wordpress home page 404 error code example

Example: 404 error for all pages except home page wordpress

Follow the following steps to solve this issue:

1. Open the the Apache virtual file for your domain to make changes:
	sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/mysite.conf

2. Make these additions on the file

  <VirtualHost *:80>
      ServerAdmin webmaster@localhost
      DocumentRoot /var/www/mysite
      ServerName server_domain_name_or_IP
      <Directory /var/www/mysite>
          AllowOverride All
      </Directory>
      . . .
      
3. Save and exit then enable mode rewrite which allows you to modify URLs:
	sudo a2enmod rewrite
    
4. Reload Apache
	sudo service apache2 reload

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