Title: htaccess issue?
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# htaccess issue?

 *  Resolved [brando](https://wordpress.org/support/users/brando/)
 * (@brando)
 * [16 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/htaccess-issue-5/)
 * [http://www.coachkeats.com](http://www.coachkeats.com)
    main page is loading,
   but non of the others are, host (who is useless, we are in the process of moving)
   says its and htaccess file issue, deal with it yourself.. is there a “standard”
   file i can use to get the site working?

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 *  [stuartathompson](https://wordpress.org/support/users/stuartathompson/)
 * (@stuartathompson)
 * [16 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/htaccess-issue-5/#post-1487824)
 * What are your permalink settings? They should match the URLs you have generated,
   so something like /2010/11/5/name-of-the-post
 * Once you save those settings, there’s a box at the bottom that gives you some
   code. You have to open your .htaccess file (using FTP) and paste that information
   inside and reupload.
 *  [Mark Ratledge](https://wordpress.org/support/users/songdogtech/)
 * (@songdogtech)
 * [16 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/htaccess-issue-5/#post-1487831)
 * [@brando](https://wordpress.org/support/users/brando/): stuartathompson is wrong.
 * Have you moved your database and files to the new host yet? If so, is there a.
   htaccess that already exists?
 * Can you get into WordPress admin? If so, set your permalinks to default and save.
   That will override other permlink settings in .htaccess and give you the “standard”
   setting. If you get a warning that your changes couldn’t be saved because .htaccess
   wasn’t writable, then you will need edit .htaccess with FTP.
 * If you can’t get into WordPress admin, delete the exisiting .htaccess and you’ll
   revert to default permalinks.
 *  Thread Starter [brando](https://wordpress.org/support/users/brando/)
 * (@brando)
 * [16 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/htaccess-issue-5/#post-1487936)
 * have not moved to new host yet,
    yes i can get in to the wordpress admin , where
   do i reset the permalinks, bear with me as i am a wordpress novice, i am doing
   this for a friend.
 *  [Mark Ratledge](https://wordpress.org/support/users/songdogtech/)
 * (@songdogtech)
 * [16 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/htaccess-issue-5/#post-1487941)
 * No problem, but you should also see [Moving WordPress « WordPress Codex](http://codex.wordpress.org/Moving_WordPress)
   before you start the move.
 * See [Using Permalinks « WordPress Codex](http://codex.wordpress.org/Using_Permalinks)
   but if you’re moving, you don’t need to reset them where you’re at, unless you
   want the site to work right now before the move.
 *  Thread Starter [brando](https://wordpress.org/support/users/brando/)
 * (@brando)
 * [16 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/htaccess-issue-5/#post-1487966)
 * ok, got it working by setting permalinks to default, now can i set it back to
   a different setting so they are “pretty” so to speak?
 *  [Mark Ratledge](https://wordpress.org/support/users/songdogtech/)
 * (@songdogtech)
 * [16 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/htaccess-issue-5/#post-1487970)
 * Yes, on either the new or old host, but if WordPress tells you it can’t save 
   the changes to .htaccess, then you need to be able to edit that file with FTP.
   And if you’re on a Windows host, that host needs to allow the use of .htaccess.
 *  Thread Starter [brando](https://wordpress.org/support/users/brando/)
 * (@brando)
 * [16 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/htaccess-issue-5/#post-1487978)
 * ok thank you very much !
 *  [stuartathompson](https://wordpress.org/support/users/stuartathompson/)
 * (@stuartathompson)
 * [16 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/htaccess-issue-5/#post-1488044)
 * So songdogtech, you’re recommending the exact process I wrote at the beginning.
   This is wrong how exactly?
 *  [Mark Ratledge](https://wordpress.org/support/users/songdogtech/)
 * (@songdogtech)
 * [16 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/htaccess-issue-5/#post-1488046)
 * Read the original post: he doesn’t want to set pretty permalinks, he needs to
   try and reset permalinks to default without FTP to begin with, and he’s in the
   middle of moving hosts. Much more complex than simply asking him what his settings
   are and telling him to edit .htaccess.

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

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 * Last reply from: [Mark Ratledge](https://wordpress.org/support/users/songdogtech/)
 * Last activity: [16 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/htaccess-issue-5/#post-1488046)
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