.htaccess not working???

Yes i'm trying to get my .htaccess file working on a pleask sever..

It just a basic one that i'm using..

<Files *.php>
Order Deny,Allow
Deny from all
</Files>

<Files *.txt>
Order Deny,Allow
Deny from all
</Files>

WHen i put it up i get the lovely

Object not found!
The requested URL was not found on this server. The link on the referring page seems to be wrong or outdated. Please inform the author of that page about the error.

If you think this is a server error, please contact the webmaster.

Error 404

Apache/2.2.4 (Linux/SUSE)

Have you asked your hosting company why adding a FILES directive to your .htaccess is throwing errors? It could be that they've restricted that sort of thing in their server configuration, and you'll have to work with them to find a suitable workaround.

I did manage to get a SEO .htaccess file for a mod working.. but this simple on won't work..

unless they have somehting blocked for this code that i'm using..

ARGGG..

For FILES directives to work, the host must have set the AllowOverride option to "Limit" or "All" in the server's Apache httpd.conf settings.
That's something you have no control over.

You can read up on the topic by searching for .htaccess on the Apache website.