Title: Apache mode not working
Last modified: August 8, 2018

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# Apache mode not working

 *  [ITCS](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dimath99/)
 * (@dimath99)
 * [7 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/apache-mode-not-working/)
 * Hello,
 * When I set the plugin to Apache mode, it does not work. It should write the rules
   to the htaccess file, but this is not happening.

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 *  Plugin Author [Dimitar Ivanov](https://wordpress.org/support/users/zinoui/)
 * (@zinoui)
 * [7 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/apache-mode-not-working/#post-10573495)
 * Hi [@dimath99](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dimath99/)
 * Please make sure your .htaccess file have permissions to write.
 *  Thread Starter [ITCS](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dimath99/)
 * (@dimath99)
 * [7 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/apache-mode-not-working/#post-10573598)
 * The permissions are set to 664, but the plugin does nothing when in apache mode.
 *  Plugin Author [Dimitar Ivanov](https://wordpress.org/support/users/zinoui/)
 * (@zinoui)
 * [7 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/apache-mode-not-working/#post-10575844)
 * > On some hosting platforms, the permissions need to be different because the
   > user running the web server doesn’t have permission to write files. You can
   > try with other values, such as 664, 666 for files and 775 (even 777 for some
   > hosting platforms). Make sure to consult with your hosting provider about this.
   > We strongly advise against 777 permission settings.
 *  Thread Starter [ITCS](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dimath99/)
 * (@dimath99)
 * [7 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/apache-mode-not-working/#post-10577731)
 * I tried everything, but no luck.

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## Tags

 * [apache](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/apache/)
 * [htaccess](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/htaccess/)

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 * Last reply from: [ITCS](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dimath99/)
 * Last activity: [7 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/apache-mode-not-working/#post-10577731)
 * Status: not resolved