Welcome to another episode of “Continuous Improvement,” the podcast where we delve into common issues and their solutions for web development. I’m your host, Victor. In today’s episode, we’ll be discussing a perplexing problem with WordPress and how to resolve it. So let’s dive right in.

A while ago, I stumbled upon a strange error with WordPress. While the homepage loaded fine, all the other pages returned a dreaded “Not Found” error, claiming that the requested URL was not found on the server. Puzzled, I began investigating the issue, suspecting it might have to do with the .htaccess file. However, after spending hours troubleshooting, I realized that the problem lay elsewhere.

To fix this particular issue, I discovered that the solution lies in editing the httpd.conf file. You can find it by typing the following command:

sudo vi /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf

This command will open the configuration file in the built-in text editor, “vi.” Once opened, search for the section that starts with:

<Directory "/var/www/html">

In this section, you’ll need to modify the configuration from AllowOverride None to:

AllowOverride All

This change allows the server to inherit the .htaccess settings, ensuring that all the pages render correctly. Once you’ve made the alteration, it’s time to restart the server. You can do this by executing the command:

sudo systemctl restart httpd

And voila! After performing these steps, all your WordPress pages should now load without any issues.

And there you have it! The solution to the perplexing issue of WordPress pages returning a “Not Found” error. By modifying the httpd.conf file and changing the configuration from AllowOverride None to AllowOverride All, we allow the server to read the .htaccess file and enable the proper rendering of all pages.

I hope you found this episode of “Continuous Improvement” insightful. Stay tuned for more troubleshooting tips and web development solutions. If you have any questions or suggestions for future episodes, feel free to reach out. Until then, keep improving and happy coding!