Where is .htaccess?

It should be in the root folder of your WP install. Make sure that you’ve set your FTP client to show all files.

I use Dreamweaver as my FTP client. I can’t fond any settings in there to show all files. I always thought it did…

Why would .htaccess be hidden when I can drill deeply into the other directories?

Well, I found a file called .htaccess in _db_backups in the root folder of the server.

Here are its entire contents:
AuthType Basic
AuthName “User Backups”
AuthUserFile /home/content/b/a/r/html/stats/.statspwd
require valid-user
Options +Indexes

Am I getting warmer? (Seems hot in here, actually.)

Right kind of file. Wrong .htaccess file. The one you’re looking for should be in your current WordPress directory.

I’ve never used Dreamweaver but it may filter out any files that either lack extensions or whose file types aren’t specifically listed somewhere in it’s config/options.

Dreamweaver showed me the .htaccess file that was in the _db_backups file, so I guess it would see other similar files in the wordpress install directory.

I’m going to take a look at the server using GoDaddy’s FTP client — since that’s where it’s hosted.

I have a feeling I’m headed towards Uninstall/Reinstall #4. yippee.

Thanks for trying esmi.