Title: permalink is problem Last modified: August 22, 2016 --- # permalink is problem * [divyccx911](https://wordpress.org/support/users/divyccx911/) * (@divyccx911) * [11 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permalink-is-problem/) * hi i am facing a little problem * example of my permalink= [http://dumlr.com/index.php/htc-desire-620g-specification](http://dumlr.com/index.php/htc-desire-620g-specification) * in short it shows index.php in my links so i try to change it but i get 404 error so how to solve it? Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 20 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permalink-is-problem/page/2/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permalink-is-problem/page/2/?output_format=md) * [whitegod](https://wordpress.org/support/users/whitegod/) * (@whitegod) * [11 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permalink-is-problem/#post-5578274) * Hi, * Go to setting->permalinks->post name, use have to Custom Structure **/%postname%/** * please check your .httaccess file * # BEGIN WordPress RewriteEngine On RewriteBase / RewriteRule ^index\.php$ – [L] RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME}!- d RewriteRule . /index.php [L] * # END WordPress * Thread Starter [divyccx911](https://wordpress.org/support/users/divyccx911/) * (@divyccx911) * [11 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permalink-is-problem/#post-5578283) * okay but where to put htaccess file * [whitegod](https://wordpress.org/support/users/whitegod/) * (@whitegod) * [11 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permalink-is-problem/#post-5578284) * your root folder * [Dan Russell](https://wordpress.org/support/users/danrussell/) * (@danrussell) * [11 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permalink-is-problem/#post-5578285) * Hi, * Put the .htaccess file in the WordPress installation folder, so that the settings will be applied to your site. * Thread Starter [divyccx911](https://wordpress.org/support/users/divyccx911/) * (@divyccx911) * [11 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permalink-is-problem/#post-5578287) * okay not working 404 error * [whitegod](https://wordpress.org/support/users/whitegod/) * (@whitegod) * [11 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permalink-is-problem/#post-5578289) * hi, * please give your login details * [whitegod](https://wordpress.org/support/users/whitegod/) * (@whitegod) * [11 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permalink-is-problem/#post-5578290) * hi, onece you change the permalinks and you have to update(refresh) the .httaccess * Thread Starter [divyccx911](https://wordpress.org/support/users/divyccx911/) * (@divyccx911) * [11 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permalink-is-problem/#post-5578291) * i did but not working * [whitegod](https://wordpress.org/support/users/whitegod/) * (@whitegod) * [11 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permalink-is-problem/#post-5578293) * hi, * please give your login details * Thread Starter [divyccx911](https://wordpress.org/support/users/divyccx911/) * (@divyccx911) * [11 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permalink-is-problem/#post-5578295) * what? * [WPyogi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpyogi/) * (@wpyogi) * [11 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permalink-is-problem/#post-5578296) * **[@whitegod](https://wordpress.org/support/users/whitegod/)** – please do not ask people to give you their login details – it’s just not a good idea and help should be kept here on the forums. * I’m sure you are just trying to be helpful, so nothing personal, but don’t do it here. Thanks. * [WPyogi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpyogi/) * (@wpyogi) * [11 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permalink-is-problem/#post-5578302) * Have you gone through this article? * [http://codex.wordpress.org/Permalinks](http://codex.wordpress.org/Permalinks) * Looks like your site is on a Windows server – so this part: * [http://codex.wordpress.org/Permalinks#Permalinks_without_mod_rewrite](http://codex.wordpress.org/Permalinks#Permalinks_without_mod_rewrite) * Thread Starter [divyccx911](https://wordpress.org/support/users/divyccx911/) * (@divyccx911) * [11 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permalink-is-problem/#post-5578303) * yes but i dont understand i m a new at wordpress * [WPyogi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpyogi/) * (@wpyogi) * [11 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permalink-is-problem/#post-5578305) * See if your site hosts can help you. If they cannot, you could consider hiring someone to help you – * [http://jobs.wordpress.net/](http://jobs.wordpress.net/) * Thread Starter [divyccx911](https://wordpress.org/support/users/divyccx911/) * (@divyccx911) * [11 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permalink-is-problem/#post-5578331) * can send other member to help Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 20 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permalink-is-problem/page/2/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permalink-is-problem/page/2/?output_format=md) The topic ‘permalink is problem’ is closed to new replies. ## Tags * [permalink](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/permalink/) * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/) * 20 replies * 4 participants * Last reply from: [WPyogi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpyogi/) * Last activity: [11 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permalink-is-problem/page/2/#post-5578540) * Status: not resolved ## Topics ### Topics with no replies ### Non-support topics ### Resolved topics ### Unresolved topics ### All topics