Is my mod_rewrite (or lack there of) causing permalink problems?

  • Resolved bg2326

    (@bg2326)


    18 years ago

    I just finished moving wordpress from a folder within the site to the main directory. I changed the general options and re-uploaded it. The front page was working, however when I went to any of the posts or pages, it kicked me out to the home page. When this happened on another site I built, I reset my permalinks and all was working again. However this time, when I reset my permalinks, nothing changed.

    I tried changing my permalinks from default to /%post_id% (which is what I eventually want them to be) and then when I tried to view the pages, I got a “The page cannot be found” message. And when I tried to create a new page, and then view it, it gave the Authentication Required message and asked for a username and password.

    Then, just to try to narrow down the problem further, I tried /index.php/%year%/%monthnum%/%day%/%postname%/ to see if that would work, and alas, it did. Does this mean the hosting server for this site does not have mod_rewrite?

    The hosting company the client is using for this site is “AN Hosting (which is actually MidPhase) but it is a Windows Hosting account”

    Any advice on how to handle this? Or are my options limited to using the permalink structure mentioned above. Thanks for any help and I apologize for not finding the answer if it has already been posted.

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  • Moderator Samuel Wood (Otto)

    (@otto42)

    www.remarpro.com Admin

    Without Apache and mod_rewrite, you’re limited to the default permalinks or the index.php trick. There have been hacks in the past to allow IIS boxes to do rewrites, but most people run Apache.

    Thread Starter bg2326

    (@bg2326)

    Thanks Otto42. After speaking to the hosting company, I was told that “all [their] windows servers are running with IIS web server which doesn’t support mod_rewrite module.”

    Bummer.

    Moderator Samuel Wood (Otto)

    (@otto42)

    www.remarpro.com Admin

    Well, the solution is simple: Don’t use a Windows Server. Use a Linux server, like the other 95% of the world. ??

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