Htaccess issue with installing php script in WordPress directory

Question

My root directory has a wordpress install in it. I added a folder called 'jobs' and put a php script in it. When I access mysite.com/jobs, it works.. but when I drill down below that, such as trying to access mysite.com/jobs/parttime/miami -- that's when it defaults to the wordpress 404 page.

I've been searching for the right answer here, but can't seem to make anything work.

.htaccess

 # BEGIN WordPress 
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c> 
RewriteRule ^jobs - [L] 
RewriteEngine On 
RewriteBase / 
RewriteRule ^index\.php$ - [L] 
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f 
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule . /index.php [L] 
</IfModule> 
# END WordPress

What does your .htaccess file look like. You probably need to add a separate rule for your /jobs directory and exclude that directory from the Wordpress rewrites. — jeroen
– jeroen, Commented Oct 1, 2012 at 20:28
Thx Jeroen. I kept trying to post the code but couldn't get it to format. — Andi
– Andi, Commented Oct 1, 2012 at 20:43
If you remove your htaccess file, and go to http://mysite.com/jobs/parttime/miami, you don't get a 404? — Jon Lin
– Jon Lin, Commented Oct 1, 2012 at 20:45

Peter O'Callaghan · Accepted Answer · 2012-10-01 21:49:16Z

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There are lots of different ways to go around solving this. An alternative would be add a RewriteCond to the main WordPress redirect, so that it skips requests beginning with jobs.

 # BEGIN WordPress 
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c> 
RewriteEngine On 
RewriteBase / 
RewriteRule ^index\.php$ - [L] 
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f 
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/?jobs
RewriteRule . /index.php [L] 
</IfModule> 
# END WordPress

answered Oct 1, 2012 at 21:49

Peter O'Callaghan

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Andi Over a year ago

I still can't seem to make it work, but I'm sure your code is right and something else is going on.. so I'll give you a best answer. :) thanks for the assistance!

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