Title: Permalink / htaccess RC3 Last modified: August 18, 2016 --- # Permalink / htaccess RC3 * [mazalien](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mazalien/) * (@mazalien) * [20 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permalink-htaccess-rc3/) * Hello everybody. I have upgraded to RC3-2.0 from 1.5.2. Before upgrade I made backups from .htaccess and the database. The problem is the following: When updating the permalink structure Wp remove all the rewrite rules I had before in 1.5.2. and leaves almost a blank file : * # BEGIN WordPress RewriteEngine On RewriteBase / RewriteCond%{ REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d RewriteRule . /index. php # END WordPress * So all my rewrite rules as I had them in 1.5.2. are dissapeared and I cannot acces all my pages and sub-pages because of redirection to the index-page. Putting the old htaccess file back works but this isn’t the solution. I used the following permalinkstructure : archives/%year%/%monthnum%/%day%/%postname%/. Is this a RC3 problem / Or a bug? Or will it be solved in the difinite version Anybody? Greetings [Mazalien](http://weblog.mazalien.nl) Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 27 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permalink-htaccess-rc3/page/2/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permalink-htaccess-rc3/page/2/?output_format=md) * Moderator [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/) * (@macmanx) * [20 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permalink-htaccess-rc3/#post-300964) * Can you set your permalink structure again in Options/Permalinks? * Thread Starter [mazalien](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mazalien/) * (@mazalien) * [20 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permalink-htaccess-rc3/#post-300965) * Macmanx, I have tried that for dozens of times and every time the same problem. I have also set up an another wp-installation of rc3 in a different database, a complete new installation with some dummy-posts and categories, and there is the problem the same. When putting 1.5.2. back in the “dummy” database then the permalinks works just fine. * Moderator [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/) * (@macmanx) * [20 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permalink-htaccess-rc3/#post-300966) * Do you use a backslash before “archives” in your permalink structure? The structure needs to start with a backslash: * `/archives/%year%/%monthnum%/%day%/%postname%/` * If that still doesn’t work, try the recommended permalink structure: * `/%year%/%monthnum%/%day%/%postname%/` * Thread Starter [mazalien](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mazalien/) * (@mazalien) * [20 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permalink-htaccess-rc3/#post-300967) * Yes I have used the backslash, and also tried every other possible combination. The only thing that change is the size of the .htaccess file with a few bytes every time (from 204 bytes to 208 bytes) and some empty lines are added under the # end wordpress-statement. I have also chmod .htaccess to 777, so it is writable. * Moderator [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/) * (@macmanx) * [20 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permalink-htaccess-rc3/#post-300972) * What are your server details? Preferably your server’s operating system and Apache, PHP, and MySQL version numbers. * Thread Starter [mazalien](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mazalien/) * (@mazalien) * [20 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permalink-htaccess-rc3/#post-300980) * PHP: PHP4u Version 3.0 Based on PHP-5.0.2 MySQL 4.0.18 Server statistics : * Initiating SYN Stealth Scan against customers.webc.lyceu.net (212.78.206.150)[ 1668 ports] at 21:05 Discovered open port 80/tcp on 212.78.206.150 The SYN Stealth Scan took 29.40s to scan 1668 total ports. Warning: OS detection will be MUCH less reliable because we did not find at least 1 open and 1 closed TCP port For OSScan assuming port 80 is open, 32587 is closed, and neither are firewalled Host customers.webc.lyceu.net (212.78.206.150) appears to be up … good. Interesting ports on customers.webc.lyceu.net (212.78.206.150): (The 1667 ports scanned but not shown below are in state: filtered) PORT STATE SERVICE 80/tcp open http Device type: general purpose Running: Linux 2.4.X OS details: Linux 2.4.16 – 2.4.18, Linux 2.4.18 – 2.4.21 (x86) OS Fingerprint: TSeq(Class=RI%gcd=1%SI=1CB3A5%IPID =Z%TS=100HZ) T1(Resp=Y%DF=Y%W=16A0%ACK=S++%Flags=AS%Ops=MNNTNW) T2(Resp=Y%DF= Y%W=0%ACK=S%Flags=AR%Ops=) T3(Resp=Y%DF=Y%W=16A0%ACK=S++%Flags=AS%Ops=MNNTNW) T4(Resp=Y%DF=Y%W=0%ACK=O%Flags=R%Ops=) T5(Resp=N) T6(Resp=Y%DF=Y%W=0%ACK=O%Flags =R%Ops=) T7(Resp=N) PU(Resp=N) * Uptime 47.908 days (since Thu Oct 20 23:19:05 2005) TCP Sequence Prediction: Class=random positive increments Difficulty=1880997 (Good luck!) TCP ISN Seq. Numbers: 102EAC5C 101037FC 1002E86F FEB7AAC 10398C09 108B3910 IPID Sequence Generation: All zeros * Nmap finished: 1 IP address (1 host up) scanned in 32.039 seconds Raw packets sent: 3359 (135KB) | Rcvd: 18 (940B) * [Ryan Boren](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ryan/) * (@ryan) * [20 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permalink-htaccess-rc3/#post-301007) * The rewrite rules that redirect to the index are the default for 2.0. They should work. To help debug this problem, install and activate the [Dump Environment](http://dev.wp-plugins.org/file/dump_env/trunk/dump_env.php?rev=4235&format=raw) plugin. Visit a page that is not working properly and save the page source. Send that page source to ryan at boren dot nu. Deactivate the plugin when you’re finished. * Thread Starter [mazalien](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mazalien/) * (@mazalien) * [20 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permalink-htaccess-rc3/#post-301184) * Ryan thanks. I will give it a go… * Thread Starter [mazalien](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mazalien/) * (@mazalien) * [20 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permalink-htaccess-rc3/#post-301187) * Ryan I have sent you an email today. Let me know If this is what you meant. Greetings * [kickass](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kickass/) * (@kickass) * [20 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permalink-htaccess-rc3/#post-301511) * I just had a problem with permalinks in a new install of 2.0. I had chmodded the .htaccess and let WP update that– and the permalinks didn’t work. Tried a couple things, like getting rid of the category, which I know was problematical in the past, but that didn’t work. So I restricted the chmod on .htaccess, did the permalink thing again, then MANUALLY edited the .htaccess file, being careful to make sure there wasn’t any trailing whitespace — and the problem was fixed. * [davidhouse](https://wordpress.org/support/users/davidhouse/) * (@davidhouse) * [20 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permalink-htaccess-rc3/#post-301512) * When you say you edited it manually, how exactly? What did you change? * [kickass](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kickass/) * (@kickass) * [20 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permalink-htaccess-rc3/#post-301527) * Well, if the file isn’t writable it will give you the text you need to put into the .htaccess file. * That’s what fixed it for me. * Unfortunately it’s broken again and all that was done was a few things were done in admin. Has ANYONE gotten Permalinks working PERMANENTLY in 2.0? * [incrediblehelp](https://wordpress.org/support/users/incrediblehelp/) * (@incrediblehelp) * [20 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permalink-htaccess-rc3/#post-301679) * I got the same issues here in 2.0 * [WPChina](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wordpresschina/) * (@wordpresschina) * [20 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permalink-htaccess-rc3/#post-301683) * I have the exact same problem. I DID fix it, though, by adding “index.php” to the permalinks so that it looks like this: * /index.php/%year%/%monthnum%/%day%/%postname%/ * I have been working on this problem now for about 8 hours. very frustrating. * The above URL works, but I would much much rather not have “index.php” in the URL… I hope there is a fix… * Any advice? * [Samuel B](https://wordpress.org/support/users/samboll/) * (@samboll) * [20 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permalink-htaccess-rc3/#post-301684) * I am running WP 2.0.1 My permalink structure is: /archives/%post_id% * I have also tried: /%year%/%monthnum%/%day%/%postname%/ * Everything works fine. 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