Title: .htaccess Problem Loading A Sub-Directory
Last modified: August 18, 2016

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# .htaccess Problem Loading A Sub-Directory

 *  [palent](https://wordpress.org/support/users/palent/)
 * (@palent)
 * [18 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/htaccess-problem-loading-a-sub-directory/)
 * I have WordPress 2.2.1 loaded in my root directory. I have a subdirectory to 
   a “OS Commerce” catalog script running in it. My problem is that I can’t get 
   access to the control panel of the catalog admin. Everytime I try, I get an “
   error 404” within the WordPress screen. What is puzzling me is that up until 
   a few days ago everything was working fine. The catalog itself is still working
   fine.
 * I came to the conclusion that the problem is in one or both of the .htaccess 
   files. Therefore, I have spent the last couple of days trying figure what the
   problem is there. I have been trying every variation I could find, both on the
   WordPress forum and other places, to find a solution to my probrem. Hopefully
   someone can help me. Following is the 2 htaccess files:
 * ******** Root .htaccess ********
 * php_flag register_globals on
 * # BEGIN WordPress
    <IfModule mod_rewrite.c> RewriteEngine On RewriteBase / RewriteCond%{
   REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME}!-
   l RewriteRule . /index.php [L] </IfModule>
 * # END WordPress
 * ******** Catalog Admin .htaccess ********
    # $Id: .htaccess,v 1.1 2003/06/20 
   00:18:30 hpdl Exp $ # # This is used with Apache WebServers # # For this to work,
   you must include the parameter ‘Options’ to # the AllowOverride configuration##
   Example: # # <Directory “/usr/local/apache/htdocs”> # AllowOverride Options #
   </Directory> # # ‘All’ with also work. (This configuration is in the # apache/
   conf/httpd.conf file)
 * # The following makes adjustments to the SSL protocol for Internet
    # Explorer
   browsers
 * <IfModule mod_setenvif.c>
    <IfDefine SSL> SetEnvIf User-Agent “.*MSIE.*” \ nokeepalive
   ssl-unclean-shutdown \ downgrade-1.0 force-response-1.0 </IfDefine> </IfModule
   >
 * # If Search Engine Friendly URLs do not work, try enabling the
    # following Apache
   configuration parameter # # AcceptPathInfo On
 * # Fix certain PHP values
    # (commented out by default to prevent errors occuring
   on certain # servers) # #<IfModule mod_php4.c> # php_value session.use_trans_sid
   0 # php_value register_globals 1 #</IfModule> AuthType Basic AuthName “OS Commerce
   Administration” AuthUserFile “/home/neverend/.htpasswds/public_html/cookbooks/
   admin/passwd” require valid-user
 * ******** End Catalog Admin .htaccess ********

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 *  [DianeV](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dianev/)
 * (@dianev)
 * [18 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/htaccess-problem-loading-a-sub-directory/#post-598044)
 * Many of us have encountered this before. Before you drive yourself crazy with
   it, I wrote up a few solutions. I was actually trying to solve a different problem,
   but it solved that one too:
 * [WordPress admin password protection 404](http://developedtraffic.com/2007/05/27/wordpress-admin-password-protection-404/)—
   try the one that says **Ah, try this one!**
 * It solves the mod_rewrite problem when WordPress is in the root folder.

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## Tags

 * [error 404](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/error-404/)
 * [htaccess](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/htaccess/)
 * [subdirectory](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/subdirectory/)

 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
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 * Last reply from: [DianeV](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dianev/)
 * Last activity: [18 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/htaccess-problem-loading-a-sub-directory/#post-598044)
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