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1. webwhat
   Member
   Posted 10 months ago #

   I use Yahoo Web Hosting. I installed wordpress correctly, and the normal post link structure works...

   http://www.domain.com/blog/?p=123

   But when I try to do...

   http://www.domain.com/blog/%postname%

   and click on the posts, it gives me this error...

   "The requested URL http:// was not found on this server."

   I did get this type of permalink structure to work...

   http://www.domain.com/blog/index.php/%postname%

   But thats it. Why do I need to put in the "index.php" part to make the permalinks work? I use to have an older version of wordpress installed, and the Permalinks worked just fine. How can I solve this problem?

2. HandySolo
   moderator
   Posted 10 months ago #

   How can I solve this problem?

   Change hosts.

   Yeah, I'm half serious. As I recall, with the version you get from Yahoo!, you have a special plugin to get permalinks to work their way. Do you still have that plugin and activated? If not, you're probably stuck with the "almost pretty" style you have going now.

   Search the forms here for "yahoo" for more excitement on the same topic.

3. maxaud
   Member
   Posted 10 months ago #

   I would suggest changing hosts but if that isn't an option, then maybe try the "Netfirms pretty permalink plugin"

   http://www.joelika.com/netfirms-pretty-permalinks

   Hope that helps!

4. webwhat
   Member
   Posted 10 months ago #

   I tried that plugin, and unfortunately it did not work.

5. webwhat
   Member
   Posted 10 months ago #

   Anyone have any other suggestions?

6. nareshsays
   Member
   Posted 8 months ago #

   I have a locla installation of wordpress. Even after acticvating them in the settings I cant make them work. I am using the WP V2.5 now. I faced this earlier with V2.2 and couldnt activate it online too.

   Any help is appreciated. TIA.

7. Otto42
   Moderator
   Posted 8 months ago #

   Non-default permalinks rely on Apache's mod_rewrite capabilities. Without Apache and mod_rewrite, you can't do "pretty" permalinks.

8. thesmileyfreak
   Member
   Posted 8 months ago #

   I'm having the same problem with my permalinks. I'm using GoDaddy hosting, on Linux, which has mod_rewrite available to me, but I don't know anything about how to fix this.

   So...since I'm a n00b, can someone help me out on what exactly it is I need to do to make my links pretty? Please? :)

9. moshu
   Member
   Posted 7 months ago #

   You can start by learning your own admin panel:
   Settings > Permalinks
   and the mandatory reading: Using_Permalinks

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