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Rafael Hernández
Asked: 2020-09-22 03:31:48 +0800 CST 2020-09-22 03:31:48 +0800 CST

i can't create .htaccess file in ubuntu on localhost

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I have the permissions to create files in /var/www but in a wordpress template I cannot create the .htaccess file to be able to configure the wordpress permalinks.

I have followed this tutorial:

  1. Enable mod_rewrite with the following command:

    sudo a2enmod rewrite

  2. Open the file:

    sudo nano /etc/apache2/apache2.conf

  3. Uncomment the line (remove the # symbol)

    AccessFileName .htaccess

  4. Find the next section

    <Directory /var/www/>
    Options Indexes FollowSymLinks
    AllowOverride None
    Require all granted
</Directory>

    Note: the above section can also be found in the file: /etc/apache2/sites-available/default

  5. Replace “None” with “All” :

    AllowOverride All

  6. Restart the Apache service

    sudo service apache2 restart

but when I create the file with sudo nano .htaccess and enter the configuration that wordpress gives me, the file is not created within wordpress.

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1 Answers

  1. Best Answer

    On Linux/Unix files starting with a dot are 'hidden'. They are not seen with a simple 'ls'. You must do an 'ls -a' to include them in the list

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