Getting a 404 error after upgrading to 2.2.1 from 2.2

  • Resolved nicj

    (@nicj)


    17 years, 8 months ago

    Hello

    I REALLY hope someone can help me, cause I am a bit stressed here. I had comment issues on my WP 2.2 so I decided to upgrade to 2.2.1, thought that might fix it. I did the following:

    Made backup of data
    Disabled plugins
    Deleted old files
    Uploaded new files
    Ran upgrade, but was told I am already up to date

    When I open my WP and manage my posts I can edit previous posts, but when I view them I get a 404 error. The same is true in my blog, when I click on a post to open it alone, I get a 404 error as well.

    You can see the issue on my blog:

    https://www.nicholasgrobler.com/blog

    Just click on the name of the latest post…

    PLEASE HELP!

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  • Odd’s are high your .htaccess file has a problem. Switch your permalinks to the default “ugly” style and see if you can get past the the home page.

    If that works, you most likely have a bad .htaccess, The reasons for which are a bit voodoo steeped but you can find plenty of cures with a search here for htaccess

    The exact same thing happened to me on my site https://www.fuchsia-revolver.org. I had a problem with 403 errors showing up on the dashboard, so I used the following fix in my .htaccess file:

    <Files index-extra.php>
    SecFilterInheritance Off
    </Files>

    I now notice that none of my links are working – archives, pages, categories, permalinks, etc. This is extremely frustrating; especially since I never had a problem upgrading WP before and am now encountering all of these errors. A site I host also has the same errors.

    What do you mean by switching the permalinks to the default style?

    Nevermind, I see what you mean – took a second to realize what that was.

    Thread Starter nicj

    (@nicj)

    Mmmm, okay, so how do I fix this? Not having great success with changing the permalink structure…

    403 – Not Authorized
    SecFilterInheritance Off

    I see a connection but I know nothing about mod_security.

    Nicj, Set your permalinks to ugly/default. – Login as admin. Go to the options page, and the permalinks tab.

    Open the .htaccess file in your favorite FTP editor (not frontpage or dreamweaver). Delete what’s in the .htaccess and save the empty file.

    First though, you might want to search/read the codex/wiki for htaccess and then for ftp.

    Thread Starter nicj

    (@nicj)

    Thank you VERY much ccoupe! I was so stressed, all’s well now, thanks.

    Thread Starter nicj

    (@nicj)

    Okay, my blog is now working again. But…

    The moment I switch my permalink structure back to the Pretty format, I get the same 404 error again!

    Why does this happen and does this mean that one cannot upgrade? Will this always happen when upgrading?

    Thanks for the help guys!

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