Cannot Internally Link to Non-WordPress Folder

function my_mod_rewrite_rules( $rules ) {

	$search="/RewriteBase.+/";

	$replacement = $search . PHP_EOL . 'RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/(pdf/.*)$';
  
	$rules = preg_replace( $search, $replacement, $rules );

	return $rules;

}
add_filter( 'mod_rewrite_rules', 'my_mod_rewrite_rules', 11, 1 );

Hi! You’ll want to add code like this to your child theme functions.php file. It sounds like you can FTP, so you can do it that way. Or you can use a plugin like “Code Snippets” to add it. This filter-hooked function modifies the .htaccess file the way WordPress suggests it be done. Look closely for the “pdf” inside the code to better understand what is happening.

I really appreciate your help Little Package. However, that snippet doesn’t seem to do anything. Cleared cache also. I just added the code to my child theme’s function.php file through the ‘Theme Editor’. I have a dedicated server so I can edit my htaccess file directly as well, but why is WordPress so secure that I can’t directly access *my own* folder in the same root directory?

OVERKILL on the security updates 🙁

Good greif

Can you share a screenshot of the code in your child theme functions.php file?

You can try this slight adjustment, also. I “guessed” that the directory you are talking about is “pdf” is that right? Code is working on my installation. It’s not a security thing that I’m aware of… can you share what makes you keep saying that?

function my_mod_rewrite_rules( $rules ) {

	$search="/RewriteBase.+/";

	$replacement = $search . PHP_EOL . 'RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/(pdf/.*|pdf)$';
  
	$rules = preg_replace( $search, $replacement, $rules );

	return $rules;

}
add_filter( 'mod_rewrite_rules', 'my_mod_rewrite_rules', 11, 1 );

Thank you so much! In asking for a screenshot I realized my error. I’m adding a new skin to an old site and didn’t have that folder in my test site root 🙁

Stupid mistake. Thanks for helping me see it!