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Learn how to prevent .htaccess redirects when accessing your site locally on localhost. This step-by-step guide will help keep your local environment functional without unwanted redirects.
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Disable .htaccess Redirects for Localhost Access

When working on a website, it's common to use a local server environment for testing or development purposes. However, a frequently encountered issue arises when the configurations in the .htaccess file unintentionally redirect requests meant for localhost. This guide will guide you on how to adjust your .htaccess configuration to disable redirects specifically for localhost, ensuring a smoother development process.

Understanding the Problem

You have a .htaccess file that currently looks like this:

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This configuration effectively redirects any subdomain of domain.co.uk to the root domain, meaning:

If you visit test.domain.co.uk, it will reroute you to domain.co.uk.

However, this setup causes a problem when you're working locally. If you try to access your site via localhost, it redirects you to domain.co.uk, which is not desirable during development.

The Solution

To prevent your .htaccess file from redirecting when accessing the site locally, you just need to modify the existing rules with a simple addition. Follow these steps:

Step 1: Update Your .htaccess Rules

Add localhost to the condition that checks the HTTP host. Update your .htaccess file to look like this:

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Step 2: Explanation of the Code Changes

RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} !^(localhost|domain.co.uk)$ [NC]:

This line now checks that the current HTTP host is neither localhost nor domain.co.uk.

The ! symbol indicates a negative condition, meaning the rule will only apply if the requested host does not match either of these values.

The [NC] flag indicates that the match should be case insensitive.

RewriteRule ^ https://domain.co.uk%{REQUEST_URI} [R=301,L,NE]:

If the condition is met (the host is not localhost or domain.co.uk), this rule redirects the request to https://domain.co.uk while appending the original request URI.

The [R=301,L,NE] flags tell Apache to perform a 301 redirect (a permanent redirect), to stop processing additional rules after this one (the L flag), and to not escape characters in the output (the NE flag).

Conclusion

By integrating the above changes into your .htaccess file, you will successfully prevent unwanted redirects when using localhost, allowing you to work seamlessly on your local development environment while still maintaining the desired redirect behavior for live traffic.

Now you can confidently test and develop your site locally without the hassle of redirections. Happy coding!