Title: .htaccess issues
Last modified: August 18, 2016

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# .htaccess issues

 *  [ryoken](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ryoken/)
 * (@ryoken)
 * [21 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/htaccess-issues/)
 * Like all those other people with .htaccess issues, I’ve tried putting a .htaccess
   in my wp subfolder but am getting a 403 error. I’ve read through all the other.
   htaccess threads I can find through search and tried them but i keep getting 
   a 403. I am sure my host has mod_rewrite; however, I think, but am not sure, 
   my host has disabled virtual directory support. any ideas?

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 *  [Mark (podz)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/podz/)
 * (@podz)
 * [21 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/htaccess-issues/#post-88206)
 * To see if you have mod_rewrite:
    PHP Info * Paste this into a new Notepad / BBEdit
   file * <?php infophp(); ?> * Save as ‘info.php’ * Upload to server. Visit in 
   your browser (www.example.com/info.php) * That will give you info about your 
   php version and mod_rewrite. * It’s a long page on info, so you will need to 
   hunt it down.
 *  Thread Starter [ryoken](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ryoken/)
 * (@ryoken)
 * [21 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/htaccess-issues/#post-88221)
 * Loaded Modules: mod_jk, httpd_defines, httpdmon, mod_perl, mod_php4, mod_frontpage,
   mod_ssl, mod_setenvif, mod_so, mod_usertrack, mod_headers, mod_expires, mod_digest,
   mod_auth_db, mod_auth_anon, mod_auth, mod_access, **mod_rewrite**, mod_alias,
   mod_proxy, mod_userdir, mod_actions, mod_imap, mod_asis, mod_cgi, mod_dir, mod_autoindex,
   mod_include, mod_info, mod_status, mod_negotiation, mod_mime, mod_log_referer,
   mod_log_agent, mod_log_config, mod_env, http_core
    its there.. but I noticed 
   this too: Virtual Directory Support: disabled
 *  [Mark (podz)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/podz/)
 * (@podz)
 * [21 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/htaccess-issues/#post-88222)
 * I have that disabled too – I just checked.
    Post the htaccess here ?
 *  [Mark (podz)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/podz/)
 * (@podz)
 * [21 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/htaccess-issues/#post-88224)
 * Is there any reason you left out
    RewriteBase /wptest/ and instead put it into
   all the lines ? Did it work with what wp gave you originally ?
 *  [Mark (podz)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/podz/)
 * (@podz)
 * [21 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/htaccess-issues/#post-88226)
 * Does the folder ‘wptest’ contain all the files and folders or did you install
   into different directories ?
    When it didn’t work, what errors were thrown up?
   Do you have anything else in the .htaccess ?
 *  Thread Starter [ryoken](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ryoken/)
 * (@ryoken)
 * [21 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/htaccess-issues/#post-88407)
 * ack.. bumping this. anyone have any ideas?
 *  [Brak](https://wordpress.org/support/users/brak/)
 * (@brak)
 * [21 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/htaccess-issues/#post-88419)
 * Add this to the top of your generated .htaccess:
    `Options +FollowSymLinks +SymLinksIfOwnerMatch`
   I bet you’re using an ensim host… this problem took me weeks to sort through.
 *  Thread Starter [ryoken](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ryoken/)
 * (@ryoken)
 * [21 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/htaccess-issues/#post-88435)
 * heh.. its an ensim host. and that worked. thanks so much ^_^.
    can you explain
   what that line means, exactly? i just wanna know outta curiosity.
 *  [Brak](https://wordpress.org/support/users/brak/)
 * (@brak)
 * [21 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/htaccess-issues/#post-88448)
 * It means that it works. LOL
    To be honest, I’m not entirely sure. Something about
   following virtual directories.

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 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
 * 9 replies
 * 3 participants
 * Last reply from: [Brak](https://wordpress.org/support/users/brak/)
 * Last activity: [21 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/htaccess-issues/#post-88448)
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