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  "PageContent": "<h3>Boopathi Rajan - WordPress/PHP Developer Chennai</h3>If you’re running WordPress on an Amazon EC2 instance with Amazon Linux and Apache, and your inner pages (posts, custom pages, etc.) are returning 404 errors, don’t panic! It’s a common issue related to Apache rewrite rules and .htaccess.Here’s a step-by-step guide to fix it properly.✅ SymptomsHome page works fineClicking on blog posts, pages, or custom post types shows a 404 Not FoundPretty permalinks (/sample-page/) break, but plain URLs (?p=123) work🛠 Root CauseApache is likely not allowing .htaccess overrides, which WordPress needs to handle URL rewrites using mod_rewrite.✅ Step-by-Step Fix on Amazon EC2 (Amazon Linux + Apache)1️⃣ Edit Apache ConfigurationOpen your Apache config file:sudo nano /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.confFind this section:&lt;Directory \"/var/www/html\"&gt;\r\n    Options Indexes FollowSymLinks\r\n    AllowOverride None\r\n    Require all granted\r\n&lt;/Directory&gt;\r\nChange AllowOverride None to AllowOverride All:&lt;Directory \"/var/www/html\"&gt;\r\n    Options Indexes FollowSymLinks\r\n    AllowOverride All\r\n    Require all granted\r\n&lt;/Directory&gt;\r\nPress Ctrl + O to save, Enter to confirm, then Ctrl + X to exit.2️⃣ Restart ApacheApply your changes by restarting Apache:sudo systemctl restart httpd3️⃣ Resave Permalink Settings in WordPressNow, tell WordPress to regenerate its rewrite rules:Go to your WordPress Admin DashboardNavigate to Settings → PermalinksClick Save Changes (even if you don’t change anything)This will trigger WordPress to flush and rewrite the .htaccess file.4️⃣ Verify Your .htaccess FileEnsure that the file /var/www/html/.htaccess exists and contains:# BEGIN WordPress\r\n&lt;IfModule mod_rewrite.c&gt;\r\nRewriteEngine On\r\nRewriteBase /\r\nRewriteRule ^index\\.php$ - [L]\r\n\r\nRewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f\r\nRewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d\r\nRewriteRule . /index.php [L]\r\n&lt;/IfModule&gt;\r\n# END WordPress\r\nIf it’s missing, create it manually and set correct permissions:sudo nano /var/www/html/.htaccessPaste the content above, save, then run:\r\nsudo chown apache:apache /var/www/html/.htaccess\r\nsudo chmod 644 /var/www/html/.htaccess\r\n✅ Success! Your Inner Pages Should Now WorkVisit your WordPress site and try opening inner pages like:https://yourdomain.com/sample-page/You should no longer see 404 errors.🧠 Bonus: Confirm mod_rewrite Is EnabledRun this to ensure the rewrite module is active:httpd -M | grep rewriteYou should see:rewrite_module (shared)If it’s not enabled, load it manually in your config or module directory, then restart Apache.",
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