Note: That RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d is absent from the rule.

My intention: is to return 404 for all request not looking for an existing file. Thus negating access to directories too. I don’t want public to peek through directory structure.

My concern: is that this rule, which also deny access to directories, could potentially disrupt WordPress functionality or usage.

    # /wordpress/.htaccess

    <IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
    # return 404 for all request not looking for an existing file
    RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} ^/wordpress/(wp-content|wp-includes)/
    RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
    RewriteRule ^ - [R=404,L]
    </IfModule>

I’m using Apache but my current PHP version runs as php-fpm and I guess that’s the reason, why WordPress is showing me in my permalinks configuration on /wp-admin/options-permalink.php links like:

https://contoso.com/index.php/2023/11/28/example-post/

So including “index.php”, which I really don’t need.

I figured out that’s because got_url_rewrite() | Function | WordPress Developer Resources returns false in this case, and that’s because apache_mod_loaded() | Function | WordPress Developer Resources returns false (detects not apache).

How do you deal with this issue? How can I tell WordPress, that my php-fpm based website has mod_rewrite in fact and I don’t need this “index.php” in the permalinks?

Thank you in advance

I was thrilled yesterday to export them all back to .htaccess. Thank you thank you for this export ability! Every complex regex worked like a charm!

My review is still a 1 start as I think it’s very poor that you did not fix an issue that has been known for 5 years. It’s not user friendly and for me that what WP is all about.

Note that I’ll be more than happy to change my review once it has been fixed.

I have taken the time to study how mod_rewrite works and I more or less get it. But I do not understand what is the working relationship between mod_rewrite and wordpress.

I get that wordpress uses PHP to look into the database to “construct” the “requested” URL. Makes perfect sense and I have written PHP to do it outside of wordpress. But since wordpress constructs the URL I don’t see why it even needs mod_rewrite. It could store in the database the URL format setting and use PHP code to create the Plain or Post name URL.

So just what happens internally when I switch from Plain to Post name in the Dashboard? And, again, why does wordpress need mod_rewrite?

Sunny

I am trying to get WordPress working on my Raspberry Pi. I just installed the latest version with Apache2. It seems to work, but only if I have the Permalink settings at “Simple.” Anything else gives me the “Updating failed. Error message: The response is not a valid JSON response.” Or a web page “Not Found” if I try to preview my change. Thanks for you help,

>>>Steve<<<

https://county.asystyoutech.net/business-directory/25/administration/

to this:

https://county.asystyoutech.net/departments/administration/

Here is my RewriteCond and RewriteRule:

RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} website.com
RewriteRule ^business-directory/.*?/(.*?)(/.+?)?$ /departments/$1$2

I have the rule added to httpd-app.conf

I am logging the rewrite_mod output to my error_log in apache. I am monitoring the log file as I hit URLs on my site that need re-writing. I can see where the pattern from my rule is applied but nothing else happens after the application. Here is an excerpt from the log file.

applying pattern ‘^business-directory/.?/(.?)(/.+?)?$’ to uri ‘wp-content/plugins/business-directory-plugin/assets/css/dnd-upload.min.css’, referer: https://county.asystyoutech.net/business-directory/54/building-inspector/
pass through /opt/bitnami/apps/wordpress/htdocs/wp-content/plugins/business-directory-plugin/assets/css/dnd-upload.min.css, referer: https://county.asystyoutech.net/business-directory/54/building-inspector/
strip per-dir prefix: /opt/bitnami/apps/wordpress/htdocs/wp-content/plugins/business-directory-plugin/vendors/select2-4.0.5/css/select2.min.css -> wp-content/plugins/business-directory-plugin/vendors/select2-4.0.5/css/select2.min.css, referer: https://county.asystyoutech.net/business-directory/54/building-inspector/
applying pattern ‘^index\.php$’ to uri ‘wp-content/plugins/business-directory-plugin/vendors/select2-4.0.5/css/select2.min.css’, referer: https://county.asystyoutech.net/business-directory/54/building-inspector/
strip per-dir prefix: /opt/bitnami/apps/wordpress/htdocs/wp-content/plugins/business-directory-plugin/vendors/select2-4.0.5/css/select2.min.css -> wp-content/plugins/business-directory-plugin/vendors/select2-4.0.5/css/select2.min.css, referer: https://county.asystyoutech.net/business-directory/54/building-inspector/

I am testing the rewrite rule with this tool and the output is what I am expecting.

https://htaccess.madewithlove.be?share=e001da82-cf80-54a6-a34a-e943f1519700

I have searched through everything I can find on this topic specific to apache and wordpress but haven’t found anything that gets me closer to a solution. Any suggestions on what might be wrong?

I have posted this to the Bitnami support forum and they directed me to post here and see if someone on the WordPress forum could offer help.

Apart from WP Super Cache complaining that it can’t update the mod_rewrite rules, the cache appears to be working just fine – page source shows “<!– Cached page generated by WP-Super-Cache on 2019-09-06 07:14:17 –>”.

My question is, has anyone else configured WP Super Cache in the same way and is there any downside to doing so?

Many thanks, Steve.

I would like the post post_type (https://www.instrumentrentalbarcelona.com/?post_type=post) to display if someone goes to https://www.instrumentrentalbarcelona.com/blog. I have created rewrite in .htaccess and it is redirecting to /blog however it is giving me a 404.

This is it including the rest of my rewrites:

#Single URL Rewrite
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} ^post_type=post$
RewriteRule ^$ /blog [QSD,R,L]

#http www rewrite
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^instrumentrentalbarcelona.com [NC]
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ https://www.instrumentrentalbarcelona.com/$1 [L,R=301,NC]

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

This is what you see when you go to the post post_type: https://www.screencast.com/t/ofJlpsGN6fNb (currently redirects to /blog and shows 404)

Probably something real simple. Any advice would be greatly appreciated?

Best,
Sascha