Advertisement
If you have a new account but are having problems posting or verifying your account, please email us on hello@boards.ie for help. Thanks :)
Hello all! Please ensure that you are posting a new thread or question in the appropriate forum. The Feedback forum is overwhelmed with questions that are having to be moved elsewhere. If you need help to verify your account contact hello@boards.ie
Hi there,
There is an issue with role permissions that is being worked on at the moment.
If you are having trouble with access or permissions on regional forums please post here to get access: https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058365403/you-do-not-have-permission-for-that#latest

Self Hosting Wordpress

  • 07-07-2014 8:57am
    #1
    lilmissprincess
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,016 ✭✭✭


    I'm using Blacknight to self host my previously wordpress.com blog. Or rather, I would be if I could get it working. The main page will work but none of the links within it will connect, I keep getting 403 errors. I've been advised to change the permalinks, but that sends my whole site into a 403 error. I've renamed the htaccess file, but that only brings me back my main page again. Any ideas on what I can do to fix it? It shouldn't be this hard!


Comments

  • #2
    blue4ever
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,257 ✭✭✭blue4ever


    lilmissprincess wrote: »
    I'm using Blacknight to self host my previously wordpress.com blog. Or rather, I would be if I could get it working. The main page will work but none of the links within it will connect, I keep getting 403 errors. I've been advised to change the permalinks, but that sends my whole site into a 403 error. I've renamed the htaccess file, but that only brings me back my main page again. Any ideas on what I can do to fix it? It shouldn't be this hard!

    To be honest it's one of those problems that you really need someone to look under the hood - there could be a variety of areas that problems can be located.


  • #3
    Mrs OBumble
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,295 ✭✭✭✭Mrs OBumble


    blue4ever wrote: »
    To be honest it's one of those problems that you really need someone to look under the hood - there could be a variety of areas that problems can be located.

    But everyone says that self-hosted Wordpress is really easy, you can set it up in 5 minutes, and if you get stuck there are heaps of help-videos on youtube.


  • #4
    28064212
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,907 ✭✭✭✭28064212


    lilmissprincess wrote: »
    I'm using Blacknight to self host my previously wordpress.com blog. Or rather, I would be if I could get it working. The main page will work but none of the links within it will connect, I keep getting 403 errors. I've been advised to change the permalinks, but that sends my whole site into a 403 error. I've renamed the htaccess file, but that only brings me back my main page again. Any ideas on what I can do to fix it? It shouldn't be this hard!
    403 errors usually means file permissions aren't set correctly. Blacknight should be able to provide support on this.
    Mrs OBumble wrote: »
    But everyone says that self-hosted Wordpress is really easy, you can set it up in 5 minutes, and if you get stuck there are heaps of help-videos on youtube.
    It is really easy, and you can get set up in 5 minutes. That doesn't mean problems can't arise, especially when moving a pre-existing site, rather than a fresh install

    Boardsie Enhancement Suite - a browser extension to make using Boards on desktop a better experience (includes full-width display, keyboard shortcuts, dark mode, and more). Now available through your browser's extension store.

    Firefox: https://addons.mozilla.org/addon/boardsie-enhancement-suite/

    Chrome/Edge/Opera: https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/boardsie-enhancement-suit/bbgnmnfagihoohjkofdnofcfmkpdmmce



  • #5
    KeaneMachine87
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8 ✭KeaneMachine87


    Did you follow the Application Vault guide? Really quick and easy to install Wordpress with it...


  • #6
    pamello
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10 ✭pamello


    it's hard to tell what the problem is with no visibility on the site or htaccess file. generally speaking, the 403 error concerns permissions. in your case, i suspect (again no visibility on what's going on) the problem is with rewrites. if that's the case, probably worth checking one of the solutions proposed (i've found http:// coolestguidesontheplanet.com/ 403-forbidden-error-wordpress-htaccess/ ). if that doesn't work or you've already tried it, i would certainly contact the support service. they should definitely be able to help on this one


  • Advertisement
Advertisement