it says i have to upload the .htaccess file, but i don't know where to upload it, i have a portal in the root directory and then the /forum/ which is the root for vbulletin, where should i upload it? and there are other files in the htaccess folder, should i upload those? and should i edit them in anyway because when i uploaded them it said files not found when i try to visit my site with the htaccess file on the server

You upload the htaccess to the forum root.

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just the .htaccess file without editing it?
and it says
Not Found
The requested URL was not found on this server.
when i do that, is that supposed to happen

well have you uploaded all files, then import the product xml, then uploaded the .htaccess to the forum directory? Thats all it is.

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