.htaccess problem - localhost/sitename/ duplicated in links

[TRolandB]

I migrated a wordpress site to xampp using the same steps I have successfully used on two other sites:

1) Changed the site url option in the database to [localhost ]
2) Changed permalinks structure to default

But when links on the local site were clicked parts of the urls were duplicated. For example this link (as it is in source view for the index page, with sitename.com replacing my site's name):

[localhost ]
when clicked, took me to:

[localhost ]

Which just returned me to the xampp landing page. My .htaccess file looked like this:

# 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

Any ideas as to what was causing this and how I can fix it? I have applied a fix by changing the second RewriteRule line in .htaccess to:

RewriteRule . /sitename.com/index.php [L]

Now the links do work, although the address is now:

[localhost ]

Even stranger! So while it seems to be working the url generated above is obviously not ideal. Disabling mod_rewrite stops the links working at all, and getting rid of the first RewriteRule line cuts down the number of duplications to 2, and the links still work. However I don't have much understanding of the htaccess file, I'm just trying things at random.

All help appreciated. Thanks,

Will

[wilderness]

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Please replace all instances of your domain name with "example.com" before posting.

Reason that applies to entire WebmasterWorld forum: You should only post links to recognized authorities like apache or w3c-- or related WebmasterWorld threads-- and never, ever to your own site. (This is a terrific pain for me because I'm accustomed to using one corner of my site just to hold examples and screenshots for posting. Different rules here.)

More important reason that applies specifically to Apache subforum: The Forums software converts all links-- whether authorized or not-- into clickable autolinks.* This means we can no longer see what you typed. But we don't want to go to your site; we need to see what the original code said.

If you need to name more than one site, there are some equally safe variant forms:

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http://example.net


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[TRolandB]

I'm not clear whether these replies are general info or you are saying I've done something wrong?

I have used sitename.com instead of example.com, but they serve the same purpose. And the links I posted were just to show the URLs, they don't lead anywhere.

[TRolandB]

Problem solved on another forum. Changing 'site address' in wordpress admin from localhost/sitename.com to [localhost...] fixed it.

I think this may have been because wordpress didn't accept the URL without http, rather than because http made apache act differently.

[wilderness]

I have used sitename.com instead of example.com, but they serve the same purpose.

More important reason that applies specifically to Apache subforum: The Forums software converts all links-- whether authorized or not-- into clickable autolinks.* This means we can no longer see what you typed.

using your sitename

[localhost ]

using example

localhost/example.com/

[TRolandB]

Seemed to behave the same for me whether I used sitename.com or example.com - it was adding the http that generated the autolinks.

Anyway it's solved now as described above.

[wilderness]

Seemed to behave the same for me whether I used sitename.com or example.com - it was adding the http that generated the autolinks.

You just don't get it, nor do you care.
The syntax does not appear when an auto link takes place.

Anyway it's solved now as described above.

Typical of newbs that have failed to read and comply with the forum charter.

"Fix my problem and I don't care about the forum or the the other participants".

[TRolandB]

Well Wilderness, if I post again I will of course use example.com. However all you need to do to see the URL, which is all I was trying to show, is to hover your mouse pointer over the link.

The reason I posted the solution was precisely because I DO care about the forum and the other participants. If I didn't I wouldn't have bothered.