Title: .htaccess
Last modified: August 18, 2016

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# .htaccess

 *  [Summers](https://wordpress.org/support/users/summers/)
 * (@summers)
 * [18 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/htaccess-2-2/)
 * Hi, I installed wordpress on my server and it works great, same when I tested
   installation on my windows machine (I use xampp for apache/php).
    However, when
   installed on the server, I can see the .htaccess file normally and see what is
   inside. But on my windows machine, no!
 * The issue is. I develop locally before uploading (my work) and I was trying to
   use apache’s mode re-write to change index.php?blah=blah to /pages/blah. I try
   to edit .htaccess in my windows machine but no use.
 * Any idea how do I deal with this please?
 * Thanks in advance.

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 *  [Colin Helvensteijn](https://wordpress.org/support/users/raptornl/)
 * (@raptornl)
 * [18 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/htaccess-2-2/#post-592295)
 * Have a look at your Apache config file (usually called httpd.conf, should be 
   somewhere inside the directory where you installed XAMPP). Find the list of modules
   to be loaded and check if mod_rewrite isn’t commented out. If so, uncomment it.
   save and restart Apache.
 *  [awkward](https://wordpress.org/support/users/awkward/)
 * (@awkward)
 * [18 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/htaccess-2-2/#post-592681)
 * Hi,
    I can’t find my .htaccess file on my server anywhere and I have the show
   hidden files ticked in c panel – any ideas anyone. Only been trying for 12 hours!!
 *  [jon-a5](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jon-a5/)
 * (@jon-a5)
 * [18 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/htaccess-2-2/#post-592682)
 * If you cannot view the htaccess file and ‘view hidden files’ it checked in CPanel,
   chances are you need to re-upload the file or use an FTP program such as FileZilla
   to view the htaccess file.
 * Also check httpd.conf and make sure, as above, that mod_rewrite isn’t commented
   out. If it is, the file will be read as a normal file.
 * If it is commented out and you edit httpd.conf and save the changes, you’ll need
   to restart apache before the changes will take effect.
 *  [envygfx](https://wordpress.org/support/users/envygfx/)
 * (@envygfx)
 * [18 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/htaccess-2-2/#post-592690)
 * I agree with Jon-A5. Try viewing hidden files in a GUI FTP client like FileZilla.
   Otherwise, is your server automatically deleting the .htaccess file?

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 * In: [Developing with WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/wp-advanced/)
 * 4 replies
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 * Last reply from: [envygfx](https://wordpress.org/support/users/envygfx/)
 * Last activity: [18 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/htaccess-2-2/#post-592690)
 * Status: not resolved

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