Permalink issues after migrating WP to new server

  • ozion787

    (@ozion787)


    17 years, 1 month ago

    Hello everybody, WP noob here but glad to be part of this community just finished my first WP site and I must say it was fun.

    I currently am having only one issue with my latest project. I created the WP site on a separate domain and separate server before it went live to make sure everything was working properly. I’ve migrated everything over to the new server and made the DB URL changes. The back and front end are are working properly and the only snag I’ve encountered are the permalinks. They only work on the default setting if I try to use a different setting the pages display a 404. Any thoughts on how to fix this issue?

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  • brainycat

    (@brainycat)

    17 years, 1 month ago

    The most likely issue is that when you try to save the .htaccess file, wordpress isn’t able to write it to disk due to permissions errors. There are plenty of posts that explain how to setup filesystem permissions for WP.

    The other most likely issue is that the new environment does not have mod_rewrite enabled. Save a file with:
    <html>
    <?php phpinfo() ?>
    </html>
    in your wordpress directory, then access it. This will show you all the features available to WP, including the capabilities of the webserver.

    Remove this file when you are done for security’s sake.

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