Title: editing permalink = page not found
Last modified: August 31, 2016

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# editing permalink = page not found

 *  [whatever12345](https://wordpress.org/support/users/whatever12345/)
 * (@whatever12345)
 * [10 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/editing-permalink-page-not-found/)
 * This is driving me up the fucking wall.
 * I had a page titled “projects”, for some reason the permalink was displayed as“
   projects-2”.
 * I edited the permalink for it just to say “projects”, but then the page stops
   functioning.
 * When I replaced the number at the end of the permalink, the page started working
   again!
 * So I completely deleted my projects page, emptied all the trash, and created 
   a new projects page… When I publish it I get the exact same fucking problem.
 * What is the fix?
 * Thanks

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 *  [lisa](https://wordpress.org/support/users/contentiskey/)
 * (@contentiskey)
 * [10 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/editing-permalink-page-not-found/#post-7237829)
 * this issue often can be resolved by fixing the slug in the database.
    do you 
   have access to phpmyadmin in your webhosting?
 *  Thread Starter [whatever12345](https://wordpress.org/support/users/whatever12345/)
 * (@whatever12345)
 * [10 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/editing-permalink-page-not-found/#post-7237850)
 * No. I take it i have to download and install the software first. I’m not familiar
   with a lot of the jargon. Are there any other options?
 * It’s strange. I created a new page titled “work”, which was fine. But then when
   I tried to change the slug/permalink back to “projects”, I got the same _nothing
   found_ webpage.
 *  [lisa](https://wordpress.org/support/users/contentiskey/)
 * (@contentiskey)
 * [10 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/editing-permalink-page-not-found/#post-7237851)
 * who is the company hosting your website?
    depending on the hosting company, there
   should not be anything to download to get to phpmyadmin section of your hosting.
   phpmyadmin is the way to get to your database.
 *  Thread Starter [whatever12345](https://wordpress.org/support/users/whatever12345/)
 * (@whatever12345)
 * [10 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/editing-permalink-page-not-found/#post-7237858)
 * Im with bluehost.
 *  Thread Starter [whatever12345](https://wordpress.org/support/users/whatever12345/)
 * (@whatever12345)
 * [10 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/editing-permalink-page-not-found/#post-7237887)
 * OK i think I have figured out how to access my database. This link was helpful
   [https://my.bluehost.com/cgi/help/wordpress_database](https://my.bluehost.com/cgi/help/wordpress_database)
 * Where do I find the slug? and in what database?
 *  [lisa](https://wordpress.org/support/users/contentiskey/)
 * (@contentiskey)
 * [10 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/editing-permalink-page-not-found/#post-7237899)
 * Glad you were able to find it.
 * I don’t know the name of your database(s) so I am not sure which one to tell 
   you to use. For a normal page, it is found in the WP-Posts table.
 * [https://codex.wordpress.org/Database_Description](https://codex.wordpress.org/Database_Description)
 * Let me know if you can find the WP-Posts table that corresponds with your website.
 *  Thread Starter [whatever12345](https://wordpress.org/support/users/whatever12345/)
 * (@whatever12345)
 * [10 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/editing-permalink-page-not-found/#post-7238016)
 * Hi,
 * I can’t seem to find any WP-Posts table in the database. I’m trying to figure
   out where the slugs are stored so I can edit them.
 *  Thread Starter [whatever12345](https://wordpress.org/support/users/whatever12345/)
 * (@whatever12345)
 * [10 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/editing-permalink-page-not-found/#post-7238017)
 * Will updating my htaccess file make an difference? If so, how can I tell whether
   its up to date or not, and how do I update?
 * many thanks

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 * Last activity: [10 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/editing-permalink-page-not-found/#post-7238017)
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