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WordPress 404 Errors for Non-Blog HTML Files on Same Server

Discussion in 'WordPress' started by ccano, Nov 24, 2006.

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    I use WordPress to manage my weblog, and one thing I can't STAND is the problems I get when I try to host a non-blog HTML file on the same server as my WordPress blog.

    For some reason, WordPress wants to run everything and it refuses to accept a non-WordPress related file.

    2 Examples:

    • I was running a script for an affiliate store on the same server as my blog, and I wrote up a mod_rewrite to make my links more SEO friendly. The link names were all changed with no problems, but as soon as I clicked them, it took me to a WordPress page with my blog template - mind you, the mod_rewritten urls had nothing to do with my blog - that said "Sorry, no posts matched your criteria." That was on Firefox. On Internet Explorer I got a 404 error page.

    • I created a subdirectory which I'd like to use with an add-on domain. The url looks something like this: www. mywebsite .com/subdirectory/index.html. When I click the link I get the same error pages as mentioned above.

    This is becoming a major problem because it's really limiting some things I'd like to do. I don't want to get a new hosting plan just to separate my blog from the other stuff. I really love WordPress except for this one glitch. Anyone know what I can do? I would greatly, greatly, greatly appreciate your help.

    Thanks in advance,
    Chris :)
     
    ccano, Nov 24, 2006 IP