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I’m working on localhost. High Sierra. Apache v2. PHP v7.

I have uncommented mod_rewrite. Created an .htaccess with the instructions in the WordPress documents. Set permissions to 666.

I’ve read how rewrite works. It is a bit complicated but not undecipherable. What I do not understand is the interaction between wordpress and mod_rewrite technically. What happens technically when you change permalink styles and save? It there a flag in the database? Why would wordpress need mod_rewrite at all given the internal PHP in wordpress constructs the URL? Seems like it could construct a Post name URL just as easily as it constructs an Plain URL?

Trying to under stand the technology so I can figure out why Post name permalinks is not working.

Is it possible that the owner and/or group owner on Mac is _www?

All the wordpress files at the wordpress root are my mac user ID and the group is 501!

Trying this out I have installed a second wordpress instance documentroot/wordpress and documentroot/xxxwordpress

The owner is my mac user ID for instance documentroot/wordpress

The owner is _www for instance documentroot/xxxwordpress

Both are set to 666 permissions.

What should be the owner and permissions?

Joy, fine. That is why I am asking here for a solution

What would be the PHP for posting by category and/or post type? I also would like to have links at the bottom of a single post or page that allows one click to go previous post or page of the current post or pages category or type.

I don’t think this is a native function in WordPress but something I could add to my theme.