Title: Error 404 after changing permalinks
Last modified: November 3, 2017

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# Error 404 after changing permalinks

 *  [jgargallo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jgargallo/)
 * (@jgargallo)
 * [8 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-404-after-changing-permalinks/)
 * I have a WordPress 4.8.2 instal on a subfolder located on a subdomain. After 
   trying to change permalinks for a while I take a look to the WordPress files 
   and I realize that there wasn’t a .htaccess.
    I create one with the first piece
   of code on [https://codex.wordpress.org/htaccess](https://codex.wordpress.org/htaccess)
   and give it 644 permissions. After that, I try again to change permalinks again,
   but I keep having errors 404. The exact message I get is 404 not found. nginx/
   1.10.3 (Ubuntu).

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 *  [Bas Schuiling](https://wordpress.org/support/users/basszje/)
 * (@basszje)
 * [8 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-404-after-changing-permalinks/#post-9646851)
 * Check if Htaccess is created and writable. WordPress will compain if that’s not
   the case. Also if you installed this server yourself you should check if mod_rewrite
   module is active.
 *  Thread Starter [jgargallo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jgargallo/)
 * (@jgargallo)
 * [8 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-404-after-changing-permalinks/#post-9646872)
 * Htaccess is created because I did and it has 644 as permissions
    How can I check
   and if necessary modify mod_rewrite module?
 *  Thread Starter [jgargallo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jgargallo/)
 * (@jgargallo)
 * [8 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-404-after-changing-permalinks/#post-9657967)
 * Any idea?

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 * [error 404](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/error-404/)
 * [htaccess](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/htaccess/)

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 * Last reply from: [jgargallo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jgargallo/)
 * Last activity: [8 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-404-after-changing-permalinks/#post-9657967)
 * Status: not resolved

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