Apache Settings

Enable rewrite module:

~$ sudo a2enmod rewrite

Edit Apache configuration file: (I only have one site enabled)

~$ vim /etc/apache2/sites-enabled/000-default

Change AllowOverride None to AllowOverride All

     
     Options Indexes FollowSymLinks MultiViews
     AllowOverride All
     Order allow,deny
     allow from all
     

Restart Apache:

~$ sudo service apache2 restart

WordPress Settings

Settings -> Permalinks

Enable your desired permalinks and Save Changes.

.htaccess should look like so:

RewriteEngine On

RewriteBase /wordpress/

RewriteRule ^index.php$ - [L]

RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f

RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d

RewriteRule . /wordpress/index.php [L]

If it doesn’t, edit it.