Posted 4 years ago #
hi dlo, i've tried your solution... unfortunately it doesn't work for me....
i downloaded rewrite.php and then replaced the old one with the new one.
i then changed the permalink structure back to default and saved it.
i then changed it to /index.php/%postname%/, but it didn't work.
any ideas?
this permalink issue has been a real pain the @$$....
i'm on IIS, helm.
Posted 4 years ago #
dlo your solution worked for me, I downloaded your rewrite.php, uploaded it to my server, went into permalinks and set to default +saved, added my custom path name (/index.php/%postname%)+saved, worked like a charm... my pages are back. Thank you.
Just to clear up some confusion in this thread, people use the /index.php/ in the permalink structure when they aren't allowed to access the .htaccess file with their host (like with Yahoo!). adding index.php to your uri isn't ideal but it beats ?23423234.
dlo, call this the Yahoo! fix will ya? :P good job.
Posted 4 years ago #
Hi, sorry to go on about this, but I'm jealous as so many people seem to have regained their bloglife with dlo's fix...
I haven't found the right place to drop the file into, I guess - where should it go (on the server, I take it)?
"Enter "includes" and remove the existing rewrite.php file. Then put the correct rewrite.php file into the same place (includes)."
I.e. what if I can't find 'includes'... I know, not very smart, but please help the unworthy =)
Posted 4 years ago #
@slow_sl : In fact, the rewrite.php file is located in the wp-includes directory of your WordPress installed on the server.
Hope it helps.
Posted 4 years ago #
Thanks, got it :) Tried, but it didn't work. I'm guessing my problem may be two or three-fold instead of just one...
Posted 4 years ago #
Dlo, it is a request for you to look at problem described in http://wordpress.org/support/topic/170853 and confirm if your fix indeed works on category and archive links.
thanks
astrologer
Posted 4 years ago #
@astrologer:
I'm afraid your problem is not solved by the fix described in this post. If you don't have a permalink structure beginning by /index.php/... (aka PATHINFO permalink), the fix will have no effect on your blog's behaviour.
Best regards
Posted 4 years ago #
Dlo,
Does that mean that I will not be able to upgrade, ever? :-(
Any advice? Would this qualify as a defect if I want to log one? Also, is there someone who can guide me if I want to install wordpress on my blog from scratch and migrate all the existing data to it?
thanks
astrologer
Posted 4 years ago #
Hey guys, I'm not sure if this is exactly what you're talking about, but this guy seems to have a fix for a similar (if not the same) problem:
http://www.heritage-tech.net/797/improper-404-error-handling-fix-for-wordpress-25/
Good luck..
Posted 4 years ago #
Glendale, I do not think I am running into this issue. Thanks for looking up though. This issue is also interesting.
regards
astrologer
Posted 4 years ago #
Hi I ran into this problem too and I'm on Brinkster Windows hosting. The permalink I'm using is:
/index.php/archive/%postname%/
After upgrading from v2.2 to v2.5, none of the links to either posts, pages, categories or calendars work. However, when I change permalinks back to the default setting, everything goes back to normal. Now I'm pretty sure it's got nothing to do with my hosting provider as custom permalinks were working on the older version.
Anyone have any idea on what else I can try? I tried using the modified rewrite.php by dlo but had no joy with it. :(
Posted 4 years ago #
danbutcher,
you are a genius. That plugin works wonders.
Thank you.
Thank you.
Thank you.
Posted 4 years ago #
Nope,,,
None of the offered solutions worked for me. Funny enough,,, I installed a brand new blog,,, went pretty good altogether,, then I went and had a smoke and a coffee,,, and when I came back,, I refreshed the page and OOOOPSSS,,, all gone,,, POOOFFF! Unless a squirrel sneaked up and changed something, I must have a computer ghost!
WordPress,, shame on you to claim the release to be stable. The more I am studying this thing,,, the more I am disappointed with a bad job.
Posted 3 years ago #
I am new to wordPress.
I have been searching through the forum for 2 days for a solution of permalink.
I am now using version 2.5.1.
My problem is by using the default permalink everything works fine but when I change it to /index.php/%postname%/,it didn't work and cause a CGI ERROR.
After a few time of CGI ERROR, it will cause server unavailable.
I can't find htaccess file in the wordPress folder. I try to create htaccess file on my own but I don't really know what the content should put in the file.
I have also update rewrite.php but it doesn't work.
Please help.Thanks
Posted 3 years ago #
I have a problem with permalinks: all the pages "pretty links" are fine, but it breaks my RSS feeds (I have yahoo and they don't allow .htaccess).
I'm new at wordpress, will this patch you guys are talking about fix it?
Posted 3 years ago #
I've just had a disaster with the rewrite.php file - I read through this thread carefully, downloaded the rewrite.php file and copied it to my server. The site stopped working; nothing will load. I deleted it from the server and restored the original version, but the problem is the same - the browser attempts to load the page for about 10 mins and then either a database connection error comes up, or it says 'The specified CGI application exceeded the allowed time for processing. The server has deleted the process.'. I haven't changed anything else on the server. Anyone have any ideas what might be going wrong? I've tried copying the rewrite.php file in binary and ascii modes...
Posted 3 years ago #
I've got a IIS site running a WordPress blog and we had all kinds of problems getting permalinks to work, but it is possible. Anything's possible, it just takes time and effort.
Posted 3 years ago #
Turns out this was a problem with my hoster that coincidentally happened as I was working on the files...it's fine now, my minor heart attack was for naught! The rewrite fix didn't work for me however, I 'm stuck with the default permalinks for this site.
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