permalinks in WordPress not working on localhost but work perfectly on live server

Question

I am getting problem of permalink in WordPress not works at localhost but perfectly work at server.I am also word press developer and get these problem many times.Can you please

Answer 1

If you are using ubuntu system then you need to enable apache2 mod_rewrite for your setup. Try this command

sudo a2enmod rewrite

You will get message like below:

Enabling module rewrite.
To activate the new configuration, you need to run:
  service apache2 restart

Now enter this command to restart your apache web-server.

sudo service apache2 restart

This should solve your problem. If the problem persist then you need to change apache config file (apache2.conf):

$ sudo gedit /etc/apache2/apache2.conf

Search for <directory> model for your localhost root directory path. Web-server root path may very based on your apache installed version. It might be <Directory /var/www/> or <Directory /var/www/html/>. Its mostly like following:

<Directory /var/www/>
    Options Indexes FollowSymLinks
    AllowOverride None
    Require all granted
</Directory> 

Change AllowOverride None to AllowOverride All. Save and close the file. Restart your apache web-server

sudo service apache2 restart

Answer 2

if you use Mac OSX you have

sudo nano /etc/apache2/httpd.conf

Search for the following string:

#LoadModule rewrite_module libexec/apache2/mod_rewrite.so

remove the ‘#’ sign

Now, Search for

<Directory />
    AllowOverride None
    Require all denied
</Directory>

and replace AllowOverride None for AllowOverride All

Finally Search for the section Document Root and inside this section replace AllowOverride None for AllowOverride All

Answer 3

Does your local server run Apache2? Have you enabled mod_rewrite? Because that is what you need to have permalinks working. Well it's one thing, after that's enabled restart apache2. Then check that your .htaccess file is configured properly. Do you have WordPress in a sub-folder, on a sub-domain?

Answer 4

These are the things that I did to fix this.

• change settings > permalink > select 'default' > save

• Fix some php syntax error (please see apache error logs)

• get the same .htaccess from the root directory of wordpress site you are migrating

• in apache2.conf in Directory > add this > Allowoverride ALL

Answer 5

If you are using WAMP on windows go to notification and click on the WAMP icon, Then go to Apache -> Apache Modules and check rewrite_module.

Answer 6

if you copy the wordpress instance from a server to your local machine, often you need to reset the permalinks. Just go to the permalinks settings screen and hit save. That usually does the trick for me.