Title: Subdirectory, bbPress, htaccess issues
Last modified: August 18, 2016

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# Subdirectory, bbPress, htaccess issues

 *  [neilkelty](https://wordpress.org/support/users/neilkelty/)
 * (@neilkelty)
 * [18 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/subdirecotry/)
 * I could swear that this is posted somewhere, but over the last hour or so I haven’t
   been able to find it in a search anywhere.
 * I am attempting to utilize bbPress at the following location: [http://indianafbla.neilkelty.com/forums/](http://indianafbla.neilkelty.com/forums/)
 * However, no styles show up there. I belive this is a WordPress .htaccess issue
   as when I visit the location of the stylesheet I get the WordPress Error Page.
 * WordPress is located at: [http://indianafbla.neilkelty.com](http://indianafbla.neilkelty.com)
 * .htaccess is as follows in root ([http://indianafbla.neilkelty.com](http://indianafbla.neilkelty.com)):
 *     ```
       # BEGIN WordPress
       <IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
       RewriteEngine On
       RewriteBase /
       RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
       RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
       RewriteRule . /index.php [L]
       </IfModule>
   
       # END WordPress
       ```
   

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 *  Thread Starter [neilkelty](https://wordpress.org/support/users/neilkelty/)
 * (@neilkelty)
 * [18 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/subdirecotry/#post-594318)
 * RESOLVED:
 * Simply change .htaccess to following.
 *     ```
       # BEGIN WordPress
       <IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
       RewriteEngine On
       RewriteBase /
       RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
       RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
       RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/forums
       RewriteRule . /index.php [L]
       </IfModule>
   
       # END WordPress
       ```
   
 * I know I had done this before. I just couldn’t remember what I had done.
 *  [whooami](https://wordpress.org/support/users/whooami/)
 * (@whooami)
 * [18 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/subdirecotry/#post-594319)
 * hmm, it appears resolved, since I see a nicely styled bbpress install. 🙂
 *  Thread Starter [neilkelty](https://wordpress.org/support/users/neilkelty/)
 * (@neilkelty)
 * [18 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/subdirecotry/#post-594327)
 * Crap, no longer resolved. Try clicking one of the links – is there something 
   I need to add to the .htaccess rule?
 *  [whooami](https://wordpress.org/support/users/whooami/)
 * (@whooami)
 * [18 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/subdirecotry/#post-594329)
 * actually wait..that regex is wrong.
 * Try this:
 * `RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !/forums(.*)$`
 *  [Trent Adams](https://wordpress.org/support/users/trent/)
 * (@trent)
 * [18 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/subdirecotry/#post-594355)
 * I know that if you just use `Options +MultiViews` in its own .htaccess file in
   bbPress root up and above the wordpress .htaccess file it usually works. I know
   there is sometimes a problem when bbPress is in a subdirectory of WP that the
   folder inherits the attributes of the WP .htaccess file and that screws up bbPress.
   I can’t find the thread on this for the life of me in the bbPress forums, but
   I know someone changed the permissions on the WP .htaccess and it solved the 
   bbPress issues.
 * Trent
 *  Thread Starter [neilkelty](https://wordpress.org/support/users/neilkelty/)
 * (@neilkelty)
 * [18 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/subdirecotry/#post-594509)
 * LOL.
 * Trent,
 * Thanks man!
 * Looks like I need a lesson in [reading directions](http://bbpress.org/documentation/faq/#pretty-permalinks).
 *  [Trent Adams](https://wordpress.org/support/users/trent/)
 * (@trent)
 * [18 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/subdirecotry/#post-594537)
 * No problem! 😉
 * Trent

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## Tags

 * [htaccess](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/htaccess/)
 * [integration](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/integration/)

 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
 * 7 replies
 * 3 participants
 * Last reply from: [Trent Adams](https://wordpress.org/support/users/trent/)
 * Last activity: [18 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/subdirecotry/#post-594537)
 * Status: not resolved

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