Title: Problems With Permalink changes causing 404 error
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# Problems With Permalink changes causing 404 error

 *  [craigmn3](https://wordpress.org/support/users/craigmn3/)
 * (@craigmn3)
 * [13 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problems-with-permalink-changes-causing-404-error/)
 * Okay, let me preface this by saying that I am using wordpress to replace an exiting
   site, so I am keeping the old html site in place while I set up the new site
 * I installed wordpress into a subfolder domain.tld/wp/ and set it up, when I had
   enough of it set up I wanted to get it running on the domain. So I followed the
   instructions and set the site address to the root, and then copied over the files
   requested…..except…..
 * There was no .htaccess file to copy (my root had one but not the wp file. And
   yes I know how to make them visibile
 * All of that is a preface to the fact that I cannot change the permalinks
 * I added this code to the existing .htacess file
 *     ```
       # BEGIN WordPress
       <IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
       RewriteEngine On
       RewriteBase /
       RewriteRule ^index\.php$ - [L]
       RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
       RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
       RewriteRule . /index.php [L]
       </IfModule>
   
       # END WordPress
       ```
   
 * And tried to reset change the permalinks (chmod was set to 777)
 * The result was being sent to the error page and the code in the .htacess file
   being changed to
 *     ```
       # BEGIN WordPress
   
       # END WordPress
       ```
   
 *  So I know the program is changing the htaccess file, but not correctly
 * suggestions?

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 * Last reply from: [craigmn3](https://wordpress.org/support/users/craigmn3/)
 * Last activity: [13 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problems-with-permalink-changes-causing-404-error/)
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