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1. Matt25
   Member
   Posted 8 months ago #

   I Have just installed WP 2.7 onto my local server and I am trying to change the permalinks to just '/%postname%/' which is causing a few problems.

   So I changes the permalink to '/%postname%/' in the custom field and It said 'Permalink structure updated' then I find when I try to go to the about page it says
   'The requested URL /wordpress_test/about/ was not found on this server.'
   If I create a post, it comes up on the homepage fine but if i click on the title it says the same thing above but with the post URL.

   Why is this happening and how do I fix it?
   Matt

2. samboll
   moderator
   Posted 8 months ago #

   review this
   http://codex.wordpress.org/Using_Permalinks#Using_only_.25postname.25

3. Matt25
   Member
   Posted 8 months ago #

   I know, I have read that but at the moment, I can't even change it to any of the other preset options in the permalink options. I have tried updating the 'httpd.config' and updated the directory so it displays:
   <Directory />
   Options FollowSymLinks
   AllowOverride All
   </Directory>

   rather than: AllowOverride none

   But it still doesn't work

   How do you change the permissions on the file on a WAMP local server? I'm not sure what the htaccess files permissions are at the moment or how to change them.
   Thanks

4. Jo Jordan
   Member
   Posted 4 months ago #

   I think I have the same problem as Matt25.

   I have WAMP running fine - I've used it for a while for local wikis.

   I've downloaded wordpress into a directory http://wamp/www/nameofblog/ . .

   The install of wordpress went painlessly and I can post fine . . . provided I keep the default permalink.

   As soon as I use a permalink (and I've tried several variations), then searches for categories and requests to display a single post return an error - File not found.

   I have reviewed the link given samboll but those variations don't work.

   I have set the permission for the directory listed about and all folders beneath as 'allow everything and anything).

   Can you point me in the right direction?

   Thanks Jo

5. Jo Jordan
   Member
   Posted 4 months ago #

   I think I have figured out how to get my dummy working without permalinks.

   The next question might be obvious to you but isn't when you've spent 2 days going in circles - when I move the blog to a public server, will I be able to get permalinks working?

   And the next is a plea for the documentation. If permalinks don't work in Windows/Wamp - why not just say so in plain language>

   Windows/Wamp. Permalinks do not work.

   If this conclusion is not true, will be so happy to correct myself.

   Will I be able to make permalinks work eventually?

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