Title: Permalink Nightmare
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Permalink Nightmare

 *  [schaef2493](https://wordpress.org/support/users/schaef2493/)
 * (@schaef2493)
 * [17 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permalink-nightmare/)
 * I just switched over to permalinks and am having huge problems. First, I enabled
   mod_rewrite in Apache and changed the one directive in a config file. I then 
   setup the .htaccess and gave WordPress access to it.
 * Whenever I turn permalinks on in WP, I am getting the Apache 404 error page whenever
   I click on any page or post. Whenever I turn off permalinks in WP, I am getting
   the WordPress 404 error page.
 * Any help is much appreciated.

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 *  Thread Starter [schaef2493](https://wordpress.org/support/users/schaef2493/)
 * (@schaef2493)
 * [17 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permalink-nightmare/#post-936069)
 * UPDATE: I made some changes to Apache and I am no longer getting the Apache 404
   so I am now getting the WordPress 404 with or without permalinks on. My wp-admin
   + homepage work, by the way.

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 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
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 * Last reply from: [schaef2493](https://wordpress.org/support/users/schaef2493/)
 * Last activity: [17 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permalink-nightmare/#post-936069)
 * Status: not resolved

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