Make sure you have .htaccess installed in root directory.
Where is this file i have looked in my /blog directory, the root directory of my wordpress blog, but it is not there
Make sure that your FTP client is configured to view invisible files.
Your root directory location might not be the blog root
If (like most people) you’re on shared hosting, your website root will be at /public_html/ or /httpdocs/ but that won’t be your domain root unless you only have the one domain name in your account.
If you do only have the one domain name, and have installed WP in the hosting root, then you are looking for /public_html/.htaccess (no file extension and starts with a dot.
If you have the above situation, but installed WP somewhere like /public_html/blog/ then .htaccess will still be in the domain root at /public_html/.htaccess
If you have multiple domain names (.com .org and so on) then the WP root will be in the domain root at /public_html/domain-folder/
If you have cPanel hosting, log into cPanel and RIGHT-click on file manager, select to open in a new tab, then on the splash screen select to open in document root and to view hidden files – you can then navigate to the domain root and you will see .htaccess as almost the first file under the folders list on the right hand side. Right click it to edit.
Hope it helps (a LOT of people seem to be having problems with this since WP 3.0 rolled out, and have no experience of where to find it).
Gaz
I am having the exact same problem. I cannot tell you how frustrated I am with this whole WordPress “stuff”. I want to use different words, but am censoring myself. I have been trying to figure out this stupid permalinks problem for over a week. I have even called two different tech support people. All I get is…”Yeah, I can see that that is a problem, but I’m not sure how to fix it.”
I have read forums like this one and have tried all of those steps. Not a one works!! If this is a widespread problem, why doesn’t someone fix it? Spending a week of my time trying to figure this out and get it to work is absolutely ridiculous.
I am not a dumb guy, so how in the world do you get this stupid thing to work? I need real stuff and not “well maybe it’s this, or maybe it’s that”. Come on you geniuses. Help me out.
PLEASE…I am going crazy!
“well maybe it’s this, or maybe it’s that” is called troubleshooting. There’s no “magic pill” solution, especially when you offer no description of your problem. Typically, problems like the O.P.’s (if you really meant what you said by, “I am having the exact same problem.”) are caused by 1 of 4 things:
1. Incorrectly set permalinks. Try re-saving your permalink structure at Settings/Permalinks in your admin panel. If WordPress cannot automatically edit the .htaccess file, it will provide manual instructions after saving.
2. Plugin conflict. Try decativating all plugins. If that resolves the issue, reactivate each one individually until you find the cause.
3. Theme conflict. Try switching to the Default theme (WordPress 2.9) or the Twenty Ten theme (WordPress 3.0) to rule-out a theme-specific issue.
4. Lack of mod_rewrite. Contact your hosting provider and confirm that mod_rewrite is enabled on your server.
If none of this helps, please start your own topic.
I still don’t see it. Is it possible to make your own .htaccess file?
I have a another seperate website on the same server (Forums) using phpbb And I see a .htaccess file there and my forums site is working. Can I just edit this file and upload it to my wordpress blog site?
Thank You
M.S.
Just create a blank file named htaccess with a plain text editor, use an FTP or SFTP client to upload it to your WordPress directory, rename it to .htaccess (add the dot), and set the permissions to 666. Now, try setting your permalinks at Settings/Permalinks in your admin panel.
