Title: Pretty Permalink trouble
Last modified: August 19, 2016
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# Pretty Permalink trouble
* Resolved [finkyfeke](https://wordpress.org/support/users/finkyfeke/)
* (@finkyfeke)
* [17 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/pretty-permalink-trouble/)
* Hi,
I’m using WordPress on an Ubuntu/Apache/MySQL/PHP server. For the “Pretty
Permalinks,” it uses mod_rewrite. However, it shows a 404 error when one of these
links is visited.
* WordPress generated its own .htaccess file, so it should be correct, but I’ll
post it anyway:
* ```
# BEGIN WordPress
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /enl/
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule . /enl/index.php [L]
# END WordPress
```
* It should turn /enl/?p=123 into /enl/categories/post-name but it isn’t doing
anything. I even tried restarting the server, but still nothing.
* I’m sure that mod_rewrite is enabled; it shows up in phpinfo() under apache2handler
Loaded Modules.
* Any help is much appreciated.
Thanks a lot in advance, –Richard
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* [thisisedie](https://wordpress.org/support/users/thisisedie/)
* (@thisisedie)
* [17 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/pretty-permalink-trouble/#post-842081)
* I use Godaddy and when I set pretty permalinks it takes about an hour or so before
the links stop giving a 404 error. Something about it taking a while for the .
htaccess changes to take effect. Might be the same in your case. Give it an hour
an see what happens.
* Thread Starter [finkyfeke](https://wordpress.org/support/users/finkyfeke/)
* (@finkyfeke)
* [17 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/pretty-permalink-trouble/#post-842086)
* Thanks for your reply, thisisedie, but I’ve been having this problem since yesterday.
About 18 hours. So I don’t think waiting is the answer. Also, it’s my own server,
and I restarted it, so that should update everything shouldn’t it?
* [iridiax](https://wordpress.org/support/users/iridiax/)
* (@iridiax)
* [17 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/pretty-permalink-trouble/#post-842132)
* There may be an error in the permalink format you are using. It should be:
* /%category%/%postname%/
* Thread Starter [finkyfeke](https://wordpress.org/support/users/finkyfeke/)
* (@finkyfeke)
* [17 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/pretty-permalink-trouble/#post-842149)
* /%category%/%postname%/ is the exact permalink structure I’m using. I really
can’t think what I’m doing wrong.
* I installed the AskApache RewriteRules Viewer, and it tells me the following…
* ```
> Permalink: /%category%/%postname%/
> Writable .htaccess file found
> mod_rewrite found
> Not using pathinfo style index permalinks
> Using mod_rewrite permalinks
```
* …which all sounds fine to me, but it still doesn’t work.
* Does anybody have any ideas? I feel like I’ve tried everything, and I don’t want
to have to settle for /?p=123
* Thanks
–Richard
* [iridiax](https://wordpress.org/support/users/iridiax/)
* (@iridiax)
* [17 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/pretty-permalink-trouble/#post-842174)
* [http://codex.wordpress.org/Using_Permalinks#Using_.22Pretty.22_permalinks](http://codex.wordpress.org/Using_Permalinks#Using_.22Pretty.22_permalinks)
* Thread Starter [finkyfeke](https://wordpress.org/support/users/finkyfeke/)
* (@finkyfeke)
* [17 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/pretty-permalink-trouble/#post-842176)
* Solved.
The problem was in the apache2.conf file. All my directories were set
to AllowOverride None. After changing them to AllowOverride All, I got a 500
Internal Server Error. So I messed around with the .conf files, and I finally
discovered that it was the .htaccess files causing the error, not the .conf files.
Deleting the .htaccess files removed the 500 Error. Then I went back to wp-admin
and had WordPress generate a fresh .htaccess, and everything now works perfectly.
* # Edit #
iridiax – I had the browser window open for a while, and I didn’t refresh
before posting this reply. It’s a shame I didn’t see your link, it lists AllowOverride
All in the requirements. Still, thanks a lot for trying to help.
* [jesseg5](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jesseg5/)
* (@jesseg5)
* [17 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/pretty-permalink-trouble/#post-842225)
* Yeah this sucks for me because I am hosted by Godaddy and only they can change
it. I called them and asked if they could check it out but they said AllowOverride
was active. However I am not sure thats the case.
* Would you mind posting what your new .htaccess file looks like? I am curious
to see what it changed based on your old file above.
* Thanks finkyfeke
* Thread Starter [finkyfeke](https://wordpress.org/support/users/finkyfeke/)
* (@finkyfeke)
* [17 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/pretty-permalink-trouble/#post-842254)
* My .htaccess looks pretty much the same:
* ```
# BEGIN WordPress
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /enl/
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule . /enl/index.php [L]
# END WordPress
```
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