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After install new wordpress on bluehost, you will be surprised that all your internal link broken – 404 error, seems only default permalinks works, any other format not working.

The issue is caused by .htaccess , when install new site on root folder, somehow simpescript or whatever tool don’t have permission to change .htaccess which in readonly file, so missing this part:

# 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

add them to .htaccess, 404 error is gone!