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1. finkyfeke
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #

   Hi,
   I'm using WordPress on an Ubuntu/Apache/MySQL/PHP server. For the "Pretty Permalinks," it uses mod_rewrite. However, it shows a 404 error when one of these links is visited.

   Wordpress generated its own .htaccess file, so it should be correct, but I'll post it anyway:
   

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

   It should turn /enl/?p=123 into /enl/categories/post-name but it isn't doing anything. I even tried restarting the server, but still nothing.

   I'm sure that mod_rewrite is enabled; it shows up in phpinfo() under apache2handler Loaded Modules.

   Any help is much appreciated.
   Thanks a lot in advance,
   --Richard

2. thisisedie
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #

   I use Godaddy and when I set pretty permalinks it takes about an hour or so before the links stop giving a 404 error. Something about it taking a while for the .htaccess changes to take effect. Might be the same in your case. Give it an hour an see what happens.

3. finkyfeke
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #

   Thanks for your reply, thisisedie, but I've been having this problem since yesterday. About 18 hours. So I don't think waiting is the answer. Also, it's my own server, and I restarted it, so that should update everything shouldn't it?

4. iridiax
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #

   There may be an error in the permalink format you are using. It should be:

   /%category%/%postname%/

5. finkyfeke
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #

   /%category%/%postname%/ is the exact permalink structure I'm using. I really can't think what I'm doing wrong.

   I installed the AskApache RewriteRules Viewer, and it tells me the following...

   > Permalink: /%category%/%postname%/
   > Writable .htaccess file found
   > mod_rewrite found
   > Not using pathinfo style index permalinks
   > Using mod_rewrite permalinks

   ...which all sounds fine to me, but it still doesn't work.

   Does anybody have any ideas? I feel like I've tried everything, and I don't want to have to settle for /?p=123

   Thanks
   --Richard

6. iridiax
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #

   http://codex.wordpress.org/Using_Permalinks#Using_.22Pretty.22_permalinks

7. finkyfeke
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #

   Solved.
   The problem was in the apache2.conf file.
   All my directories were set to AllowOverride None.
   After changing them to AllowOverride All, I got a 500 Internal Server Error. So I messed around with the .conf files, and I finally discovered that it was the .htaccess files causing the error, not the .conf files.
   Deleting the .htaccess files removed the 500 Error. Then I went back to wp-admin and had WordPress generate a fresh .htaccess, and everything now works perfectly.

   # Edit #
   iridiax - I had the browser window open for a while, and I didn't refresh before posting this reply. It's a shame I didn't see your link, it lists AllowOverride All in the requirements. Still, thanks a lot for trying to help.

8. JesseG5
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #

   Yeah this sucks for me because I am hosted by Godaddy and only they can change it. I called them and asked if they could check it out but they said AllowOverride was active. However I am not sure thats the case.

   Would you mind posting what your new .htaccess file looks like? I am curious to see what it changed based on your old file above.

   Thanks finkyfeke

9. finkyfeke
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #

   My .htaccess looks pretty much the same:
   

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

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