Title: [NSFW] .htacess management issues, syntax errors Last modified: August 19, 2016 --- # [NSFW] .htacess management issues, syntax errors * [Amber Fellows](https://wordpress.org/support/users/amber-fellows/) * (@amber-fellows) * [15 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/htacess-management-issues-syntax-errors/) * WP Version 3.1.1 Suffusion Version 3.7.8 Will provide plug ins if needed * Current Configuration of Main Root Directory: * ***rogue .htacess file** *WP Site 1: own .htacess file ***Site 2:** [http://www.laceinyourface.com/](http://www.laceinyourface.com/)( oldest on webspace, **the one having the issues**) **own .htacess file** *Site 3 (on subdomain of site 2, with no content) NO associated .htaccess file *Site 4 (on subdomain of site 2, with no content) own associated .htacess file * I am new to the land of .htacess, period. I am not sure of how any of these . htacess files got to their current folders in the first place. * 🙂 I just noticed this morning that I have a ‘rogue’ .htacess file outside of all of the 4 wordpress root directories. It only says this: “AddType x-mapp-php5. php”. * When I tried to delete the rogue file, just to see what happened, three websites displayed fine on firefox except Site 2–which has its own associated .htacess file. First I got a syntax error relating to a List Categories plug in, then on a second attempt a separate syntax error relating to the User Online plug in. * The rogue file has since been restored and all sites work fine (so far–ha!) but this leaves me in a pickle in regards to backing up all sites (most notably site 2), as well as with a lack of understanding about how all of the .htacess files interact with my sites. * I am asking for help with determining: 1) why I am getting syntax errors on Site 2 from moving the rogue .htacess file outside of the wordpress directory–when Site 2 has its own .htacess file, and 2)if I am generally mismanaging my .htaccess( es) and heading for a file management and websites disaster. * 🙂 * Thanks! Viewing 3 replies - 1 through 3 (of 3 total) * Thread Starter [Amber Fellows](https://wordpress.org/support/users/amber-fellows/) * (@amber-fellows) * [15 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/htacess-management-issues-syntax-errors/#post-2036348) * Sorry, the intended spacing to illustrate directories did not post in the reply. I tried my best. 🙁 * [johnh10](https://wordpress.org/support/users/johnh10/) * (@johnh10) * [15 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/htacess-management-issues-syntax-errors/#post-2036381) * AddType x-mapp-php5 .php” tells the web server to parse .php files as php5, which I’m guessing is required somehow by those plugins throwing the errors when you remove it. * Thread Starter [Amber Fellows](https://wordpress.org/support/users/amber-fellows/) * (@amber-fellows) * [15 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/htacess-management-issues-syntax-errors/#post-2036394) * Thanks John! * I just checked what is in each of the .htacess(es) associated with site 1,2 and 4. They are all the same, and none have the command “AddType x-mapp-php5 .php”…. * So, does this .htacess file stored in the main directory control the parsing of all four sites, then? * Is…that normal and…good? HA! * 🙂 Viewing 3 replies - 1 through 3 (of 3 total) The topic ‘[NSFW] .htacess management issues, syntax errors’ is closed to new replies. * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/) * 3 replies * 2 participants * Last reply from: [Amber Fellows](https://wordpress.org/support/users/amber-fellows/) * Last activity: [15 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/htacess-management-issues-syntax-errors/#post-2036394) * Status: not resolved ## Topics ### Topics with no replies ### Non-support topics ### Resolved topics ### Unresolved topics ### All topics