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Please correct me if I’m wrong. Once w3 total cache writes to the .htaccess it would very rarely need to change. So it seems that if you deselect “Remove write permissions from .htaccess and wp-config.php” in the Better WP Security Plugin and then configure w3 total cache to write thee rules to the .htaccess file, then you can re-select the “Remove write permissions from .htaccess and wp-config.php” again. Then if w3 total cache reports the error, then it doesn’t matter because the rules have already been written to the .htaccess file. Unless of course you need to change the configuration again, then you would just have to deselect the “Remove write permissions from .htaccess and wp-config.php” file to write the new rule and reselect when done.

Is that correct or am I misunderstanding? In other words does w3 total cache need write permissions to .htaccess and wp_config on a permanent basis?

Thanks

Has anyone found a solution to this problem? I do not want to disable “Remove write permissions from .htaccess and wp-config.php” in Better WP Security, in order to have no error message, and I do not want to look at a permanent “Error” message at the top of the W3 Total Cache page as wpgeekster suggests. Is there a real fix for this problem?

I am using the Better WP Security version 3.6, and W3 Total Cache version 0.9.3, along with WordPress 3.7.1.

Thanks all.

@graphics616: If you require assistance then, as per the Forum Welcome, please post your own topic.

I apologize esmi. I was under the impression that I was supposed to try to find my answers in the existing posts. I will post my version of the same question in a fresh post. I did not see an answer in the previous responses to this question and hoped to have a response from someone here without rehashing old territory.

Deactive the better wp security and just then follow this instruction https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=59GRP6M-1AE to edit the .htaccess. Delete the script in .htaccess and copy paste the script below:

# BEGIN W3TC Page Cache core
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /
RewriteCond %{HTTPS} =on
RewriteRule .* – [E=W3TC_SSL:_ssl]
RewriteCond %{SERVER_PORT} =443
RewriteRule .* – [E=W3TC_SSL:_ssl]
RewriteCond %{HTTP:Accept-Encoding} gzip
RewriteRule .* – [E=W3TC_ENC:_gzip]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_METHOD} !=POST
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} =””
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} \/$
RewriteCond %{HTTP_COOKIE} !(comment_author|wp-postpass|w3tc_logged_out|wordpress_logged_in|wptouch_switch_toggle) [NC]
RewriteCond “%{DOCUMENT_ROOT}/bismillah/cache/page_enhanced/%{HTTP_HOST}/%{REQUEST_URI}/_index%{ENV:W3TC_SSL}.html%{ENV:W3TC_ENC}” -f
RewriteRule .* “/bismillah/cache/page_enhanced/%{HTTP_HOST}/%{REQUEST_URI}/_index%{ENV:W3TC_SSL}.html%{ENV:W3TC_ENC}” [L]
</IfModule>
# END W3TC Page Cache core

Don’t forget to setting the permalink on wp as see on https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVteYk-rG-A

and re-activated the better wp security… its working!

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Folks,

Need to add the following line in “wp-config.php” that will resolve the issue:
/** Enable W3 Total Cache */ define(‘WP_CACHE’, true); // Added by W3 Total Cache

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Added this line below but I am still having issues:

/** Enable W3 Total Cache */ define(‘WP_CACHE’, true); // Added by W3 Total Cache

I have Deactivated and Deleted W3 Total Cache and then re-installed.

Any other ideas?

Thanks for the info!

Try to Deactivate iThemes Security, and Activate Again, and Voila! Error Message has gone . . .

*me

ok

Gracias por el post,me habeis aclarado algunas dudas en la que tenia en mi web , saludos.

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Se7enTime, thanks for the post. That did the trick!