Title: Customize Permalink Structure and 404 Error
Last modified: August 18, 2016
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# Customize Permalink Structure and 404 Error
* [shepherdog](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shepherdog/)
* (@shepherdog)
* [19 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/customize-permalink-structure-and-404-error/)
* I got the following 404 error when I tried to customize the permalink to:
/%
category%/%postname%/
* > Not Found
> The requested URL /internet-business/ was not found on this server.
> Additionally, a 404 Not Found error was encountered while trying to use an
> ErrorDocument to handle the request.
> Apache/1.3.37 Server at sherman.cheong.ws Port 80
* At the moment I’m using this customized permalink and it’s working fine:
/index.
php/%category%/%postname%/
* I’d appreciate it if anyone knows what have I missed.
* Thanks.
* Sherman
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* [moshu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/moshu/)
* (@moshu)
* [19 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/customize-permalink-structure-and-404-error/#post-573514)
* Did you check out the Codex?
[http://codex.wordpress.org/Using_Permalinks](http://codex.wordpress.org/Using_Permalinks)
* [virgvv](https://wordpress.org/support/users/virgvv/)
* (@virgvv)
* [19 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/customize-permalink-structure-and-404-error/#post-573945)
* I have encountered the same problem with WP 2.2. I am using the same .htaccess,
same web host, and same permalink structure I used successfully with earlier
versions of WordPress.
* When I use this permalink structure — %postname%.html — I get a 404 error on
every page except for index.php. I have to insert “index.php” before the %postname%.
That, of course, gives me undesirable URLs such as domain.com/index.php/this-
is-a-post.html.
* [virgvv](https://wordpress.org/support/users/virgvv/)
* (@virgvv)
* [19 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/customize-permalink-structure-and-404-error/#post-573951)
* Ah, I figured it out. Needed to include the WordPress subdirectory in my .htaccess
file. I didn’t think that was necessary when the .htaccess file was in the same
directory as WordPress.
* Sherman, maybe that’s your problem?
* [kpyang88](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kpyang88/)
* (@kpyang88)
* [18 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/customize-permalink-structure-and-404-error/#post-573999)
* Hi Virgvv,
* I am having exactly the same problem. All the permalinks keep returning a 404
error.
* Can you pls share with me how to include the WordPress subdirectoring in .htaccess
file. I would like to give that a try.
* Thanks and appreciate someone to help out too… I am desperately want to get this
work… thanks.
* [triplex2k7](https://wordpress.org/support/users/triplex2k7/)
* (@triplex2k7)
* [18 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/customize-permalink-structure-and-404-error/#post-574029)
* I have exactly the same problem. Please could somebody tell me how to edit the.
htaccess file. Thanks
* [Cal](https://wordpress.org/support/users/themesbycal/)
* (@themesbycal)
* [18 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/customize-permalink-structure-and-404-error/#post-574030)
* open .htaccess in a text editor, like pspad
* should see this
* ```
# BEGIN WordPress
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule . /index.php [L]
# END WordPress
```
* **should change to this, replace /subdirectory with your subdirectory name**
* ```
# BEGIN WordPress
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /subdirectory/
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule . /subdirectory/index.php [L]
# END WordPress
```
* [triplex2k7](https://wordpress.org/support/users/triplex2k7/)
* (@triplex2k7)
* [18 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/customize-permalink-structure-and-404-error/#post-574031)
* That works!
Thank you so much! Actually before I started I had nothing like
what you said I probably would, just this:
* ```
AuthType Basic
AuthName "www.bwfcuk.com while under construction"
AuthUserFile "/home/bwfcukco/.htpasswds//passwd"
require valid-user
```
* which I assume is the password protection I have set up while building my website.
But thank you very much, you were very quick and helpful.
* [drwatson101](https://wordpress.org/support/users/drwatson101/)
* (@drwatson101)
* [18 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/customize-permalink-structure-and-404-error/#post-574032)
* I need help with this as well. I’m not sure what “subdirectory” I need to place
in the htaccess file.
* How can I figure this out please.
* Thanks
* Chris
* Here is what my file looks like:
# -FrontPage- IndexIgnore .htaccess */.??* *
~ *# */HEADER* */README* */_vti* order deny,allow deny from
all allow from all order deny,allow deny from all
AuthName [http://www.nutritionocular.com](http://www.nutritionocular.com)
AuthUserFile /home/nutri/public_html/_vti_pvt/service.pwd AuthGroupFile /home/
nutri/public_html/_vti_pvt/service.grp
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