No .htaccess (not even invisible)

  • Resolved Torvon

    (@torvon)


    12 years, 9 months ago

    Hey there.

    I’m updating a WP blog from 3.1.2 to the newest version 3.4. Auto update isn’t possible because it’s hosted on a University filespace and they don’t allow for that.

    I remember when I set up my WP blog that the .htaccess file was crucial, and reading up on it here brought up many problems.

    My problem: the site doesn’t have a .htaccess file. I checked in 3 different ftp browsers, enabling hidden files. I see a lot, but not .htaccess file. The blog runs perfectly fine.

    So, errr … is that going to cause issues? The website is a big one and I wouldn’t want to mess it up ??

    ~T

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  • Have you turned on custom permalinks? ARe you on an apache server?

    If not, you would not have an .htaccess

    Thread Starter Torvon

    (@torvon)

    I didn’t know that.

    Permalinks is on “default”, and I guess it’s not an apache server then.

    Thank you for the insanely quick answer – may HE bestow upon a copious amount of ramen and meatballs ??

    ~T

    It may be apache…

    But if your permalinks are set to default, you don’t have an .htaccess

    WP generates the file when you switch permalinks away from default

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