Title: mod_rewrite test?
Last modified: August 18, 2016

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# mod_rewrite test?

 *  Resolved [Doodlebee](https://wordpress.org/support/users/doodlebee/)
 * (@doodlebee)
 * [19 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/mod_rewrite-test/)
 * I’ve been asked to assist someone with an issue they’re having with their installation
   of WordPress. I was gone for almost 2 weeks, and had an email from them in my
   inbox saying that mod_rewrite was turned on (I remember telling them it wasn’t
   on and they needed to ask their host to turn it on), but for the life of me, 
   I cannot remember how I came to that conclusion.
 * The response they got from their host was that it *was* turned on (their host
   is GoDaddy) – that it’s on by default. I do remember looking at their PHP info
   and not seeing it in the list, but I don’t think that’s what made me decide it
   wasn’t on.
 * Would anyone have any quick and easy methods to test and see if mod-rewrite *
   is* turned on? I don’t have access to the php.ini file to see.
 * As a background – and just in case anyone might have alternate ideas on the issue
   I’m trying to solve – the woman is using PodPress on her site. The podcasting
   files are not running properly, and I’ve discovered it has to do with the stats
   stuff that comes with PodPress. It wants to use her permalink structure – but
   the permalinks don’t work because (through my attempts at trying to figure out
   why permalinks are failing, my conclusion was that…) mod_rewrite isn’t on, which
   her host denies.
 * What’s even funnier is that all of her PodPress images are failing, even though
   the paths are correct and the images are there – this is in the admin area *and*
   the public side.
 * Anyway, if anyone has any ideas for *any* of this, I’d appreciate it!

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 *  [Samuel B](https://wordpress.org/support/users/samboll/)
 * (@samboll)
 * [19 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/mod_rewrite-test/#post-529584)
 * Hi there,
    I know at godaddy mod_rewrite is on by default and if you’re able 
   to get pretty permalinks that would confirm it. I know zilch about podpress but
   here are some topics: [http://wordpress.org/search/PodPress?forums=1](http://wordpress.org/search/PodPress?forums=1)
 *  Thread Starter [Doodlebee](https://wordpress.org/support/users/doodlebee/)
 * (@doodlebee)
 * [19 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/mod_rewrite-test/#post-529635)
 * samboll – thanks for that. Then I mist be wrong. The pretty permalinks are working–
   in the event that the URL’s are changing. However, I get a 404 when clicking 
   on the links.
 * That is a question that’s been asked several times (and I’ll be damned if I forget
   how to fix that *every time* I run into it – you’d think I’d retain that info
   as many times as I’ve had this problem!), so I’ll look to see what I can find
   on it again.
 * Thanks 🙂
 *  Thread Starter [Doodlebee](https://wordpress.org/support/users/doodlebee/)
 * (@doodlebee)
 * [19 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/mod_rewrite-test/#post-529645)
 * Aha – the .htaccess file was whacked. Got that sorted.
 * I needed to add:
 * Options +FollowSymLinks
 * Above the WordPress generated stuff. Now all is well with the pretty permalinks.
 * Now to try and figure out why all of the images are gone…
 *  Thread Starter [Doodlebee](https://wordpress.org/support/users/doodlebee/)
 * (@doodlebee)
 * [19 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/mod_rewrite-test/#post-529658)
 * Got it. If anyone else needs to know:
 * Rename the .htaccess file located in the “wp-content/plugins/podpress” directory
   to “.htaccess_BAK”. Done – images are now showing.

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 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
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 * Last reply from: [Doodlebee](https://wordpress.org/support/users/doodlebee/)
 * Last activity: [19 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/mod_rewrite-test/#post-529658)
 * Status: resolved

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