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Peter_K
Dec 04, 2011Aspirant
Wordpress: enabling Permalinks causes 403 error
I am trying to get the "WP Super Cache" working. In order to do that I have to enable permalinks, but as soon as I do that I get a 403-error when accessing the site. Enabling permalinks an .htac...
Peter_K
Dec 04, 2011Aspirant
You are right, the command is "RewriteEngine On" as you wrote. The .htaccess file is generated automatically everytime i touch Permalinks under Settings in the Wordpress dashboard.
I tried the "Options +FollowSymLinks". And also with the +SymLinksIfOwnerMatch added.
In fact I followed the advice from this site: http://perfectionlabstips.wordpress.com/2008/12/22/fixing-issue-with-lack-of-apache-followsymlinks-or-symlinksifownermatch-option-declarations/
I am wondering why I get the 403 error not anymore when I delete the "RewriteEngine On" demand.
Wouldn't that mean the mod_rewrite isn't available?
I tried the "Options +FollowSymLinks". And also with the +SymLinksIfOwnerMatch added.
In fact I followed the advice from this site: http://perfectionlabstips.wordpress.com/2008/12/22/fixing-issue-with-lack-of-apache-followsymlinks-or-symlinksifownermatch-option-declarations/
I am wondering why I get the 403 error not anymore when I delete the "RewriteEngine On" demand.
Wouldn't that mean the mod_rewrite isn't available?
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