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Wordpress .htaccess

by mistyone
7 replies
Hi

I am trying to find where the .htaccess file is located in my wordpress site. I am having problems with some plugins and my hosting support have suggested adding this: php_flag display_errors on

to show any errors but I can't find the .htaccess file to do this.

Your help would be very much appreciated
#htaccess #wordpress
  • Profile picture of the author Mr. Enthusiastic
    It's usually in the root directory of your site, affecting the whole site. You can also have one in a particular directory, affecting only that directory and its subdirectories. There are lots of threads here about how to use it. It's made out of number 8 wire so that Kiwis can easily fix it.

    Chris
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  • Profile picture of the author balara
    Hi mistyone,
    I clicked on your web hosting review URL but a site about backlinking came up. Is the review site still available?
    Veronica
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  • Profile picture of the author Mr. Enthusiastic
    I guess that's something you could add to your hosting reviews: can new subscribers find htaccess? Can they get the help they need to edit it? Looks like your host would get -1 and +1 on those criteria.
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    • Profile picture of the author mistyone
      In fairness to my host, we all have different levels of knowledge and I didn't realise that there was this box that could be ticked to show hidden files but as I said in fairness to my host he sent me instructions including images of the different steps I had to perform to edit the file, which I thought was fantastic

      He is just starting out as a hosting provider and I am very impressed with his support and willingness to help in areas that aren't actually about hosting which some of my Wordpress problems aren't so when he is ready to take on paying customers (he is in Beta at the moment http://www.hostbluecow.com/) I will certainly be promoting his business

      Customer support and excellent service is very easy to promote
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  • Profile picture of the author rukki
    Just to notice:

    in Linux/Unix systems hidden files' names are always written with the dot at the beginning. So .htaccess, .config and .profile are hidden.
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