'Not Found' Error message when changing to custom Permalinks

That usually means your .htaccess isn’t working right.

What is it?

# BEGIN WordPress
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule . /index.php [L]
</IfModule>
# END WordPress

Are you running WordPress multisite? That’s the .htaccess for single (i.e. normal) WordPress.

I’m not aware of wordpress multisite, is it a code I need to change?

I just tried the instructions in this link and it did not work..
https://www.wpbeginner.com/wp-tutorials/how-to-enable-multi-site-option-in-wordpress-3-0/

No, it’s an option. And I asked because if you’re NOT using MultiSite, you’re in the WRONG sub-forum ?? And MultiSite won’t work anyway, as your .htaccess isn’t being read, which means you need to ask your webhost if Mod_rewrite is on and supported.

Moving to troubleshooting.

Thanks for that. I contacted the support desk of my host, and they said the following:

Hello,

The rewrite module is already enabled in the server, please see the result from the server pasted below for your reference;

==============
root@s392 [~]# httpd -l | grep rewrit
mod_rewrite.c
==============

Let us know if you have any queries or concerns.

Anyone? ??

Go back to your host and tell them the .htaccess is NOT being read, as evidenced by how UGLY permalinks work, but pretty do NOT.

Thanks for your response, I did direct my host provider to this discussion. They responded below:

we have gone through the posts you provided in the given URL. We could see that proper permissions are set for .htaccess file. Please verify:

=======
[/home/xxxxx/public_html]# ll .htaccess
-rw-r–r– 1 xxxxx xxxxx 210 Apr 20 19:40 .htaccess
========

Also, mod_rewrite is enabled on the server. Please verify:

========
httpd -l | grep rewrit
mod_rewrite.c
========

Please have a check from your end and do let us know if you have any further queries or concerns.

Could this by any chance be a theme issue? I’m using the twenty ten theme.

It’s not a theme issue. It’s a server issue. Is mod_rewrite running on your server?

Hi Esmi,
Thanks for your response. The mod_rewrite is running my server as evidenced from the posts above.

Ok, to review the status quo..
1. The .htaccess file exists in the wp folder with the following text
# BEGIN WordPress
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule . /index.php [L]
</IfModule>
# END WordPress

2. The permission settings are set to 644

3. The server host have indicated that mod_rewrite is being supported:
=======
[/home/xxxxx/public_html]# ll .htaccess
-rw-r–r– 1 xxxxx xxxxx 210 Apr 20 19:40 .htaccess
========

Also, mod_rewrite is enabled on the server. Please verify:

========
httpd -l | grep rewrit
mod_rewrite.c
========

Yet when I change the permalink settings from default to custom, I still get the following message
Not Found
Apologies, but the page you requested could not be found. Perhaps searching will help.

Any solution anyone?