Title: WordPress 2.8.6 Permalinks problem
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# WordPress 2.8.6 Permalinks problem

 *  Resolved [makepretty](https://wordpress.org/support/users/makepretty/)
 * (@makepretty)
 * [16 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-286-permalinks-problem/)
 * Hi there,
 * Usually I don’t have problems with the custom permalinks (type: /%postname%/ 
   in your settings).
    But somehow after I typed and updated the page, it says “
   You should update your .htaccess now”
 * Any ideas of what to update?
 * Thanks

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 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [16 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-286-permalinks-problem/#post-1304393)
 * Sorry to state the obvious but your [.htaccess file](http://codex.wordpress.org/Using_Permalinks#Where.27s_my_.htaccess_file.3F).
   It should be in the root folder of your WP installation
 *  Thread Starter [makepretty](https://wordpress.org/support/users/makepretty/)
 * (@makepretty)
 * [16 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-286-permalinks-problem/#post-1304402)
 * What I meant was:
 * What to update inside .htaccess file?
 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [16 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-286-permalinks-problem/#post-1304403)
 * When you set up custom permalinks, WP will have given you code to paste into 
   your .htaccess file. Just make sure you use a plain text editor to make the changes
   and upload the amended file via FTP using ASCII mode. Or alternatively, [make your .htaccess file writeable](http://codex.wordpress.org/Changing_File_Permissions)
   and WP will do all the work for you.
 *  Thread Starter [makepretty](https://wordpress.org/support/users/makepretty/)
 * (@makepretty)
 * [16 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-286-permalinks-problem/#post-1304408)
 * Thanks. It’s solved
 *  [ericstandlee](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ericstandlee/)
 * (@ericstandlee)
 * [16 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-286-permalinks-problem/#post-1304802)
 * .htaccess is writeable and wp is updating it but permalinks is broken with upgrade
   to 2.8.6.
 * Any help?
 *  [ericstandlee](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ericstandlee/)
 * (@ericstandlee)
 * [16 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-286-permalinks-problem/#post-1304803)
 * Found it!
 * Have not updated apache only wp to 2.8.6, and older wp versions running on other
   sites hosted on same box aren’t broken.
 * But, when I made this change it fixed it:
 * edited httpd.conf:
    AllowOverride All

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## Tags

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

 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
 * 6 replies
 * 3 participants
 * Last reply from: [ericstandlee](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ericstandlee/)
 * Last activity: [16 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-286-permalinks-problem/#post-1304803)
 * Status: resolved

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