Permalinks Break after Server Migrations

Yes, but what is your domain name so that I can take a look at the site?

Oh sorry

https://julianbensonmanagement.com/artists/

Ok, which URL’s do you have in your database?

Can you please copy/paste your .htaccess code here.

URLs in db https://julianbensonmanagement.com/artists

There is no htaccess file in the root directory.

There should be a .htaccess file in the /artists directory.

However, I think the problem is the lack of a / on the end of the URL’s in the database. Try adding a / to the end and see if that helps.

So I added the / at the end of URL for both Site URL and Home in the db. Didnt work

So maybe it’s the lack of htaccess in the root of /artists

Any ideas?

You can’t have pretty permalinks without an .htaccess file (on MOST servers).

As your links are all like this: https://julianbensonmanagement.com/artists/?page_id=545

You should be fine. What’s not working?

@ipstenu
He hasn’t been using the default permalinks, he just switched to them, he’s trying to use a custom permalink structure that doesn’t seem to be working.

/%category%/%postname%/

Is the one he wants.

@pixelpie
Go ahead and create a default .htaccess file for your /artist directory if you’re missing one.

default as in blank htaccess file?

No, default as in the kind of .htaccess file a default install of wordpress would have.

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

I he did switch them on, then the links in the menu should have changed to
https://julianbensonmanagement.com/artists/PAGENAME

But yeah, you need an .htaccess in the /artist directory ??

PixelPie, read this: https://codex.www.ads-software.com/Using_Permalinks#Using_.22Pretty.22_permalinks

Yes, he did switch it on and the permalinks were reading as https://julianbensonmanagement.com/artists/PAGENAME and giving 404’s, which is why he went back to the default permalinks for now.

I think the lack of the .htaccess file may do the trick though so lets see how he comes out after that.

@pixelpie
Just remember to change your permalinks back to the custom structure you were trying to use so we can test it again after you’ve added the .htaccess file.

default htaccess added, permission 777 when saving permalink changes, no didnt work.

just doble check i have htaccess file correct
# BEGIN WordPress
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule . /index.php [L]
</IfModule>
# END WordPress

Should the RewriteRule be artists/index.php (or something like that)

Another thing when i imported my database during the migration it asked if it was version MySQL 4.1 or 5.1. Im not sure what version the db is so I selected 4.1 … could this have anything to do with my permalink issue?

If you’re on a Linux server you won’t want 777 permissions since Apache reads that as a security flaw. 644 permissions will be fine. The RewriteRule should be fine as long as this .htaccess file is in your artists folder (along with your wordpress install).

At this point it’ll be hard to pinpoint the issue without going through some troubleshooting steps which is a lot easier with access to the actual server. Perhaps someone else here could help you but I’d suggest seeking professional help so that you can give full access to the server to someone who works with these problems and knows how to troubleshoot them. For example, a problem like this could easily be solved within an hour with access to the server.

Make it RewriteBase /artists/