The "Random 404" Problem is back… | WordPress.org

nickaster
(@nickaster)

13 years, 2 months ago

This seems to be a problem from a while ago, see here:
http://wordpress.org/support/topic/w3-total-cache-yielding-404-pages

Anyway, it’s back. After a year or more of working perfectly “boom” the site starts 404ing on dozens of random pages for non logged in users. Clearing that cache only *sometimes* solves the problem. I haven’t changed anything to my knowledge so whatever caused this is a mystery.

One bizarre solution:

if I Chmod /wp-content to 777 then the problem goes away (at least for now). But this plugin is supposed to work at 755…

Does this 777 “solution” make any sense?

http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/w3-total-cache/

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Thread Starter nickaster
(@nickaster)

13 years, 2 months ago

Well that was quick… I guess the 777 thing actually does nothing. The problem is back.

Thread Starter nickaster
(@nickaster)

13 years, 2 months ago

ok, i’m at my wits end here.

Still getting random 404s for the last week after more than a year of having this plugin work fine.

I have uninstalled and reinstalled the plugin, messed with permissions as above, cleared the rules, turned on and off various components of the plugins..

Is there any sort of list of of common reasons for this problem? Any sort of reasonable process of elimination I can use?

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