hate to screw this up and not know if I'm actually doing the right thing. Here is what my htaccess.txt file looks like now:

##
# @package Joomla
# @copyright Copyright (C) 2005 - 2017 Open Source Matters. All rights reserved.
# @license GNU General Public License version 2 or later; see LICENSE.txt
##

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

## No directory listings
<IfModule autoindex>
IndexIgnore *
</IfModule>

## Can be commented out if causes errors, see notes above.
Options +FollowSymlinks
Options -Indexes

## Mod_rewrite in use.

RewriteEngine On Begin - Rewrite rules to block out some common exploits.
# If you experience problems on your site then comment out the operations listed
# below by adding a # to the beginning of the line.
# This attempts to block the most common type of exploit `attempts` on Joomla!
#
# Block any script trying to base64_encode data within the URL.
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} base64_encode[^(]*\([^)]*\) [OR]
# Block any script that includes a <script> tag in URL.
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} (<|%3C)([^s]*s)+cript.*(>|%3E) [NC,OR]
# Block any script trying to set a PHP GLOBALS variable via URL.
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} GLOBALS(=|\[|\%[0-9A-Z]{0,2}) [OR]
# Block any script trying to modify a _REQUEST variable via URL.
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} _REQUEST(=|\[|\%[0-9A-Z]{0,2})
# Return 403 Forbidden header and show the content of the root home page
RewriteRule .* index.php [F]
#
## End - Rewrite rules to block out some common exploits.

## Begin - Custom redirects
#
# If you need to redirect some pages, or set a canonical non-www to
# www redirect (or vice versa), place that code here. Ensure those
# redirects use the correct RewriteRule syntax and the [R=301,L] flags.
#
## End - Custom redirects

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

## Begin - Joomla! core SEF Section.
#
RewriteRule .* - [E=HTTP_AUTHORIZATION:%{HTTP:Authorization}]
#
# If the requested path and file is not /index.php and the request
# has not already been internally rewritten to the index.php script
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/index\.php
# and the requested path and file doesn't directly match a physical file
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
# and the requested path and file doesn't directly match a physical folder
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
# internally rewrite the request to the index.php script
RewriteRule .* index.php [L]
#
## End - Joomla! core SEF Section.
Hello RICHADAMSWI,
It seems you have a problem with rewriting module, please contact your hosting administrator and ask to enable it.

Regards, AS Team.
Item Name:
002031
Author:
Downloads:
28958
Sales:
2643
Created:
2011-09-07
Updated:
2023-03-13
Item Version:
6.0.0
Supported Joomla:
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