Title: having problem changing permalinks
Last modified: August 18, 2016

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# having problem changing permalinks

 *  [webtodd](https://wordpress.org/support/users/webtodd/)
 * (@webtodd)
 * [20 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/having-problem-changing-permalinks/)
 * i have followed the instructions on changing permalinks…
 * basically i did the chmod 666 to .htaccess, then logged into my wordpress admin
   and tried to change the permalinks. the links changed on my site, but they are
   all broken?
 * maybe the .htaccess did not get updated? is there some way to grab the code and
   manually modify my .htaccess?

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 *  Thread Starter [webtodd](https://wordpress.org/support/users/webtodd/)
 * (@webtodd)
 * [20 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/having-problem-changing-permalinks/page/2/#post-371413)
 * i just got off the phone with my host and they told me they don’t support AllowOverride?
 * so… i could use a recommondation for a hassle-free host that i could use to host
   my wordpress blog? any suggestions anyone?
 *  [Chris_K](https://wordpress.org/support/users/handysolo/)
 * (@handysolo)
 * [20 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/having-problem-changing-permalinks/page/2/#post-371415)
 * Bummer. One option would be to include “index.php” at the start of your permalinks(
   use the custom field). Something like:
    `/index.php/%year%/%monthnum%/%day%/%
   postname%/`
 * If that’s not desirable, do some searching here in the forums for host options.
   There have been a few threads in the last couple months.
 *  Thread Starter [webtodd](https://wordpress.org/support/users/webtodd/)
 * (@webtodd)
 * [20 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/having-problem-changing-permalinks/page/2/#post-371428)
 * cool thanks, i think my host sucks anyways, so i dont mind finding a new one.
 *  [sogroovynow](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sogroovynow/)
 * (@sogroovynow)
 * [19 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/having-problem-changing-permalinks/page/2/#post-371539)
 * I am having this problem. I am at the above link that HandySolo provided, at 
   step 2:
 * Look for $is_apache = strstr($_SERVER[‘SERVER_SOFTWARE’], ‘Apache’) ? 1 : 0;
 * I do not have that in my vars.php. This is what is listed on mine:
 * $is_apache = ( strstr($_SERVER[‘SERVER_SOFTWARE’], ‘Apache’) || strstr($_SERVER[‘
   SERVER_SOFTWARE’], ‘LiteSpeed’) ) ? 1 : 0;
 * Is this the line I need to replace? Or should I not change it? Thanks. I am having
   tons of problems with changing my permalink structure from default to “pretty”
   and I’m afraid my website host is the problem.

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