webnomad

Ok, to review the status quo..
1. The .htaccess file exists in the wp folder with the following text
# BEGIN WordPress
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule . /index.php [L]
</IfModule>
# END WordPress

2. The permission settings are set to 644

3. The server host have indicated that mod_rewrite is being supported:
=======
[/home/xxxxx/public_html]# ll .htaccess
-rw-r–r– 1 xxxxx xxxxx 210 Apr 20 19:40 .htaccess
========

Also, mod_rewrite is enabled on the server. Please verify:

========
httpd -l | grep rewrit
mod_rewrite.c
========

Yet when I change the permalink settings from default to custom, I still get the following message
Not Found
Apologies, but the page you requested could not be found. Perhaps searching will help.

Any solution anyone?

Hi Esmi,
Thanks for your response. The mod_rewrite is running my server as evidenced from the posts above.

Could this by any chance be a theme issue? I’m using the twenty ten theme.

Thanks for your response, I did direct my host provider to this discussion. They responded below:

we have gone through the posts you provided in the given URL. We could see that proper permissions are set for .htaccess file. Please verify:

=======
[/home/xxxxx/public_html]# ll .htaccess
-rw-r–r– 1 xxxxx xxxxx 210 Apr 20 19:40 .htaccess
========

Also, mod_rewrite is enabled on the server. Please verify:

========
httpd -l | grep rewrit
mod_rewrite.c
========

Please have a check from your end and do let us know if you have any further queries or concerns.

Anyone? ??

Thanks for that. I contacted the support desk of my host, and they said the following:

Hello,

The rewrite module is already enabled in the server, please see the result from the server pasted below for your reference;

==============
root@s392 [~]# httpd -l | grep rewrit
mod_rewrite.c
==============

Let us know if you have any queries or concerns.

I just tried the instructions in this link and it did not work..
https://www.wpbeginner.com/wp-tutorials/how-to-enable-multi-site-option-in-wordpress-3-0/

I’m not aware of wordpress multisite, is it a code I need to change?

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

Hi there,
I’m also having the exact same problem.
I’m hosting wordpress on my own server, and the articles show up fine, including the contact and about me section, but the categories and the main page show the message,.
Not Found
Apologies, but the page you requested could not be found. Perhaps searching will help.
Any advice please!
Thank you