Title: Re-write rules not working
Last modified: August 31, 2016

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# Re-write rules not working

 *  [joselsolas](https://wordpress.org/support/users/joselsolas/)
 * (@joselsolas)
 * [10 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/re-write-rules-not-working/)
 * Hi,
 * I’ve picked up two errors, both are asking to ‘verify that the server configuration
   allows .htaccess’
 * Can anyone tell me if I just need to add the mod rewrite rules from the installation
   page?
 * One error is for page cache the other for minif. Actual messages are below:
 * W3 Total Cache error:It appears Minify URL rewriting is not working. Please verify
   that the server configuration allows .htaccess
    Unfortunately minification will
   not function without custom rewrite rules. Please ask your server administrator
   for assistance. Also refer to the install page for the rules for your server.
   Technical info .htaccess file contains rules to rewrite url [https://www.kusuyama.jp/wp-content/cache/minify/000000/w3tc_rewrite_test](https://www.kusuyama.jp/wp-content/cache/minify/000000/w3tc_rewrite_test).
   If handled by plugin, it returns “OK” message. The plugin made a request to [https://www.kusuyama.jp/wp-content/cache/minify/000000/w3tc_rewrite_test](https://www.kusuyama.jp/wp-content/cache/minify/000000/w3tc_rewrite_test)
   but received: 500 Internal Server Error instead of “OK” response.
 * W3 Total Cache error: It appears Page Cache URL rewriting is not working. Please
   verify that the server configuration allows .htaccess
    Unfortunately disk enhanced
   page caching will not function without custom rewrite rules. Please ask your 
   server administrator for assistance. Also refer to the install page for the rules
   for your server. Technical info .htaccess file contains rules to rewrite url 
   [https://www.kusuyama.jp/w3tc_rewrite_test](https://www.kusuyama.jp/w3tc_rewrite_test)
   into [https://www.kusuyama.jp/?w3tc_rewrite_test](https://www.kusuyama.jp/?w3tc_rewrite_test)
   which, if handled by plugin, return “OK” message. The plugin made a request to
   [https://www.kusuyama.jp/w3tc_rewrite_test](https://www.kusuyama.jp/w3tc_rewrite_test)
   but received: Too many redirects. instead of “OK” response.
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/w3-total-cache/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/w3-total-cache/)

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 *  [alainroger](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alainroger-1/)
 * (@alainroger-1)
 * [9 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/re-write-rules-not-working/#post-8291280)
 * I have the same issue on my shared hosted server 🙁
    if you get any answer please
   be kind to share. thx

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