localhost redirects to live domain

[malcolmcroucher]

i have a webserver installed on my pc which works at 127.0.0.1

now whenever i try load a page

eg [127.0.0.1...]

it redirects me to my website which is live at

www.domain.com

anyone know how to fix this as i cant seem to ?

Regards

Malcolm

[Marshall]

I am sure someone will correct if I am wrong, but when accessing a server installed on your pc, should the url not be [/url]http://localhost/web/index.php? That is how it works on mine.

Marshall

[maximillianos]

You can also add an entry to your "hosts" file to redirect that IP to "localhost".

[trillianjedi]

It could be that you have a redirect script in your .htaccess file (commonly used to redirect http:// to [www...] and vice-versa).

localhost

... is usually just a DNS rule pointing to 127.0.0.1, so commonly interchangeable.

You can also add an entry to your "hosts" file to redirect that IP to "localhost".

That's a better way of doing it, assuming your using this as a test box before pushing changes live.

[edited by: trillianjedi at 5:32 pm (utc) on Aug. 2, 2008]

[londrum]

try visiting
[127.0.0.1...]
and see if it still redirects.
maybe it's a rule in your .htaccess file or something like that, which is redirecting /web/index.php to yourdomain/web/

[posted at the same time as above... snap!]

[malcolmcroucher]

[localhost...] and [127.0.0.1...]

I think the problem is that i have a google website optimizer script in the code thats why its redirecting.

Regards

Malcolm

[trillianjedi]

script in the code thats why its redirecting

A rule in your /etc/hosts file will fix that.

[g1smd]

One point, don't use the index file filename in any of your links.

End the URL with the trailing slash, omitting the index filename.

[topr8]

>>I am sure someone will correct if I am wrong, but when accessing a server installed on your pc, should the url not be [localhost...] That is how it works on mine.

you normally (eg by default on a windows box) can use:
[localhost...]
[127.0.0.1...]
[machinename...] (eg the name of the computer)

plus the LAN network address

of course you can also fiddle with your hosts file and thus be able to type whatever you want!