Title: Permalinks Break
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# Permalinks Break

 *  Resolved [sonofadoc](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sonofadoc/)
 * (@sonofadoc)
 * [12 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permalinks-break/)
 * When I change the Permalink Settings from the default value to “Day and name”
   on my local server installation of WP it breaks the links. For instance: After
   making the change from the default and go to the home page and select the link
   under “Recent Posts” I get “Not Found The requested URL /wp_sandbox/wp1/2014/
   04/26/hello-world/ was not found on this server.” It’s the same for the rest 
   of the links except for those with absolute URL’s.
 * Now on my host provider server I don’t have this problem. It’s set up with exactly
   the same file structure. [http://www.example.com](http://www.example.com)(or 
   root-public_html)/folder_name/folder_name. Of course on my local server it’s 
   localhost(or root)/folder_name/folder_name. I also have some WP web properties
   structured localhost(or root)/folder. In other words set one level up, that give
   me the same problem.
 * I have two local servers now on my machine because I wanted to see if maybe my
   custom installation of Apache was faulty somehow so I turned it off and installed
   wamp with exactly the same results. Everything else seems to work fine it’s just
   the permalink settings that break if I change from the default.
 * I’ve been scratching my head over this for some time and I haven’t run across
   anyone with the same problem yet. Pleeeez! someone help me out with this before
   I pull all of my hair out.
 * Note: All are Apache software/servers. OS: Windows 7

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 *  [WP Libra](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpbum/)
 * (@wpbum)
 * [12 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permalinks-break/#post-4852683)
 * Does your local installation have a .htaccess file in the root folder?
 *  Thread Starter [sonofadoc](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sonofadoc/)
 * (@sonofadoc)
 * [12 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permalinks-break/#post-4852690)
 * For the sake of eliminating possible problems I’ll add this to my post.
 * I uncommented: LoadModule rewrite_module modules/mod_rewrite.so in the http.conf
   folder
 * The .htaccess reads like this in both my local and host servers:
 * ‘# BEGIN WordPress
    <IfModule mod_rewrite.c> RewriteEngine On RewriteBase /wp_sandbox/
   wordpress/ RewriteRule ^index\.php$ – [L] RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
   RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d RewriteRule . /wp_sandbox/wordpress/index.
   php [L] </IfModule>
 * # END WordPress
    ‘
 *  Thread Starter [sonofadoc](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sonofadoc/)
 * (@sonofadoc)
 * [12 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permalinks-break/#post-4852705)
 * Finally! I found the solution here [http://www.webdevdoor.com/php/mod_rewrite-windows-apache-url-rewriting/](http://www.webdevdoor.com/php/mod_rewrite-windows-apache-url-rewriting/)
 * Uncommenting or removing the hash tag on “LoadModule rewrite_module modules/mod_rewrite.
   so” in the http.config isn’t going far enough.
 * The 2.4 version of Apache http.config file looks a little different than the 
   2.2 version, so you might have to look a little harder for the blocks of code.
   The steps on the above website (link)are for Apache 2.2 and are easy to follow.
 * Here are the blocks of code you need to change in 2.4 which comes in the new 
   version of wamp.
 * ‘<Directory “c:/wamp/cgi-bin”>
    AllowOverride None Options None Require all granted
   </Directory>
 * Change it to:
 * <Directory “c:/wamp/cgi-bin”>
    AllowOverride All Options All Require all granted
   </Directory>
 * Find this block:
 * <Directory />
    AllowOverride none Require all granted </Directory>
 * Change it to:
 * <Directory />
    AllowOverride All Require all granted </Directory>’
 * That’s it. All of my permalinks on both local servers began working like they
   should, With the Pretty Permalinks instead of the default.

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 * Last reply from: [sonofadoc](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sonofadoc/)
 * Last activity: [12 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permalinks-break/#post-4852705)
 * Status: resolved

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