Comments on: Magento An error occurred while saving the URL rewrite http://www.voodish.co.uk/articles/magento-an-error-occurred-while-saving-the-url-rewrite/ Web Tech, General News, Reviews and analysis Thu, 17 May 2012 20:47:29 +0000 http://voodish.org/?v=2.1.2 By: Colin http://www.voodish.co.uk/articles/magento-an-error-occurred-while-saving-the-url-rewrite/#comment-22220 Colin Tue, 10 Aug 2010 19:29:07 +0000 http://www.voodish.co.uk/articles/magento-an-error-occurred-while-saving-the-url-rewrite/#comment-22220 we have this issue and reindexing all gives the same error. we have this issue and reindexing all gives the same error.

]]> By: admin http://www.voodish.co.uk/articles/magento-an-error-occurred-while-saving-the-url-rewrite/#comment-22221 admin Tue, 10 Aug 2010 19:55:37 +0000 http://www.voodish.co.uk/articles/magento-an-error-occurred-while-saving-the-url-rewrite/#comment-22221 Sorry to hear your having problems Colin. Is this a fresh 1.4* install? Have you tried: Clearing and turning off the cache? Also deleting the cache and sessions via FTP. Do you have mod-rewrite enabled on your server? Are you using Magento URL rewrites from the admin? i.e. no index.php in the URL Sorry to hear your having problems Colin.

Is this a fresh 1.4* install?

Have you tried:
Clearing and turning off the cache?
Also deleting the cache and sessions via FTP.

Do you have mod-rewrite enabled on your server?
Are you using Magento URL rewrites from the admin? i.e. no index.php in the URL

]]> By: kos http://www.voodish.co.uk/articles/magento-an-error-occurred-while-saving-the-url-rewrite/#comment-22281 kos Thu, 12 Aug 2010 21:12:18 +0000 http://www.voodish.co.uk/articles/magento-an-error-occurred-while-saving-the-url-rewrite/#comment-22281 Thank you for advice. Your suggested did the trick. Running Magento ver. 1.4.1.1. Too bad errors like this are still frequent with the product. Thank you for advice. Your suggested did the trick. Running Magento ver. 1.4.1.1. Too bad errors like this are still frequent with the product.

]]> By: Erik http://www.voodish.co.uk/articles/magento-an-error-occurred-while-saving-the-url-rewrite/#comment-25169 Erik Tue, 21 Sep 2010 16:31:48 +0000 http://www.voodish.co.uk/articles/magento-an-error-occurred-while-saving-the-url-rewrite/#comment-25169 Hi! Got the same problem. However, reindexing all data does not solve the problem for me.. I have no clue of what caused this or how to fix it. Please email me if you have any ideas.. Would greatly appreciate your help on this. Regards, Erik Hi!
Got the same problem. However, reindexing all data does not solve the problem for me..
I have no clue of what caused this or how to fix it.

Please email me if you have any ideas..
Would greatly appreciate your help on this.

Regards,
Erik

]]> By: admin http://www.voodish.co.uk/articles/magento-an-error-occurred-while-saving-the-url-rewrite/#comment-25175 admin Tue, 21 Sep 2010 16:56:26 +0000 http://www.voodish.co.uk/articles/magento-an-error-occurred-while-saving-the-url-rewrite/#comment-25175 Please try any / all of the addtional steps updated in the main post. Please try any / all of the addtional steps updated in the main post.

]]> By: Erik http://www.voodish.co.uk/articles/magento-an-error-occurred-while-saving-the-url-rewrite/#comment-25242 Erik Wed, 22 Sep 2010 09:33:59 +0000 http://www.voodish.co.uk/articles/magento-an-error-occurred-while-saving-the-url-rewrite/#comment-25242 Adam, Thanks for your response! I eventually managed to solve my problem through mostly the same steps you listed here. Setting correct permissions and clearing the cache solved this for me! As far as I can tell, for me this problem had to do with setting a custom admin URL through the admin panel (which should be avoided since it messes up your admin, there is a better way to do this). Anyway, everything is fine and working for the time being, but probably won't be for long. Well we wouldn't be working with magento if we didn't love problem-solving, am I right? ;) Cheers, Erik Adam,
Thanks for your response!

I eventually managed to solve my problem through mostly the same steps you listed here. Setting correct permissions and clearing the cache solved this for me!

As far as I can tell, for me this problem had to do with setting a custom admin URL through the admin panel (which should be avoided since it messes up your admin, there is a better way to do this).

Anyway, everything is fine and working for the time being, but probably won’t be for long.
Well we wouldn’t be working with magento if we didn’t love problem-solving, am I right? ;)

Cheers,
Erik

]]> By: admin http://www.voodish.co.uk/articles/magento-an-error-occurred-while-saving-the-url-rewrite/#comment-25248 admin Wed, 22 Sep 2010 10:24:36 +0000 http://www.voodish.co.uk/articles/magento-an-error-occurred-while-saving-the-url-rewrite/#comment-25248 Thanks for the update Erik, glad to hear you've solved your problem (for the time being at least). Yes, Magento is not for the faint hearted! Lots of backups are a necessity. Going to be looking at Prestashop soon, as it looks a lot more lightweight and has some really nice features out of the box. Thanks for the update Erik, glad to hear you’ve solved your problem (for the time being at least).

Yes, Magento is not for the faint hearted! Lots of backups are a necessity.

Going to be looking at Prestashop soon, as it looks a lot more lightweight and has some really nice features out of the box.

]]> By: Erik http://www.voodish.co.uk/articles/magento-an-error-occurred-while-saving-the-url-rewrite/#comment-26000 Erik Thu, 30 Sep 2010 13:38:01 +0000 http://www.voodish.co.uk/articles/magento-an-error-occurred-while-saving-the-url-rewrite/#comment-26000 Hmm, it's interesting you're looking at Prestashop. Most people I've heard are all about moving from other platforms to Magento. Magento is the first and only ecommerce platform I've tried and that's because of my impression beforehand. But I might be revising the alternatives soon as well. After all, Magento is pretty heavy for most smaller store needs. Hmm, it’s interesting you’re looking at Prestashop.
Most people I’ve heard are all about moving from other platforms to Magento.
Magento is the first and only ecommerce platform I’ve tried and that’s because of my impression beforehand.
But I might be revising the alternatives soon as well.

After all, Magento is pretty heavy for most smaller store needs.

]]> By: Erik http://www.voodish.co.uk/articles/magento-an-error-occurred-while-saving-the-url-rewrite/#comment-26006 Erik Thu, 30 Sep 2010 14:23:59 +0000 http://www.voodish.co.uk/articles/magento-an-error-occurred-while-saving-the-url-rewrite/#comment-26006 I'ts funny, I just came across this URL rewrite error again. This time it seemingly had something to do with creating a new store view. I created a new store view and then uploaded a new language pack (the language not being related to the created store view). After this, I had the same URL rewrite error again. However, this time, cache-clearing and permission-setting did not solve the issue. Instead I found a workaround (and possibly root of the problem) in a forum thread here: http://www.magentocommerce.com/boards/main.php/viewthread/198534/#t255791 In short, Magento is throwing an exception without a preceding error. Luckily the fix was really quick and easy, but has to be applied each time the error is shown. Well, whatever works! Hope this can help other people stumbling upon this page in search for the solution to this problem. I’ts funny, I just came across this URL rewrite error again.
This time it seemingly had something to do with creating a new store view.
I created a new store view and then uploaded a new language pack (the language not being related to the created store view).
After this, I had the same URL rewrite error again.
However, this time, cache-clearing and permission-setting did not solve the issue.
Instead I found a workaround (and possibly root of the problem) in a forum thread here: http://www.magentocommerce.com/boards/main.php/viewthread/198534/#t255791

In short, Magento is throwing an exception without a preceding error.
Luckily the fix was really quick and easy, but has to be applied each time the error is shown.

Well, whatever works! Hope this can help other people stumbling upon this page in search for the solution to this problem.

]]> By: Emergency Lights http://www.voodish.co.uk/articles/magento-an-error-occurred-while-saving-the-url-rewrite/#comment-26661 Emergency Lights Tue, 05 Oct 2010 11:49:27 +0000 http://www.voodish.co.uk/articles/magento-an-error-occurred-while-saving-the-url-rewrite/#comment-26661 Im having this same issue, I did a transfer of all our products from CS-Cart to Magento and all I get is this error when trying to re-index. Im having this same issue, I did a transfer of all our products from CS-Cart to Magento and all I get is this error when trying to re-index.

]]> By: admin http://www.voodish.co.uk/articles/magento-an-error-occurred-while-saving-the-url-rewrite/#comment-26664 admin Tue, 05 Oct 2010 12:07:59 +0000 http://www.voodish.co.uk/articles/magento-an-error-occurred-while-saving-the-url-rewrite/#comment-26664 How did you transfer the products from CS? Have you tried any / all of the additional steps in the post? Let us know how you get on. How did you transfer the products from CS?

Have you tried any / all of the additional steps in the post? Let us know how you get on.

]]> By: Coca Tea Shop http://www.voodish.co.uk/articles/magento-an-error-occurred-while-saving-the-url-rewrite/#comment-31644 Coca Tea Shop Mon, 13 Dec 2010 11:39:40 +0000 http://www.voodish.co.uk/articles/magento-an-error-occurred-while-saving-the-url-rewrite/#comment-31644 heelp guys, I tried everything here and my homepage is all broken now - My issue: I mistakenly changed in Config>Catalog>SEO the category suffix from .html to .hml (mouse must have landed there by mistake) and now all my backend is broken and I can't refresh or flush anything - all buttons do nothing but I can still see everything in ugly broken html - any suggestions? heelp guys, I tried everything here and my homepage is all broken now - My issue: I mistakenly changed in Config>Catalog>SEO the category suffix from .html to .hml (mouse must have landed there by mistake) and now all my backend is broken and I can’t refresh or flush anything - all buttons do nothing but I can still see everything in ugly broken html - any suggestions?

]]> By: admin http://www.voodish.co.uk/articles/magento-an-error-occurred-while-saving-the-url-rewrite/#comment-31648 admin Mon, 13 Dec 2010 12:06:22 +0000 http://www.voodish.co.uk/articles/magento-an-error-occurred-while-saving-the-url-rewrite/#comment-31648 @Coca: Via phpMyAdmin Locate: core_config_data Easiest way to do that, is search for: "Category URL Suffix" Once you find it, EDIT the value (hml to html) and Save. This is taking into consideration that your previous working version used html as a file extension... if your previous working version had no extension then remove the entry and save. Failing that, do you have a backup of your database? @Coca: Via phpMyAdmin Locate: core_config_data

Easiest way to do that, is search for:
“Category URL Suffix”

Once you find it, EDIT the value (hml to html) and Save.

This is taking into consideration that your previous working version used html as a file extension… if your previous working version had no extension then remove the entry and save.

Failing that, do you have a backup of your database?

]]> By: Gary http://www.voodish.co.uk/articles/magento-an-error-occurred-while-saving-the-url-rewrite/#comment-40142 Gary Thu, 03 Mar 2011 18:12:47 +0000 http://www.voodish.co.uk/articles/magento-an-error-occurred-while-saving-the-url-rewrite/#comment-40142 The fix on the link worked perfectly to fix the url rewrite error, but editing the core is not the best solution but for now, seems like the only solution. The fix on the link worked perfectly to fix the url rewrite error, but editing the core is not the best solution but for now, seems like the only solution.

]]> By: HKS http://www.voodish.co.uk/articles/magento-an-error-occurred-while-saving-the-url-rewrite/#comment-42822 HKS Fri, 01 Apr 2011 13:19:03 +0000 http://www.voodish.co.uk/articles/magento-an-error-occurred-while-saving-the-url-rewrite/#comment-42822 Deleting the cache and session folders solved the problem. Thanks for this. Deleting the cache and session folders solved the problem. Thanks for this.

]]> By: fischo http://www.voodish.co.uk/articles/magento-an-error-occurred-while-saving-the-url-rewrite/#comment-44304 fischo Sun, 17 Apr 2011 19:52:45 +0000 http://www.voodish.co.uk/articles/magento-an-error-occurred-while-saving-the-url-rewrite/#comment-44304 I did Additional steps and I still have "An error occurred while saving the URL rewrite." when tried Index product and categories URL rewrites Reindex pls help I did Additional steps
and I still have “An error occurred while saving the URL rewrite.” when tried Index product and categories URL rewrites Reindex

pls help

]]> By: admin http://www.voodish.co.uk/articles/magento-an-error-occurred-while-saving-the-url-rewrite/#comment-44314 admin Sun, 17 Apr 2011 22:02:23 +0000 http://www.voodish.co.uk/articles/magento-an-error-occurred-while-saving-the-url-rewrite/#comment-44314 @fishco; sorry to hear your having probs, this does seem like a big pain in the Magento. Could you let us know which version you are using? And whether you have multiple stores? Thanks. @fishco; sorry to hear your having probs, this does seem like a big pain in the Magento.

Could you let us know which version you are using?
And whether you have multiple stores?

Thanks.

]]> By: Ryan http://www.voodish.co.uk/articles/magento-an-error-occurred-while-saving-the-url-rewrite/#comment-59668 Ryan Thu, 20 Oct 2011 20:59:03 +0000 http://www.voodish.co.uk/articles/magento-an-error-occurred-while-saving-the-url-rewrite/#comment-59668 Try to truncate the core_url_rewrite table. That worked for me Try to truncate the core_url_rewrite table. That worked for me

]]> By: Bilyana http://www.voodish.co.uk/articles/magento-an-error-occurred-while-saving-the-url-rewrite/#comment-63951 Bilyana Mon, 12 Dec 2011 12:37:12 +0000 http://www.voodish.co.uk/articles/magento-an-error-occurred-while-saving-the-url-rewrite/#comment-63951 Hello, I'm developing a site with Magento 1.6.1. I did a import from OScommerce which creates a new store and new stre view to put all the imported products in. I have deleted all other stores and storeviews i'm not using and i'm left just with one. However I get this error "An error occurred while saving the URL rewrite" sometimes (not always) when i try to save a product, reindex the catalog url rewrites. I followed the steps cleaning cache and session folders. I have made the change in Mage/Catalog/Model/Resource/Url.php file where this exception is raised but it's not resolving my error, it continues to appear. Do you have any clue. Could it be connected that i didn't select t oactivate erver rewrites on install but tried to do it later from admin??? any help will be greatly appreciated. thanks Hello,
I’m developing a site with Magento 1.6.1. I did a import from OScommerce which creates a new store and new stre view to put all the imported products in. I have deleted all other stores and storeviews i’m not using and i’m left just with one.
However I get this error “An error occurred while saving the URL rewrite” sometimes (not always) when i try to save a product, reindex the catalog url rewrites. I followed the steps cleaning cache and session folders. I have made the change in Mage/Catalog/Model/Resource/Url.php file where this exception is raised but it’s not resolving my error, it continues to appear.
Do you have any clue. Could it be connected that i didn’t select t oactivate erver rewrites on install but tried to do it later from admin???
any help will be greatly appreciated.
thanks

]]> By: Sams http://www.voodish.co.uk/articles/magento-an-error-occurred-while-saving-the-url-rewrite/#comment-72703 Sams Fri, 23 Mar 2012 20:06:31 +0000 http://www.voodish.co.uk/articles/magento-an-error-occurred-while-saving-the-url-rewrite/#comment-72703 I have similar experience as @Bilyana. I tried on version 1.6 but nothing works. any idea? Thanks! I have similar experience as @Bilyana.
I tried on version 1.6 but nothing works. any idea? Thanks!

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