Title: Permalink problems
Last modified: August 18, 2016

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# Permalink problems

 *  [nerdtech](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nerdtech/)
 * (@nerdtech)
 * [20 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permalink-problems-2/)
 * I am running a default stock install of 1.5 on the Apache/2.0.46 (Red Hat) Server.
   mod_rewrite is installed.
 * I removed the existing .htaccess file that was generated by WP, then touched 
   a new .htaccess file. Chmodded it to 666, owner as apache:apache
 * I then went to the site admin page of WP.
    [by going to: Options > Permalinks
   > Structure]
 * I set the permalinks stucture to be this:
    /%year%/%monthnum%/%day%/%postname%/
 * WP successfully writes into the .htaccess file that I touched. Theres a ton of
   stuff now written into the once-blank file.
 * I then visit the WP site however, and the LINKS to individual articles show up
   properly – but when it goes to the single article page or if I try to look at/
   make comments, I get 404 errors…
 * Ideas? I have searched the forums – and all of the suggestions that were given
   are not working for me [editing the httpd.conf file, etc…]
 * Thanks in advance – I’d like to get this working before I start using the site,
   and having people link to articles/use trackbacks…

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 *  [DianeV](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dianev/)
 * (@dianev)
 * [20 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permalink-problems-2/#post-186638)
 * If you’re referring to your nerdtech.com site, it appears that the prettified
   links are not being used at all. Could you expand on this?
 *  [jeffreyt](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jeffreyt/)
 * (@jeffreyt)
 * [20 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permalink-problems-2/#post-186644)
 * I’m not sure why yours isn’t working, but thanks for posting the .htaccess setup.
   It helped me get mine up and running.
 * Thanks again!
 *  Moderator [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/)
 * (@macmanx)
 * [20 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permalink-problems-2/#post-186652)
 * mod_rewrite may be installed, but is it enabled?
 *  Thread Starter [nerdtech](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nerdtech/)
 * (@nerdtech)
 * [20 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permalink-problems-2/#post-186826)
 * DianeV: Yeah, I reverted back to the default just so things continue to work.
   I set it back to the broken “beautified” permalinks. Check it now, and you will
   see.
 * One of my server gurus suggested that it might be an Apache 2 problem, and had
   me add this to my .htaccess file:
 * AcceptPathInfo On
 * Still not working…
 * And yes, as far as I know, mod_rewrite is up and running.
 *  [Michael Adams (mdawaffe)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mdawaffe/)
 * (@mdawaffe)
 * [20 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permalink-problems-2/#post-187029)
 * Have you seen [this Codex Page](http://codex.wordpress.org/Using_Permalinks#Fixing_Permalink_Problems)?
 * I had an installation that did the same thing. The problem was obvious (but only
   in retrospect): AllowOverride.
 *  [vkaryl](https://wordpress.org/support/users/vkaryl/)
 * (@vkaryl)
 * [20 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permalink-problems-2/#post-187058)
 * THANK YOU! I hadn’t run onto this file in the codex before (maybe – I’ve looked
   at so much stuff about this, but it didn’t look familiar). This is the first 
   time that permalinks have worked for me, I’ve tried every other fix posted in
   the last month herein, and this finally got me set up.
 * The problem for me was as I asked someone else once, “the right folder” for the.
   htaccess to live in. My host didn’t even get it right, which was why it wasn’t
   working. According to the codex, the .htaccess needs to live in the wp root folder,
   and my host thought it needed to be in the site root.
 * mdawaffe, you’re a prince! Thanks again.
 *  [Michael Adams (mdawaffe)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mdawaffe/)
 * (@mdawaffe)
 * [20 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permalink-problems-2/#post-187148)
 * `:)` Glad I could help. Good to hear your site is working!
 * –Prince mdawaffe `;)`
 *  Thread Starter [nerdtech](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nerdtech/)
 * (@nerdtech)
 * [20 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permalink-problems-2/#post-187290)
 * Turns out that my acct was not enabled for AllowOverride – once our lead admin
   on the server fixed that for me, its now working.
 * Thanks, all!

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 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
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 * Last reply from: [nerdtech](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nerdtech/)
 * Last activity: [20 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permalink-problems-2/#post-187290)
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