Posted 2 years ago #
On a different WordPress installation, I previously created a custom theme. It's pretty basic really.
I just installed WordPress on a clients server and when I create a new page or try to view a post, WordPress can't find the page/post. I get a 404 not found error. But the weird thing is, WordPress isn't even finding my 404.php template page. It's displaying the default browser 404 page.
Where should I look first to figure this out?
Posted 2 years ago #
Try regenerating your permalinks.
Settings > Permalinks
Posted 2 years ago #
Log into your Dashboard and save your permalinks again. See if that helps. If it doesn't, provide a link to your site so someone here can see the error.
Posted 2 years ago #
Sounds like a permalinks issue if it's not displaying your 404.php
Posted 2 years ago #
Okay so it looks like the default permalinks are okay. It's just any other type of permalink gives me 404s. What do I need to add to my htaccess to get this working?
Posted 2 years ago #
What do I need to add to my htaccess to get this working?
Exactly what the message tells you to add when you save your permalinks. Scroll down a little.
Posted 2 years ago #
Where am I supposed to see this .htaccess message? On the Settings > Permalinks page? Cause I don't see anything about .htaccess on there.
Posted 2 years ago #
The message should be directly below the submit button in Settings->Permalinks, but it doesn't show up at all if the .htaccess file is writable by the server. If its writable, WP will write the file for you. If you don't see the message then presumably WP is able to write the file. Have you checked to see what is in your .htaccess? It should look a lot like this, but likely won't match exactly
# BEGIN WordPress
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /sandbox/
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule . /sandbox/index.php [L]
</IfModule>
# END WordPressI guess I'm assuming you are on an Apache server. Any idea what server your site is running on?
Posted 2 years ago #
Ah ya its CentOS and Apache. So if .htaccess is writable my WordPress it would take care of it?
Posted 2 years ago #
Okay WordPress did write to my .htaccess after I gave it proper write permissions. It wrote this:
# BEGIN WordPress
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule . /index.php [L]
</IfModule>
# END WordPressHowever, it did not fix the problem. I'm still get 404 errors on my permalinks.
Posted 2 years ago #
And according to phpinfo(); Apache does indeed have mod_rewrite loaded.
Posted 2 years ago #
Check the two '(URL)' listings in Settings->General-- third and fourth input boxes from the top.
Is there an url where I can see the problem?
Posted 2 years ago #
The WordPress address and Blog address are both set to the url of the site: http://wordpress.huebnerpetersen.com
Permalinks are set to Month & Name
My .htaccess is writable my WordPress. The contents are:
# BEGIN WordPress
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule . /index.php [L]
</IfModule>
# END WordPress
Posted 2 years ago #
Disable all of your plugins and switch to the default theme.
Posted 2 years ago #
Done.
Is it worth giving WordPress a helping hand with the ErrorDocument?
# BEGIN WordPress
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
ErrorDocument 404 /index.php?error=404
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule . /index.php [L]
</IfModule>
# END WordPress
Posted 2 years ago #
That doesn't help. WordPress can't find any of my pages, specifying "404" as the page to goto for a 404 error doesn't help it. It can't find /news/ or /about/ or whatever.
Posted 2 years ago #
Do you have allowoveride set on the server?
Posted 2 years ago #
According to the WordPress permlinks/.htaccess documentation I have the following set in my .htaccess
Options FollowSymLinks
AllowOverride All
# BEGIN WordPress
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
ErrorDocument 404 /index.php?error=404
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule . /index.php [L]
</IfModule>
# END WordPress
Posted 2 years ago #
Yes but allowoverride must be set in your httpd.config or your .htaccess will be completely ignored.
Posted 2 years ago #
Ah lemme check on that. What exactly should I be looking for?
Posted 2 years ago #
Fixed it! You are my savior! I remember reading that on the permalinks page before but I thought "surely the last tech guy who set this server up was smart enough to enable that" so I never bothered looking. Sure enough... It was set to "None". Woo thanks!
Posted 2 years ago #
Hey
I have the same problem that you had. I created a blog using wordpress and uploaded a pre-made theme. I created pages. I can see index page perfectly. But when I click any of my pages or posts, the pages don't show up.
In setting/permalink, if I choose the default option, when I press the page, a pag shows up as below.
[To Parent Directory]
http://www.mydomain.info-/wordpress/
indexlicensereadme
wp-admin
wp-app
wp-atomwp-blog-header
wp-comments-post
wp-commentsrss2wp-config-sample
wp-configwp-contentwp-cronwp-feed
wp-includeswp-links-opmlwp-load
wp-loginwp-mailwp-passwp-rdf
wp-registerwp-rsswp-rss2
wp-settings
wp-trackbackxmlrpc
if I choose Day and Name or Month and name or Numeric, the pages show that there is 404 error. I don't know how to use custom structure or optional
It seems you have figured it out. Can you please explain the detailed steps to solve the problem if you don't mind?
Where can I see WordPress permlinks/.htaccess?
Where can I set allowoverride?
Look forward to hearing from you.
Thanks.
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