htaccess - returning 404 errors on xml files?

Question

I have an installation of WordPress that has a directory containing a number of XML files. Up until this morning - those files were all accessible via the browser (I could browse directly to them). But now - trying to call them directly from the browser returns a 404 error.

I'm baffled, because nothing should have changed. I'm assuming it's an .htaccess issue most likely?

Here's my htaccess:

 <Files xmlrpc.php>
 <IfModule !mod_authz_core.c>
 order deny,allow
 deny from all
 allow from xx.xx.xx.xx
 allow from xx.xx.xx.xx
 </IfModule>
 <IfModule mod_authz_core.c>
 Require ip xx.xx.xx.xx xx.xx.xx.xx
 </IfModule>
 </Files>
 # END GOTMLS Patch to Block XMLRPC Access
 # BEGIN WordPress
 <IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
 RewriteEngine On
 RewriteBase /
 RewriteRule ^index\.php$ - [L]
 RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
 RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
 RewriteRule . /index.php [L]
 </IfModule>

 # END WordPress

(note - obscured relevant IP addresses)

What am I missing?

Dipen Soni · Accepted Answer · 2017-03-22 19:54:57Z

If 404 error display then htaccess file is wrong. just change htaccess code from your to my code.

if your files are in folder like www.xyz.com/foldername/ therefor use following code.

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

# END WordPress

if your files is directly on server like www.xyz.com therefor use following code

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

# END WordPress

this code for main htaccess file which is in main directory where wp-config file is available and another htaccess is in wp-content folder. Make another .htaccess file in wp-cotent folder and write following code.

#<FilesMatch "\.(?i:php)$">
#  <IfModule !mod_authz_core.c>
#    Order allow,deny
#    Deny from all
#  </IfModule>
#  <IfModule mod_authz_core.c>
#    Require all denied
#  </IfModule>
#</FilesMatch>

after this check your wp-admin and it will not display 404 error.

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