# 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


Another crucial file in this directory is wp-config.php. This handles WordPress’ base configuration, and includes your MySQL settings, secret keys, and database table prefix. This is what your database settings should look like:
// ** MySQL settings - You can get this info from your web host ** //
/** The name of the database for WordPress */
define('DB_NAME', 'notarealname');
/** MySQL database username */
define('DB_USER', 'notarealuser');
/** MySQL database password */
define('DB_PASSWORD', 'notarealpassword');
/** MySQL hostname */
define('DB_HOST', 'localhost');