Title: Permalinks error, please help!
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Permalinks error, please help!

 *  Resolved [shvidky](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shvidky/)
 * (@shvidky)
 * [16 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permalinks-error-please-help/)
 * Hi guys,
 * I have been stuck on this forever and really need your help. I am going crazy
   reading all possible solutions and I still can’t change the permalinks to display
   my site.
 * This is the message that i get:
 * 404 not found. The requested URL /wordpress/2010/01/28/test/ was not found on
   this server.
 * Here is what I have done:
 * 1. Changed .htaccess file to this:
 * > # BEGIN WordPress
   >  <IfModule mod_rewrite.c> RewriteEngine On RewriteBase / 
   > RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d RewriteRule./
   > index.php [L] </IfModule> # END WordPress
 * 2. Made sure that file is re-writable by giving it 775 permissions.
    3. Made 
   sure that index.php file has 775 permissions.
 * I am hosting the site myself running Apache and MySQL. I really don’t know what
   else to try. I would greatly appreciate your help. I am out of ideas. Thank you
   very much!

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 *  [Shane G.](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shane-g-1/)
 * (@shane-g-1)
 * [16 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permalinks-error-please-help/#post-1437713)
 * Hi,
 * Reset your desired permalink from wordpress admin area and add this code in htaccess:
 *     ```
       # BEGIN WordPress
   
       <IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
       ErrorDocument 404 /index.php?error=404
       RewriteEngine On
       RewriteBase /
       RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
       RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
       RewriteRule . /index.php [L]
       </IfModule>
   
       # END WordPress
       ```
   
 * Now, check with posts and pages of your blog.
 * Thanks,
 * Shane G.
 *  Thread Starter [shvidky](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shvidky/)
 * (@shvidky)
 * [16 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permalinks-error-please-help/#post-1437753)
 * Hi Shane,
 * Thank you very much for your help. Sorry for my ignorance, when you say to add
   this code to htaccess? I replaced the text of my with yours and it is still giving
   me the same error. Should I have appended your code with mine?
 * Thanks you very much!
 *  Thread Starter [shvidky](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shvidky/)
 * (@shvidky)
 * [16 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permalinks-error-please-help/#post-1437795)
 * Anything else I can try? I really need this to work. I have been battling it 
   for a long time. Really appreciate your help.
 *  [alism](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alism/)
 * (@alism)
 * [16 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permalinks-error-please-help/#post-1437800)
 * Is WordPress index.php actually installed in that `/wordpress/` folder? You perhaps
   need to just tweak your htaccess depending on your setup… eg…?
 *     ```
       # BEGIN WordPress
       <IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
       RewriteEngine On
       RewriteBase /wordpress/
       RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
       RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
       RewriteRule . /wordpress/index.php [L]
       </IfModule>
       # END WordPress
       ```
   
 * You might want to post your site url.
 *  Thread Starter [shvidky](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shvidky/)
 * (@shvidky)
 * [16 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permalinks-error-please-help/#post-1437804)
 * Great point, alism and thank you for trying to help!
 * I did change it to /wordpress/ because you were absolutely correct that index.
   php is in /wordpress/ folder. However, it still didn’t work 🙁
 * Here is the URL: [http://67.96.216.60/wordpress/](http://67.96.216.60/wordpress/)
 *  [alism](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alism/)
 * (@alism)
 * [16 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permalinks-error-please-help/#post-1437808)
 * Switch to the default permalinks, save, then switch back and save again. What
   happens?
 * I take it mod_rewrite is active and everything?
 *  Thread Starter [shvidky](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shvidky/)
 * (@shvidky)
 * [16 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permalinks-error-please-help/#post-1437810)
 * I tried switching it back and forth and no luck.
 * How do I check if mod_rewrite is active? Sorry, I am really new to this.
 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [16 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permalinks-error-please-help/#post-1437812)
 * Try switching back to the default permalinks, saving and then deleting/renaming
   the .htaccess file and see if the default permalinks work.
 *  Thread Starter [shvidky](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shvidky/)
 * (@shvidky)
 * [16 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permalinks-error-please-help/#post-1437813)
 * Yes, default permalinks work without any issues.
 *  [alism](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alism/)
 * (@alism)
 * [16 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permalinks-error-please-help/#post-1437815)
 * Create a new text file called `phpinfo.php`, with the following line in it: `
   <?php phpinfo(); ?>` Upload it to your server and load the file in your browser,
   then look for ‘mod_rewrite’ in the output. Not foolproof, but hopefully straightforward.
   Or just ask your host. 🙂
 * You might also want to try adding:
    `Options +FollowSymlinks` into the top of
   your .htaccess file too.
 *  Thread Starter [shvidky](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shvidky/)
 * (@shvidky)
 * [16 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permalinks-error-please-help/#post-1437816)
 * Alright, this is great! 🙂 Learning something every minute. Looks like mod_rewrite
   is missing. I followed a guide on how to build a ubuntu server with wordpress
   and it didn’t mention anything about mod_rewrite! 🙁
 * So how do I install it? Just need to look up a command?
 * EDIT: found the command: `sudo a2enmod rewrite` . Trying right now!
 * Should I still add Options +FollowSymlinks to .htaccess?
 * Thank you!
 *  [alism](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alism/)
 * (@alism)
 * [16 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permalinks-error-please-help/#post-1437817)
 * Ah-ha. Well, sounds like a likely culprit to me. Will duck out of this thread
   now, as server setup isn’t my strong point. Best of luck.
 * (prob best to remove that phpinfo script from your server when you’re done so
   you don’t leak server config unnecessarily)
 * **added: **have a read of this too by the way:
    [http://codex.wordpress.org/Using_Permalinks#Fixing_Other_Issues](http://codex.wordpress.org/Using_Permalinks#Fixing_Other_Issues)
 *  Thread Starter [shvidky](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shvidky/)
 * (@shvidky)
 * [16 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permalinks-error-please-help/#post-1437819)
 * Thank you very much for your help and the link. I am getting closer but still
   so far! For some reason, once in awhile, I find that my .htaccess file gets overwritten.
   I am not sure what is causing it, but I will try to go through the article you
   gave me.
 * Thank you again!
 *  [fightsarcoma](https://wordpress.org/support/users/fightsarcoma/)
 * (@fightsarcoma)
 * [16 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permalinks-error-please-help/#post-1437838)
 * Keep posting those who know this issue I am having the same problems with no 
   fix in sight. It began a few upgrades ago, before which this never happened.
 *  Thread Starter [shvidky](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shvidky/)
 * (@shvidky)
 * [16 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permalinks-error-please-help/#post-1437905)
 * OK, I fixed it!!! Thank you for everyone here for their help. I wouldn’t be able
   to do this without you!
 * Here is what I did:
 * 1. First of all I followed this great guide to build a Ubuntu server with LAMP(
   Linux, Apache, MySQL, and PHP): [http://net.tutsplus.com/tutorials/php/how-to-setup-a-dedicated-web-server-for-free/](http://net.tutsplus.com/tutorials/php/how-to-setup-a-dedicated-web-server-for-free/)
 * 2. Then, installed a few free tools to make things easier:
    [http://net.tutsplus.com/tutorials/other/enhancing-your-ubuntu-server/](http://net.tutsplus.com/tutorials/other/enhancing-your-ubuntu-server/)
 * These two tutorials are great and will get your going. With everyone’s help here,
   I was able to get things going. Here is what you will need to do to fix the problem.
 * 3. Use your FTP client, right click on .htaccess and make sure that permissions
   are set to 775, same with index.php file. If both files are located in the wordpress
   folder, make sure to edit your .htaccess file as aslim suggested to this:
 *     ```
       # BEGIN WordPress
       <IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
       RewriteEngine On
       RewriteBase /wordpress/
       RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
       RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
       RewriteRule . /wordpress/index.php [L]
       </IfModule>
       # END WordPress
       ```
   
 * 4. You will need to install the rewrite module in apache. Use command `sudo a2enmod
   rewrite` in ubuntu to add it.
 * 5. Log in to Webmin (you installed it in step 2, I have to use IE to get it in),
   click on Servers menu on the left, Apache Webserver. Click on Global Configuration
   tab. There you can do all kinds of tweaks to your webserver! Click on Configure
   Apache Server to make sure that rewrite module is checked there and it had been
   installed correctly in the previous step.
 * 6. Once you see it there, scroll down to Return to Server List and then click
   on Edit Config files.
 * 7. I have no idea what I am doing here but that seemed to fix it!
    In the drop
   down menu find /etc/apache2/httpd.config and hit edit. Paste this code there 
   and hit Save:
 *     ```
       <Directory />
           Options FollowSymLinks
           AllowOverride All
       </Directory>
       ```
   
 * 8. Then from a dropdown, choose /etc/apache2/sites-available/default
    and change
   AllowOverride from None to All everywhere you can find it. Then Save. Click Return
   to server list, up at the top right, hit Apply Changes, then Stop Apache, Start
   Apache and you are good to go.
 * I have battled this issue forever and I hope that this post will save some people
   lots of time and frustration.

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