FollowSymLinks breaks my website?

  • msencenb

    (@msencenb)


    15 years, 9 months ago

    Ok so I’m trying to enable symlinks for “pretty perma links” and am adding this to the top of my apache .htaccess.

    Options +FollowSymLinks
    RewriteEngine On

    But whenever I ad the rewriteEngine On line the whole website breaks? Any idea why?

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  • jkovis

    (@jkovis)

    15 years, 9 months ago

    What kind of server is your site on (Apache/Nginx/other) and what is it’s operating system (Linux/IIS)?

    If using Apache, is mod_rewrite enabled? Are you using conditionals to test for mod_rewrite before starting RewriteEngine?

    WP automatically adds the following to my htaccess (Linux server running Apache):

    <IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
--REST OF WP REWRITE RULES--
</IfModule>

    Thread Starter msencenb

    (@msencenb)

    15 years, 9 months ago

    Running Apache Ubuntu 8.04

    mod_rewrite is enabled… I think the .htaccess file I have is correct? It looks like this… but the links don’t work under the new link structure.

    Options +FollowSymLinks
# 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
    jkovis

    (@jkovis)

    15 years, 9 months ago

    I think the .htaccess file I have is correct?

    — yes, that looks correct…are you on a shared, VPS, or dedicated server? do you have access to server logs?

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