Unable to change Permalinks to anything but standard

  • I’m unable to change the permalinks to anything but the standard settings (which is no bueno for SEO).

    Troubleshooting steps already taken:

    • Re writing .htaccess file
    • Uninstalling and re-installing WordPress
    • Disabling all Plugins
    • Disabling all Plugins then re-writing .htaccess file
    • Troubleshooting for an hour with DoDaddy
    • Toggling Permalinks then re-writing with the suggested code below
    <IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /blog/
RewriteRule ^index\.php$ - [L]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule . /blog/index.php [L]
</IfModule>

    …as it suggests, but to no avail. When I switch my Permalinks to anything but the standard I get a 404 page.

    htmlfriendly.com/blog (i’m apparently PHPstupid.com :p )

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  • I’m unable to change the permalinks to anything but the standard settings

    Usually an indicator that mod_rewrite is not functioning properly – or possibly an AllowOverride directive issue.

    Troubleshooting for an hour with DoDaddy

    What did they say about mod_rewrite?

    Thread Starter munsunc

    (@munsunc)

    Hi Clayton,

    They mentioned nothing about mod_rewrite.

    Any edits I can make to fix it?

    Just for giggles, try adding this to the top of your .htaccess file and see if it makes any difference.

    SetEnv HTTP_MOD_REWRITE On
Options +FollowSymLinks
Options -Multiviews

    Thread Starter munsunc

    (@munsunc)

    Clayton,

    Added your code both ways and toggled permalinks both times.

    EX:

    SetEnv HTTP_MOD_REWRITE On
Options +FollowSymLinks
Options -Multiviews

# BEGIN WordPress

<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /blog/
RewriteRule ^index\.php$ - [L]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule . /blog/index.php [L]
</IfModule>

# END WordPress

    and 

    # BEGIN WordPress

SetEnv HTTP_MOD_REWRITE On
Options +FollowSymLinks
Options -Multiviews

<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /blog/
RewriteRule ^index\.php$ - [L]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule . /blog/index.php [L]
</IfModule>

# END WordPress

    I have also tried adding the following as WordPress suggests after changing permalinks:

    <IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /blog/
RewriteRule ^index\.php$ - [L]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule . /blog/index.php [L]
</IfModule>

    Thanks for the help brother!

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