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1. WWDay3
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   Hi. Sorry if this has been addressed, but I did a search and didn't find anything. Maybe I used incorrect search terms, I don't know.

   Anyway, twice now my .htaccess file, which I have added changes to, has automatically switched back to the default "out of the box" .htaccess. This happened once last week, and once this week. Fortunately, after last week's fiasco, I made a backup copy and was able to easily recover.

   Questions - *why* is my .htaccess changing on me? *How* do I stop it from happening in the future?

   Thanks,
   Wally

2. moshu
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   Is your .htaccess file writable (chmod 666)?
   Did you modify anything in your permalink settings?
   Did you create a new Page?
   Are your custom rules INSIDE the WordPress section of the .htaccess? (they shouldn't be to avoid WP rewriting them)

3. WWDay3
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   By "inside" do you mean between the #Begin Wordpress and #End Wordpress comments? Because if so, then yes they are. Here os the "original" Wordpress file

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

   Where should my changes be?

   THanks

4. likoma
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #

   Aha, I didn't know I needed the #Begin Wordpress and #End Wordpress comments! (At least I'm assuming I do.) I've had a few sites where just saving a post added the code above even though I already had it in the .htaccess file, but I guess because WP didn't see the comments, it didn't "see" the code so wrote it again, breaking the file and breaking the site! I removed the duplicated code and all was well again. Whew. Thanks.

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