Title: Pretty Permalinks from default Last modified: August 21, 2016 --- # Pretty Permalinks from default * [keystonearchitecture](https://wordpress.org/support/users/keystonearchitecture/) * (@keystonearchitecture) * [12 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/pretty-permalinks-from-default/) * I have tried all of the solutions throughout the forums and Codex I could find but I am not able to alter my permalinks from default to postname (pretty). I get the page not found error with the 404 as the additional. * My site is hosted on MacOS X server host, and is using Apache/1.3.41 from what I see in the error message footer. It is a sharepoint so I don’t have server access and the host admin setup all items related to my install. I only have permission to edit items in my directory. * I can easily edit htaccess in my directory but the changes have no effect. I don’t know if Allow Override is on for the server and have no idea how to test it. I have forwarded this issue to my host and have not heard a response to date after leaving it dormant for a week or so. * Could this be a webhost issue or is this an issue with my WP installation in my directory? It would be great to know if have to wait for webhost to update a file or if I should be able to resolve the issue in my own files. * Webhost is MacServe.net, website is keystonearchitecture.com. * Thanks for any advice. Viewing 10 replies - 1 through 10 (of 10 total) * [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/) * (@esmi) * [12 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/pretty-permalinks-from-default/#post-4844848) * Check with your hosts that mod_rewrite is running on your server. * Thread Starter [keystonearchitecture](https://wordpress.org/support/users/keystonearchitecture/) * (@keystonearchitecture) * [12 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/pretty-permalinks-from-default/#post-4844850) * they aren’t the most adept at response, is there any way I can check it? * [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/) * (@esmi) * [12 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/pretty-permalinks-from-default/#post-4844862) * You could try running a phpinfo file and see if mod_rewrite is listed under the Loaded Modules for the apache2handler * Thread Starter [keystonearchitecture](https://wordpress.org/support/users/keystonearchitecture/) * (@keystonearchitecture) * [12 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/pretty-permalinks-from-default/#post-4844959) * It is indeed running. * [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/) * (@esmi) * [12 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/pretty-permalinks-from-default/#post-4844966) * Is the .htaccess file being created/amended correctly? Could you post its contents here? * Thread Starter [keystonearchitecture](https://wordpress.org/support/users/keystonearchitecture/) * (@keystonearchitecture) * [12 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/pretty-permalinks-from-default/#post-4844970) * Options +FollowSymlinks RewriteEngine on # BEGIN WordPress RewriteEngine On RewriteBase / RewriteRule ^index\.php$ – [L] RewriteCond %{ REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d RewriteRule . /index. php [L] * # END WordPress * Thread Starter [keystonearchitecture](https://wordpress.org/support/users/keystonearchitecture/) * (@keystonearchitecture) * [12 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/pretty-permalinks-from-default/#post-4844971) * if you visit my site at keystonearchitecture.com I have switched the permalinks so anything you go to will give you not found error. * [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/) * (@esmi) * [12 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/pretty-permalinks-from-default/#post-4844974) * Well there’s nothing wrong with that .htaccess file, so I can only guess that the server isn’t parsing the file correctly. I’m afraid there’s nothing you can do other than to contact the server admins & ask them to look into it. I’d also suggest referencing this topic so they can see what we’ve already tried. * Thread Starter [keystonearchitecture](https://wordpress.org/support/users/keystonearchitecture/) * (@keystonearchitecture) * [12 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/pretty-permalinks-from-default/#post-4844976) * OK I will do that. I thought this might be the case, I appreciate you confirming that for me. * Thread Starter [keystonearchitecture](https://wordpress.org/support/users/keystonearchitecture/) * (@keystonearchitecture) * [12 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/pretty-permalinks-from-default/#post-4844988) * quick thought could it be due to the location of my htaccess? it is currently with all of my WP files. * My sharepoint is on a server (Tarawa), and is a folder on that server (Keystone Architecture). Inside the folder I have two other folders – private and website. The website one is where all WP files are and the htaccess file. * I don’t have the ability to put htaccess any higher than that Keystone Architecture folder. Viewing 10 replies - 1 through 10 (of 10 total) The topic ‘Pretty Permalinks from default’ is closed to new replies. ## Tags * [page not found error](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/page-not-found-error/) * [pretty permalinks](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/pretty-permalinks/) * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/) * 10 replies * 2 participants * Last reply from: [keystonearchitecture](https://wordpress.org/support/users/keystonearchitecture/) * Last activity: [12 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/pretty-permalinks-from-default/#post-4844988) * Status: not resolved ## Topics ### Topics with no replies ### Non-support topics ### Resolved topics ### Unresolved topics ### All topics