pixiet
Member
Posted 6 months ago #
My pretty permalinks only work with long slugs. Anything with a shorter slug just goes to a completely blank page, no error or anything, the whole page is just white.
eg http://www.gethelpfordepression.info/blog/index.php/2011/11/17/foods-that-help-depression/
didn't work but when I changed the permalink to
http://www.gethelpfordepression.info/blog/index.php/2011/11/17/foods-that-help-depressionaaa/
it worked
I've tried different permalink formats and it doesn't make any difference - whatever format I use, the part after /index.php must be at least 39 or 40 characters long for it to work
I've tried changing themes to twenty-ten and it didn't make any difference.
I'm on IIS with ISAPI-Rewrite installed
Are you adding index.php to the permalink setting? That is generally not required. Permalinks info at the Codex.
On IIS7 you need to work with your web.config file and do not need the .htaccess file: Some good info on IIS7 and WordPress on my site.
pixiet
Member
Posted 6 months ago #
Yes I am using index.php - pretty permalinks didn't work at all without it and it doesn't bother me having it there.
To use pretty permalinks with IIS7 and remove the index.php part, you need Rewrite Module from Microsoft. But I'm not sure this (third party?) ISAPI-Rewrite has anything to do with your problem.
I hope you are not on IIS6, because a properly set up IIS7 with fast-CGI and Wincache is about 100 times faster and more reliable for PHP apps on PHP 5.3.
Of course, in shared hosting environment, a host can turn off the PHP Fast CGI process selectively with a goal of charging customers more (errr...making sites run better)...
