Title: File does not exist error in apache error_log
Last modified: August 19, 2016

---

# File does not exist error in apache error_log

 *  [craig777](https://wordpress.org/support/users/craig777/)
 * (@craig777)
 * [16 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/file-does-not-exist-error-in-apache-error_log/)
 * Fresh install when trying to access admin login link. The page shows with no 
   css styling and error is found in apache error_log below :
 * [Fri Jul 03 09:35:38 2009] [error] [client 161.117.117.47] File does not exist:/
   usr/local/apache_blog/htdocs/wordpress-mu/wp-admin/css/colors-fresh.css/, referer:
   [http://161.117.126.76/wordpress-mu/wp-login.php](http://161.117.126.76/wordpress-mu/wp-login.php)
   [
   Fri Jul 03 09:35:38 2009] [error] [client 161.117.117.47] File does not exist:/
   usr/local/apache_blog/htdocs/wordpress-mu/wp-admin/css/login.css/, referer: [http://161.117.126.76/wordpress-mu/wp-login.php](http://161.117.126.76/wordpress-mu/wp-login.php)
 * Someone has had simliar error but no resolution was posted that I could find.
   I have confirmed that rewrite is atleast running. Added lines to create rewrite
   debug log in httpd.conf. I can see that it is hitting the rewrite rules defined
   in .htaccess which is in the /htdocs/wordpress-mu directory :
 * 161.117.117.47 – – [03/Jul/2009:09:35:38 +1000] [161.117.126.76/sid#59e160][rid#
   7a2138/initial] (3) [perdir /usr/local/apache_blog/htdocs/wordpress-mu/] add 
   path info postfix: /usr/local/apache_blog/htdocs/wordpress-mu/wp-admin/css/login.
   css -> /usr/local/apache_blog/htdocs/wordpress-mu/wp-admin/css/login.css/
    161.117.117.47––[
   03/Jul/2009:09:35:38 +1000] [161.117.126.76/sid#59e160][rid#7a2138/initial] (
   3) [perdir /usr/local/apache_blog/htdocs/wordpress-mu/] strip per-dir prefix:/
   usr/local/apache_blog/htdocs/wordpress-mu/wp-admin/css/login.css/ -> wp-admin/
   css/login.css/ 161.117.117.47 – – [03/Jul/2009:09:35:38 +1000] [161.117.126.76/
   sid#59e160][rid#7a2138/initial] (3) [perdir /usr/local/apache_blog/htdocs/wordpress-
   mu/] applying pattern ‘^(.*/)?files/$’ to uri ‘wp-admin/css/login.css/’ 161.117.117.47––[
   03/Jul/2009:09:35:38 +1000] [161.117.126.76/sid#59e160][rid#7a2138/initial] (
   3) [perdir /usr/local/apache_blog/htdocs/wordpress-mu/] add path info postfix:/
   usr/local/apache_blog/htdocs/wordpress-mu/wp-admin/css/login.css -> /usr/local/
   apache_blog/htdocs/wordpress-mu/wp-admin/css/login.css/ 161.117.117.47 – – [03/
   Jul/2009:09:35:38 +1000] [161.117.126.76/sid#59e160][rid#7a2138/initial] (3) [
   perdir /usr/local/apache_blog/htdocs/wordpress-mu/] strip per-dir prefix: /usr/
   local/apache_blog/htdocs/wordpress-mu/wp-admin/css/login.css/ -> wp-admin/css/
   login.css/ 161.117.117.47 – – [03/Jul/2009:09:35:38 +1000] [161.117.126.76/sid#
   59e160][rid#7a2138/initial] (3) [perdir /usr/local/apache_blog/htdocs/wordpress-
   mu/] applying pattern ‘^(.*/)?files/(.*)’ to uri ‘wp-admin/css/login.css/’ 161.117.117.47––[
   03/Jul/2009:09:35:38 +1000] [161.117.126.76/sid#59e160][rid#7a2138/initial] (
   3) [perdir /usr/local/apache_blog/htdocs/wordpress-mu/] add path info postfix:/
   usr/local/apache_blog/htdocs/wordpress-mu/wp-admin/css/login.css -> /usr/local/
   apache_blog/htdocs/wordpress-mu/wp-admin/css/login.css/ 161.117.117.47 – – [03/
   Jul/2009:09:35:38 +1000] [161.117.126.76/sid#59e160][rid#7a2138/initial] (3) [
   perdir /usr/local/apache_blog/htdocs/wordpress-mu/] strip per-dir prefix: /usr/
   local/apache_blog/htdocs/wordpress-mu/wp-admin/css/login.css/ -> wp-admin/css/
   login.css/ 161.117.117.47 – – [03/Jul/2009:09:35:38 +1000] [161.117.126.76/sid#
   59e160][rid#7a2138/initial] (3) [perdir /usr/local/apache_blog/htdocs/wordpress-
   mu/] applying pattern ‘^(.+)$’ to uri ‘wp-admin/css/login.css/’ 161.117.117.47––[
   03/Jul/2009:09:35:38 +1000] [161.117.126.76/sid#59e160][rid#7a2138/initial] (
   4) [perdir /usr/local/apache_blog/htdocs/wordpress-mu/] RewriteCond: input=’/
   wordpress-mu/wp-admin/css/login.css/’ pattern=’^.*/wp-admin$’ => not-matched 
   161.117.117.47 – – [03/Jul/2009:09:35:38 +1000] [161.117.126.76/sid#59e160][rid#
   7a2138/initial] (3) [perdir /usr/local/apache_blog/htdocs/wordpress-mu/] add 
   path info postfix: /usr/local/apache_blog/htdocs/wordpress-mu/wp-admin/css/login.
   css -> /usr/local/apache_blog/htdocs/wordpress-mu/wp-admin/css/login.css/ 161.117.117.47––[
   03/Jul/2009:09:35:38 +1000] [161.117.126.76/sid#59e160][rid#7a2138/initial] (
   3) [perdir /usr/local/apache_blog/htdocs/wordpress-mu/] strip per-dir prefix:/
   usr/local/apache_blog/htdocs/wordpress-mu/wp-admin/css/login.css/ -> wp-admin/
   css/login.css/ 161.117.117.47 – – [03/Jul/2009:09:35:38 +1000] [161.117.126.76/
   sid#59e160][rid#7a2138/initial] (3) [perdir /usr/local/apache_blog/htdocs/wordpress-
   mu/] applying pattern ‘.’ to uri ‘wp-admin/css/login.css/’ 161.117.117.47 – –[
   03/Jul/2009:09:35:38 +1000] [161.117.126.76/sid#59e160][rid#7a2138/initial] (
   4) [perdir /usr/local/apache_blog/htdocs/wordpress-mu/] RewriteCond: input=’/
   usr/local/apache_blog/htdocs/wordpress-mu/wp-admin/css/login.css’ pattern=’-f’
   => matched 161.117.117.47 – – [03/Jul/2009:09:35:38 +1000] [161.117.126.76/sid#
   59e160][rid#7a2138/initial] (1) [perdir /usr/local/apache_blog/htdocs/wordpress-
   mu/] pass through /usr/local/apache_blog/htdocs/wordpress-mu/wp-admin/css/login.
   css
 * Any ideas ?

Viewing 1 replies (of 1 total)

 *  [Samuel B](https://wordpress.org/support/users/samboll/)
 * (@samboll)
 * [16 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/file-does-not-exist-error-in-apache-error_log/#post-1129007)
 * wrong forums
    you need to go here [http://mu.wordpress.org/forums/](http://mu.wordpress.org/forums/)

Viewing 1 replies (of 1 total)

The topic ‘File does not exist error in apache error_log’ is closed to new replies.

## Tags

 * [apache](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/apache/)
 * [css](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/css/)

 * In: [Installing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/installation/)
 * 1 reply
 * 2 participants
 * Last reply from: [Samuel B](https://wordpress.org/support/users/samboll/)
 * Last activity: [16 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/file-does-not-exist-error-in-apache-error_log/#post-1129007)
 * Status: not resolved

## Topics

### Topics with no replies

### Non-support topics

### Resolved topics

### Unresolved topics

### All topics
