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Thread Starter
STSTN
(@ststn)
Thanks so much howardp.
However, I still get messages realting to ht.access.
This time:
“You should update your .htaccess now”
I found a htaccess file in my directory but I have no idea what to do with it, how to open it etc etc?
Any ideas?
Much appreciated!
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Jan Dembowski
(@jdembowski)
Forum Moderator and Brute Squad
“You should update your .htaccess now”
As part of that message, you should see some code that looks similar to this:
# BEGIN WordPress
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /
RewriteRule ^index\.php$ - [L]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule . /wordpress/index.php [L]
</IfModule>
# END WordPress
Make a backup copy of your existing .htaccess and then copy your output (not mine) into your copy at the end.
If all goes well then you’ll see fancy permalinks working. If something goes massively wrong then put back the .htaccess backup copy you made.
Thread Starter
STSTN
(@ststn)
Thanks so much. But I can’t even edit my .htaccess code? Is there specific software needed?
Moderator
Jan Dembowski
(@jdembowski)
Forum Moderator and Brute Squad
How do you access files on your hosting plan? FTP?
You should try to download your .htaccess file, make a backup copy of it and then edit that file in notepad.
Once you’ve done that re-upload the edited file. If Something Bad™ happens the re-upload that .htaccess backup copy you made.
Thread Starter
STSTN
(@ststn)
Hi Jan
I’ve tried amending my .htaccess file. I use a Mac so I do it in the Text Edit application. But when I copy and paste in the text and save the .htacess file it changes to ASCII Text file with a filename htaccess.txt, whereas before it is just a “file” with .htaceess name
If I try to upload the new htaccess.txt file (via Filezila), I get an error message: “550htaccess.txt: Permission denied”
Not sure which issue to tackle first. It seems a problem editing the .htaccess file and even when I do, I can’t reload it.
Any thoughts?
Many thanks.
Thread Starter
STSTN
(@ststn)
PS. Sorry for all the spelling errors! Typing quickly! it should be htaccess throughout, not the various mis-spelllings I have used!
