Using codeigniter in QUERY_STRING mode with php fast CGI

I use fcgid and use the same htaccess you are (with the ?), AND use query strings (and superglobal $_GET is available and populated). The only difference I see is I have mine set like:

PHP Code:

$config['uri_protocol']        = 'REQUEST_URI';

$config['allow_get_array'] = TRUE;
$config['enable_query_strings'] = TRUE; //note I'm not using ?c=controller&m=method etc, just regular /controller/method urls 


I'm using CI 2.2