Can you check with your host and see if the have mod_rewrite installed? Sounds like it might not be.
Well, there isn’t an “archives” folder, any more than there’s a “posts” folder or a “pages” folder. It’s all database-driven. “Archives” are created on the fly from the variables when called for.
What are your permalinks set as? What are the values in WordPress address and Blog address in wp-options?
The values for the wordpress and blog address in wp-options are the same. My blog address has the same name as the folder containing wordpress.
I think there might be a problem with my database, but I’m not sure what. I have also noticed that none of the image icons on the “write” page appear (they’re broken links).
Is there any way to fix or test my database? If I delete and re-create it will it delete all of my entries?
I’m hosted on laughingsquid and it’s supposed to be wordpress-friendly so I think mod_rewrite is probably installed, but I don’t know how to verify this.
I haven’t set up any permalinks.
I wonder if the problem could have something to do with file modifying permissions. I reset the permissions on some of the files so that I could modify my theme manually in the editor, but that didn’t seem to work. It still says it can’t be modified. I’m having so many simultaneous problems going on I’m finding troubleshooting to be difficult.
Thanks in advance for any help you can offer.
Cheers.
Couple things you can do to mitigate the number of simultaneous difficulties:
1. Set all folder permissions to 755, and all files to 644. These are the default settings; don’t worry about trying to make theme files writeable until the rest of the dreck is siphoned off.
2. I’m pretty sure laughingsquid will have mod_rewrite enabled, but just to set your mind at ease (and prevent any more questions re same) contact their techies and ask.
3. While you’re chatting up the techies, ask them to run a repair on your database, just in case there’s something hinky in there (there’s probably not, but can’t hurt in any case).
Once those things are handled, post back, and we’ll go into some detail on how things actually work, and what you can expect to find.
