Title: httpd rewriting for permalinks Last modified: August 19, 2016 --- # httpd rewriting for permalinks * [DrReaper](https://wordpress.org/support/users/drreaper/) * (@drreaper) * [15 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/httpd-rewriting-for-permalinks/) * Hi guys and gals, I am trying to figure out permalinks! Ouch… I have a windows 2003 server, the start of my problems. Mod rewrite seems much better but this is the world I live in. My server host game me a blank httpd.ini and it’s up to me to make it work. I just want to blog. * This is what works: [http://gamersnews.com/news/?p=5](http://gamersnews.com/news/?p=5) * This is what i want to work: [http://gamersnews.com/news/rush-la-villa-strangiato/](http://gamersnews.com/news/rush-la-villa-strangiato/) * I am not sure how to write the code to make it happen. * This is what I have in my httpd.ini and I am sure it’s wrong. * ``` RewriteEngine on RewriteBase / #Exclude javascripts/stylesheets/images etc from rewriting RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d #Perform rewriting RewriteRule ^(.*)$ index.php?p=$1 [NC,L] ``` * Any help would be great. Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 19 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/httpd-rewriting-for-permalinks/page/2/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/httpd-rewriting-for-permalinks/page/2/?output_format=md) * [govpatel](https://wordpress.org/support/users/govpatel/) * (@govpatel) * [15 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/httpd-rewriting-for-permalinks/#post-1957282) * Try and install this plugin see if it solves your problem [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/isapi-rewriter/](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/isapi-rewriter/) * keep us posted if it works so can help other window users. * Thread Starter [DrReaper](https://wordpress.org/support/users/drreaper/) * (@drreaper) * [15 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/httpd-rewriting-for-permalinks/#post-1957289) * Hi govpatel, * Ok I got the plugin in place but it says I need to edit the .htaccess file. I don’t have one. Does anyone know what directory it’s supposed to be in? * [arkgroup](https://wordpress.org/support/users/arkgroup/) * (@arkgroup) * [15 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/httpd-rewriting-for-permalinks/#post-1957300) * DrReaper, * Try to place .htaccess file into root folder of your wordpress. * [govpatel](https://wordpress.org/support/users/govpatel/) * (@govpatel) * [15 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/httpd-rewriting-for-permalinks/#post-1957301) * it is a hidden file allow hidden files to be seen * Thread Starter [DrReaper](https://wordpress.org/support/users/drreaper/) * (@drreaper) * [15 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/httpd-rewriting-for-permalinks/#post-1957309) * It didn’t work. I am assuming the root would be the folder I installed wordpress into news. * The server host provided me a httpd.ini file not a .htaccess file. I am not sure why. You would think someone ran into this problem before me. I am not reinventing the wheel here. * [arkgroup](https://wordpress.org/support/users/arkgroup/) * (@arkgroup) * [15 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/httpd-rewriting-for-permalinks/#post-1957316) * You need to create .htaccess file and place it into wordpress directory. [](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/isapi-rewriter/faq/) * Please make sure ISAPI Rewrite 3 installed on the server. * [arkgroup](https://wordpress.org/support/users/arkgroup/) * (@arkgroup) * [15 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/httpd-rewriting-for-permalinks/#post-1957318) * Or you may try to insert such code into your httpd.ini file: * RewriteEngine On RewriteBase /news/ RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f RewriteCond%{ REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d RewriteRule .* /index.php [L] * Thread Starter [DrReaper](https://wordpress.org/support/users/drreaper/) * (@drreaper) * [15 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/httpd-rewriting-for-permalinks/#post-1957324) * My server company is on weekend support and they say we don’t have ISAPI Rewrite 3 on the server but if I ad code to .htaccess it will work. I don’t think they know what they are talking about. * Anyway I am going to a BBQ so I will have to work on this later. Thanks for helping. I will be back to this later. * Thread Starter [DrReaper](https://wordpress.org/support/users/drreaper/) * (@drreaper) * [15 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/httpd-rewriting-for-permalinks/#post-1957391) * My .htaccess is in my news directory and it contains * ``` RewriteEngine On RewriteBase /news/ RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d RewriteRule .* /index.php [L] ``` * It doesn’t work, i am not sure why. * [GRAQ](https://wordpress.org/support/users/graq/) * (@graq) * [15 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/httpd-rewriting-for-permalinks/#post-1957395) * I’m not really a windows or apache user much any more, but should it not hit the index.php in the install dir? * That is, the last line should be: RewriteRule .* /news/index.php [L] * Have you read up in the codex? [http://codex.wordpress.org/Using_Permalinks](http://codex.wordpress.org/Using_Permalinks) * [arkgroup](https://wordpress.org/support/users/arkgroup/) * (@arkgroup) * [15 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/httpd-rewriting-for-permalinks/#post-1957405) * **GRAQ,** * Yep, you’re right. * **DrReaper,** * Try this one: * > RewriteEngine On > RewriteBase /news/ RewriteRule ^index\.php$ – [L] RewriteCond%{ > REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d RewriteRule . /news/ > index.php [L] * Thread Starter [DrReaper](https://wordpress.org/support/users/drreaper/) * (@drreaper) * [15 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/httpd-rewriting-for-permalinks/#post-1957451) * I tried * ``` RewriteEngine On RewriteBase /news/ RewriteRule ^index\.php$ - [L] RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d RewriteRule . /news/index.php [L] ``` * and I tried * ``` RewriteEngine On RewriteBase /news/ RewriteRule ^index\.php$ - [L] RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d RewriteRule .* /news/index.php [L] ``` * They didn’t work. * When I setup the permalinks I took `/index.php/%year%/%monthnum%/%day%/%postname%/` * Then I did a custom Custom Structure and removed the year, month, day, leaving just `/%postname%/` * I am not sure if that is the reason it still isn’t working. * Thread Starter [DrReaper](https://wordpress.org/support/users/drreaper/) * (@drreaper) * [15 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/httpd-rewriting-for-permalinks/#post-1957452) * Ok my server got back to me and they now tell me we have ISAPI_Rewrite version 2.0 I guess this is the monkey wrench that has been in the machine. * [arkgroup](https://wordpress.org/support/users/arkgroup/) * (@arkgroup) * [15 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/httpd-rewriting-for-permalinks/#post-1957453) * DrReaper, * May be something’s wrong with isapi-rewrite. Try to make a simple rule and check whether it’s working or not. * Thread Starter [DrReaper](https://wordpress.org/support/users/drreaper/) * (@drreaper) * [15 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/httpd-rewriting-for-permalinks/#post-1957454) * Hi Arkgroup, I know enough about coding to be dangerous. I don’t know how to write a simple rule for ISAPI_Rewrite 2.0 Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 19 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/httpd-rewriting-for-permalinks/page/2/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/httpd-rewriting-for-permalinks/page/2/?output_format=md) The topic ‘httpd rewriting for permalinks’ is closed to new replies. ## Tags * [windows 2003](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/windows-2003/) * In: [Installing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/installation/) * 19 replies * 4 participants * Last reply from: [arkgroup](https://wordpress.org/support/users/arkgroup/) * Last activity: [15 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/httpd-rewriting-for-permalinks/page/2/#post-1957481) * Status: not resolved ## Topics ### Topics with no replies ### Non-support topics ### Resolved topics ### Unresolved topics ### All topics