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Xampp and similar localhost webservers that can be run from a local computer do not have mod_rewrite enabled by default. How to Make WordPress Permalinks Work in Xampp Upon completion, you will also have the ability to use .htaccess files on your local server. How to make WordPress Permalinks work in Xampp: How to make WordPress Permalinks work in Xampp. Xampp and similar localhost webservers that can be run from a local computer do not have mod_rewrite enabled by default.

Xampp and similar localhost webservers that can be run from a local computer do not have mod_rewrite enabled by default. Furthermore, the AllowOverride directive is usually set to none, causing Apache to ignore an .htaccess file. If this is the case, your WordPress installation might return a 404 error, stating post not found and you would only be able to access your posts via a default permalink structure http://localhost/?p=2. In the following simple solution, I show you how to make WordPress Permalinks work in Xampp and other localhost server installations. Upon completion, you will also have the ability to use .htaccess files on your local server.

This is because in xampp, mod_rewrite is not enable by default. Beside, AllowOverride directive in Apache configuration file is also set to None by default, causing Apache web server to ignore any .htaccess file, which used to rewrite the permalinks to the post’s actual url.

To use permalinks in WordPress that installed on xampp-based server, edit the httpd.conf that locates in C:Program Filesxamppapacheconf directory (folder). Open httpd.conf in any text editor, search for “mod_rewrite”. You should come to a line like this:

#LoadModule rewrite_module modules/mod_rewrite.so

Remove the hash sign (#) from the line. The # indicates the line is not in effect. The changed line should looks like this:

LoadModule rewrite_module modules/mod_rewrite.so

After that, search for “AllowOverride”. You will come to a line like this:

AllowOverride None

If the above line is contained within default directory (mean the directory declaration is just ), then it can be left as it is. Continue searching and you would come to a second instance of AllowOverride which is contained inside your web server’s document root (default for xampp is in Windows). Change the None to All to make the line looks like this:

AllowOverride All

Restart the Apache. Permalinks is working after restart.

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