• Resolved finkyfeke

    (@finkyfeke)


    Hi,
    I’m using WordPress on an Ubuntu/Apache/MySQL/PHP server. For the “Pretty Permalinks,” it uses mod_rewrite. However, it shows a 404 error when one of these links is visited.

    WordPress generated its own .htaccess file, so it should be correct, but I’ll post it anyway:

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

    It should turn /enl/?p=123 into /enl/categories/post-name but it isn’t doing anything. I even tried restarting the server, but still nothing.

    I’m sure that mod_rewrite is enabled; it shows up in phpinfo() under apache2handler Loaded Modules.

    Any help is much appreciated.
    Thanks a lot in advance,
    –Richard

Viewing 8 replies - 1 through 8 (of 8 total)
  • I use Godaddy and when I set pretty permalinks it takes about an hour or so before the links stop giving a 404 error. Something about it taking a while for the .htaccess changes to take effect. Might be the same in your case. Give it an hour an see what happens.

    Thread Starter finkyfeke

    (@finkyfeke)

    Thanks for your reply, thisisedie, but I’ve been having this problem since yesterday. About 18 hours. So I don’t think waiting is the answer. Also, it’s my own server, and I restarted it, so that should update everything shouldn’t it?

    There may be an error in the permalink format you are using. It should be:

    /%category%/%postname%/

    Thread Starter finkyfeke

    (@finkyfeke)

    /%category%/%postname%/ is the exact permalink structure I’m using. I really can’t think what I’m doing wrong.

    I installed the AskApache RewriteRules Viewer, and it tells me the following…

    > Permalink: /%category%/%postname%/
    > Writable .htaccess file found
    > mod_rewrite found
    > Not using pathinfo style index permalinks
    > Using mod_rewrite permalinks

    …which all sounds fine to me, but it still doesn’t work.

    Does anybody have any ideas? I feel like I’ve tried everything, and I don’t want to have to settle for /?p=123

    Thanks
    –Richard

    Thread Starter finkyfeke

    (@finkyfeke)

    Solved.
    The problem was in the apache2.conf file.
    All my directories were set to AllowOverride None.
    After changing them to AllowOverride All, I got a 500 Internal Server Error. So I messed around with the .conf files, and I finally discovered that it was the .htaccess files causing the error, not the .conf files.
    Deleting the .htaccess files removed the 500 Error. Then I went back to wp-admin and had WordPress generate a fresh .htaccess, and everything now works perfectly.

    # Edit #
    iridiax – I had the browser window open for a while, and I didn’t refresh before posting this reply. It’s a shame I didn’t see your link, it lists AllowOverride All in the requirements. Still, thanks a lot for trying to help.

    Yeah this sucks for me because I am hosted by Godaddy and only they can change it. I called them and asked if they could check it out but they said AllowOverride was active. However I am not sure thats the case.

    Would you mind posting what your new .htaccess file looks like? I am curious to see what it changed based on your old file above.

    Thanks finkyfeke

    Thread Starter finkyfeke

    (@finkyfeke)

    My .htaccess looks pretty much the same:

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

Viewing 8 replies - 1 through 8 (of 8 total)
  • The topic ‘Pretty Permalink trouble’ is closed to new replies.