Wordpress - Permalinks, problem!

Hey guys;

I hope i can find some help here.

I have a wordpress blog and I would like to use Permalinks. When I go to my Permalinks option, I select this option:

/%category%/%post_id%/%postname%/

But when I do this and I go to my website, when I click a postlink, it'll give me an error that the page doesn't exist. So I assume it has something to do with mod_rewrite and .htaccess file.

But now the problem,
I know that you have to edit .htaccess file, but what do I have to place in this file?

I have servage hosting so mod_rewrite is enabled.

Thanks for the help.

 

here's a guide without using .htaccess..just using a plugin

http://www.techcounter.com/seo/permalink-migration-for-a-wordpress-blog-using-a-301-redirect/

 

This plugin still requires htaccess. It has nothing to do with my problem.

 

I had a similar problem before, have a read at:
http://forums.digitalpoint.com/showthread.php?t=400127&highlight=8everything+htaccess

Maybe it will help

 

When you save your permalink structure, you're given the code to place into your .htaccess - an alternative is to make your .htaccess writeable (chmod it 777) and then update your permalink structure - it will get automatically written to.

 

i thought it's 666 for.htaccess file

 

some servers will need it to be 777 some will only need it as 755.

i would rather manually edit the file and insert the code given on the permalink page.

the .htaccess file should be found/placed within the root directory of the wordpress install