.htaccess permission issue… I think?

  • I made the mistake of installing W3 Total Cache. (Yes, I know some folks love it, but I could get it to work.)

    I tried removing it, but got the “White Screen of Death” when I tried to access the backend. Fortunately, I found some good advice in this form about how to get access to the admin by changing the W3 Total Cache’s folder name and removing the W3TC code from the .htaccess file.

    I then un-installed the W3 Total Cache plugin and the site was running great. I then logged out of the admin area. But now when I try to log back into the admin area, I get the “Forbidden” message.

    I am assuming that this issue is related to the permissions on the .htaccess file. I have FTP access and have changed the permissions to 644, 766, and even 777! But I cannot get into the backend.

    I have vowed never to use a cache plugin again but right now, I want to resume control of my site. Fortunately, I have a backup, but I want to avoid reinstalling everything.

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  • You enter user name and password and get “exact message” please.

    Thread Starter sdbritton

    (@wildscribe)

    Thank you for the quick response!

    Here is the deal – When I go to my site at /wp-admin, I see the standard WP login screen and put in my username and password.

    The next screen that comes up is plain white with the word “Forbidden” in a black serif font.

    I wish it said more.

    The file should be 444. It should look something like this.

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

# END WordPress

    Make sure the wp-config.php file has the references to W3 removed. Also change WP_DEBUG in that file to define(‘WP_DEBUG’, true );

    Always make a copy of any file before changing it.

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