Question
wordpresss on 18.04 wp admin pages just downloads a php file
- Posted on July 29, 2019
- DigitalOceanWordPressUbuntu 18.04
Asked by Tom S
Every time i click on pages or all pages in wp-admin, I download a php file instead of viewing the pages. I’ve heard this can be a htaccess file issue but can’t locate it to edit and debug. I’ve disabled all plugins and still nothing but a file download and when i open it is has all sorts of stuff i don’t really understand but seems to have to do with a notification for permission of something.
I’m brand new to ubuntu and linux but learning commands like nano to view or edit docs in the console.
I tried to locate the htaccess but the main locations didn’t have any.
I think i need some help.
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Hello
You can create a new .htaccess file in the WordPress main directory. You can use the default WordPress .htaccess file:
Let me know how it goes.
Alex
Ok last night i did the file changes and then cleared cache and cookies and it worked! Thanks so much! Now I have to fix this nginx problem lol
OK
So…
it is working in Edge but not in Chrome???
Any ideas?