Title: Adding .htaccess file
Last modified: August 18, 2016

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# Adding .htaccess file

 *  Resolved [checkitdown](https://wordpress.org/support/users/checkitdown/)
 * (@checkitdown)
 * [20 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-htaccess-file/)
 * First off, what kind of file is it?
 * Secondly, what program should I make it in?
 * Thanks
 * Joe

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 *  [Mark (podz)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/podz/)
 * (@podz)
 * [20 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-htaccess-file/#post-370850)
 * It’s a file which the server uses. (How it does it is way complex.)
 * Notepad. Open Notepad, press Spacebar, save file as ‘htaccess.txt’, upload that
   to the main blog directory.
    rename it to .htaccess then change it’s permissions
   to 666
 * Ask if needed 🙂
 *  Thread Starter [checkitdown](https://wordpress.org/support/users/checkitdown/)
 * (@checkitdown)
 * [20 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-htaccess-file/#post-370853)
 * Ok thank you, I have half the problem solved. I don’t know how to rename the 
   file, however. I try to change it to .htaccess, but it won’t allow me to do it.
   I was able to change the permission (I think) by using filezilla, but still, 
   no luck.
 * I use Yahoo as my web server (in case that matters).
 * Thanks
 * Joe
 *  [Mark (podz)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/podz/)
 * (@podz)
 * [20 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-htaccess-file/#post-370855)
 * In Filezilla, right-clicking a file on the server should let you rename it – 
   odd that it won’t let you…
 * You can’t change it with Notepad on your computer.
 *  Thread Starter [checkitdown](https://wordpress.org/support/users/checkitdown/)
 * (@checkitdown)
 * [20 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-htaccess-file/#post-370856)
 * This is the message I get:
 * Command: RNTO /chdown/.htaccess.txt
    Response: 550 Permission denied on server.
   You are restricted to your account.
 *  [Mark (podz)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/podz/)
 * (@podz)
 * [20 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-htaccess-file/#post-370857)
 * hmm….. someone more knowledgeable than me may have the answer to that, but the
   file there is not now being used – it’s neither a txt or a htaccess
 * The end name on the server must be
    `.htaccess` Nothing else. No ending like 
   on normal files.
 * Try doing another?
 *  Thread Starter [checkitdown](https://wordpress.org/support/users/checkitdown/)
 * (@checkitdown)
 * [20 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-htaccess-file/#post-370858)
 * No luck, anyone have any ideas?
 *  [chris86](https://wordpress.org/support/users/chris86/)
 * (@chris86)
 * [20 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-htaccess-file/#post-370886)
 * When you save the .htaccess file in Notepad, make sure you select “All Files”
   instead of “Text Files.” You’re experiencing a problem with the .htaccess file,
   b/c it’s not named .htaccess. Instead, you’ve named it “.htaccess.txt” Get rid
   of the .txt extension and your problem will be solved.

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 * Last activity: [20 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-htaccess-file/#post-370886)
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