# Updating .htaccess with occ not working **URL:** \ **Category:** ℹ️ Support\ **Created:** [January 31, 2017, 3:10am UTC](https://help.nextcloud.com/t/updating-htaccess-with-occ-not-working/8244 "2017-01-31T03:10:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![cthulhu](https://help.nextcloud.com/user_avatar/help.nextcloud.com/cthulhu/32/2720_2.png) [@cthulhu](https://help.nextcloud.com/u/cthulhu)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2017, 3:10am UTC](https://help.nextcloud.com/t/updating-htaccess-with-occ-not-working/8244/1 "2017-01-31T03:10:08Z")
I migrated my owncloud to Nextcloud, like the manual says here: [https://nextcloud.com/migration/](https://nextcloud.com/migration/) All permissions are correct. On my owncloud installation i got the index.php hiding because of the rewritebase and the .htaccess. When i ran `sudo -u www-data php occ maintenance:update:htaccess` with nextcloud, my .htaccess did not change. I deleted my .htacess and ran the command again, the only result was a .htaccess file with these lines: #### DO NOT CHANGE ANYTHING ABOVE THIS LINE #### ``` ErrorDocument 403 /core/templates/403.php ErrorDocument 404 /core/templates/404.php ``` Looks like the occ command does not update/create the htaccess correct. I updated the .htaccess manually with the code from my OC installation and it worked. I already tried it with permission 777 on .htacces but nothing changed. * * * Nextcloud version _(eg, 10.0.2)_: 11 Operating system and version _(eg, Ubuntu 16.04)_: 16.04 Apache or nginx version _(eg, Apache 2.4.25)_: 2.4.18 PHP version _(eg, 5.6)_: 7.0 ---
**Author:** ![Sanook](https://help.nextcloud.com/user_avatar/help.nextcloud.com/sanook/32/13847_2.png) [@Sanook](https://help.nextcloud.com/u/Sanook)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2017, 3:18am UTC](https://help.nextcloud.com/t/updating-htaccess-with-occ-not-working/8244/2 "2017-01-31T03:18:37Z")
> [@cthulhu](#): > > sudo -u www-data php occ maintenance:update:htaccess As far as i know, this will update only the section for rewrite index.php ---
**Author:** ![Ark74](https://help.nextcloud.com/user_avatar/help.nextcloud.com/ark74/32/2071_2.png) [@Ark74](https://help.nextcloud.com/u/Ark74)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2017, 3:24am UTC](https://help.nextcloud.com/t/updating-htaccess-with-occ-not-working/8244/3 "2017-01-31T03:24:08Z")
You should have something like this: [http://pastebin.com/WSgbBe6R](http://pastebin.com/WSgbBe6R) See [here](https://help.nextcloud.com/t/rewritebase-not-in-effect/1531/23?u=ark74). ---
**Author:** ![Hollerauer](https://help.nextcloud.com/user_avatar/help.nextcloud.com/hollerauer/32/8935_2.png) [@Hollerauer](https://help.nextcloud.com/u/Hollerauer)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2017, 4:46am UTC](https://help.nextcloud.com/t/updating-htaccess-with-occ-not-working/8244/4 "2017-01-31T04:46:02Z")
> [@cthulhu](#): > > I already tried it with permission 777 on .htacces but nothing changed. Are you using SELinux? If so you have to do additional [SELinux configuration](https://docs.nextcloud.com/server/11/admin_manual/installation/selinux_configuration.html). ---
**Author:** ![cthulhu](https://help.nextcloud.com/user_avatar/help.nextcloud.com/cthulhu/32/2720_2.png) [@cthulhu](https://help.nextcloud.com/u/cthulhu)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2017, 3:45pm UTC](https://help.nextcloud.com/t/updating-htaccess-with-occ-not-working/8244/5 "2017-01-31T15:45:01Z")
> [@Sanook](#): > > As far as i know, this will update only the section for rewrite index.php But it does not, just the htaccess like it was before, no rewrite rule or sth added after the command. > [@Ark74](#): > > You should have something like this: That was in there, so the initial file was correct but no update was done. > [@Hollerauer](#): > > Are you using SELinux? Nope, using Ubuntu Server. ---
**Author:** ![Ark74](https://help.nextcloud.com/user_avatar/help.nextcloud.com/ark74/32/2071_2.png) [@Ark74](https://help.nextcloud.com/u/Ark74)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2017, 6:34pm UTC](https://help.nextcloud.com/t/updating-htaccess-with-occ-not-working/8244/6 "2017-01-31T18:34:39Z")
> [@cthulhu](#): > > That was in there, so the initial file was correct but no update was done The last link I sent explained why. ---
**Author:** ![wwe](https://help.nextcloud.com/user_avatar/help.nextcloud.com/wwe/32/72963_2.png) [@wwe](https://help.nextcloud.com/u/wwe)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2024, 12:38pm UTC](https://help.nextcloud.com/t/updating-htaccess-with-occ-not-working/8244/7 "2024-12-02T12:38:51Z")
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**Author:** ![wwe](https://help.nextcloud.com/user_avatar/help.nextcloud.com/wwe/32/72963_2.png) [@wwe](https://help.nextcloud.com/u/wwe)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2024, 1:03pm UTC](https://help.nextcloud.com/t/updating-htaccess-with-occ-not-working/8244/8 "2024-12-04T13:03:04Z")