htaccess not needed for permalinks

  • Resolved rhys

    (@rhys)


    14 years, 11 months ago

    Is htaccess (with mod_rewrite) not needed for permalinks anymore??

    I notive that one blog I have (2.8.6) works fine without the usual mod-rewrite code in htccess. Switch it it to default, and it works, switch it back to permalinks (/index.php/%category%/%postname%/) and it still works fine.

    WP used to show the htaccess rewrite code at the foot of the page after setting permalinks, but that doesn’t show either anymore!

    Can anyone confirm this behaviour?

    This will be magic if we don’t need to bother with mod_rewrite anymore to run ‘pretty’ permalinks.

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  • Thread Starter rhys

    (@rhys)

    So I think it is very likely a file or directory permissions issue preventing it from happening.

    The directory permissions are set to 755 by default, and the trial htaccess file I loaded is the same so I don’t see how permissions can be affecting the issue. Just tried all this on an older 2.8.4 blog with identical results.

    Is there still an issue with .htaccess generation, or is this all resolved now?

    2.8.6 produces a htaccess file and warns when it cannot update automatically and proposes to add the code manually!

    Thread Starter rhys

    (@rhys)

    @henkholland

    2.8.6 produces a htaccess file and warns when it cannot update automatically and proposes to add the code manually!

    Half the reason for writing this post was because that didn’t happen!

    @miqrogroove
    Still no sign of htaccess updating, I’ve experimented with every value of CHMOD (600 thru 777) and as the Codex suggests, I have FollowSymlinks on plus allowing AddHandler mod-rewrite as in”

    Options +FollowSymlinks
RewriteEngine on
AddHandler mod-rewrite allow

    …and you tried the other permalink settings?

    Thread Starter rhys

    (@rhys)

    I think I can label this post resolved – well as resolved as it’s going to get!

    Part one of my question, as to whether htaccess mod_rewrite is not needed anymore is answered by this: Pretty permalinks work fine without htacess/mod_rewrite provided there is /index.php/ in front of the permalink. See PATHINFO “Almost Pretty”

    However, I’m still no wiser as to why the update htaccess mod-reWrite function won’t work on any blog on my server. I have tried averything for Automatically Updating HTACCESS and also Fixing HTACESS Generation Issues – see my post directly above.

    @btw miqrogroove – Your gravatar is now much more ‘credible’ for a WP Guru!

    lol, this is just what i said b4.. ;-p

    kubanek

    (@kubanek)

    Thanks for the tip (“almost pretty links”) guys!
    It’s pretty cool having them on hosts like T-Online where .htaccess/mod_rewrite isn’t actually available for some (security?) reasons.

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