Adding .htaccess file

It’s a file which the server uses. (How it does it is way complex.)

Notepad. Open Notepad, press Spacebar, save file as ‘htaccess.txt’, upload that to the main blog directory.
rename it to .htaccess then change it’s permissions to 666

Ask if needed ??

Ok thank you, I have half the problem solved. I don’t know how to rename the file, however. I try to change it to .htaccess, but it won’t allow me to do it. I was able to change the permission (I think) by using filezilla, but still, no luck.

I use Yahoo as my web server (in case that matters).

Thanks

Joe

In Filezilla, right-clicking a file on the server should let you rename it – odd that it won’t let you…

You can’t change it with Notepad on your computer.

This is the message I get:

Command: RNTO /chdown/.htaccess.txt
Response: 550 Permission denied on server. You are restricted to your account.

hmm….. someone more knowledgeable than me may have the answer to that, but the file there is not now being used – it’s neither a txt or a htaccess

The end name on the server must be
.htaccess
Nothing else. No ending like on normal files.

Try doing another?

No luck, anyone have any ideas?

When you save the .htaccess file in Notepad, make sure you select “All Files” instead of “Text Files.” You’re experiencing a problem with the .htaccess file, b/c it’s not named .htaccess. Instead, you’ve named it “.htaccess.txt” Get rid of the .txt extension and your problem will be solved.