Wordpress permalink 'not found on this server'

Question

I just moved a Wordpress site to new host. But when I go to any page except the HOME page, I got this error:

Not Found

The requested URL /about was not found on this server.

Apache/2.2.16 (Debian) Server at 176.xx.yy.zz Port 80

I changed the Permalink setting to Default which make the URL looks like mysite.com/?page_id=5 and the page shows up fine. So the problem is not in my code.

My first guess is mod_rewrite isn't enabled. But phpinfo() tells me that mod_rewrite is loaded properly.

My .htaccess is generated automatically and looks like:

# BEGIN WordPress
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /beta-test/
RewriteRule ^index\.php$ - [L]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule . /beta-test/index.php [L]
</IfModule>
# END WordPress

Any solution?

Thanks

Answer 1

You need to edit your Apache http.conf file and

change #LoadModule rewrite_module modules/mod_rewrite.so

to LoadModule rewrite_module modules/mod_rewrite.so

On versions of Apache2 where http.conf is no longer present (i.e. ubuntu) you can use the command a2enmod rewrite to enable the module.

Answer 2

Assuming your .htaccess file is in place, this is most likely caused by the Apache rewrite module not being enabled on your new server. On Ubuntu do this:

sudo a2enmod rewrite
sudo apache2ctl restart