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1. titush
   Member
   Posted 10 months ago #

   Hi, I have an issue that I have seen posted various times over the last few days already but I haven't found a solution yet.

   WP 3.2 fresh install
   PHP Version 5.2.6
   Linux 2.6.26-2-xen-amd64
   CGI/FastCGI
   This server is protected with the Suhosin Patch 0.9.6.2
   Apache2 mod_fcgid/2.3.6 mod_perl/2.0.4 Perl/v5.10.0

   PROBLEM: when I set the permalinks to anything but standard, I get a "forbidden" page (as soon as I delete the content of the .htaccess, everything is obviously fine again).

   I set permalinks to:

   Month and name http://XXXXX.com/2011/07/sample-post/

   I get:

   Forbidden
   You don't have permission to access /wp-admin/options-permalink.php on this server.

   My .htaccess contains:

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

   Any idea what it could be? Mod_Rewrite usually works on all my other sites....

2. dgilmour
   Member
   Posted 10 months ago #

   First thing to check is the permissions on /wp-admin/options-permalink.php. Is it readable by the web server?

3. titush
   Member
   Posted 10 months ago #

   I checked the permissions of the file. It was 644 as are all files. Is that a problem? I would hate to have to 755 everything.. It's strange, I've set up multisites wit 3.1.x before and never ran into these problems...

   Any other idea?

4. Ipstenu
   Half-Elf Support Rogue & Mod
   Posted 10 months ago #

   That sounds like a mom_rewrite problem actually.

5. titush
   Member
   Posted 10 months ago #

   I guess you're right, I've written my host, it's really strange... Is there a way to check whether mod_rewrite is working, e.g. phpinfo or something?

   Titus

6. Ipstenu
   Half-Elf Support Rogue & Mod
   Posted 10 months ago #

   I believe so, but I'm pre coffee.

7. aioannidis
   Member
   Posted 10 months ago #

   Have the same problem on demo intallation of wp 3.2 on linux. Any ideas why mod_rewrite not working?

8. titush
   Member
   Posted 10 months ago #

   I resolved it with my ISP. It was NOT related to WordPress, simply the fact that the ISP had deactivate mod_rewrite.... (no comment)...

   aioannidis: are you sure mod_rewrite is working? You might want to test is, for example with the script described here:

   http://www.wallpaperama.com/forums/how-to-test-check-if-mod-rewrite-is-enabled-t40.html

   Titus

9. Ipstenu
   Half-Elf Support Rogue & Mod
   Posted 10 months ago #

   Usually it's in the httpd.conf file (set AllowOverride to ALL).

   Okay, in PHPinfo, look for the "apache2handler" section. mod_rewrite should be listed.

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