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Joomla on localhost

Post by grezom » Tue Nov 12, 2024 7:58 pm

I backed up Joomla via Akeeba backup and ran this backup on localhost.
My problem is that on the localhost I am running Administration of my website, but when I enter the site, it redirects me to Joomla, which is online on the domain. I tried both mamp and xampp localhost, the result is the same.

https://www.capster.io/video/jbzD8IpQiyfq

Where could be the problem?

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Re: Joomla on localhost

Post by JAVesey » Tue Nov 12, 2024 8:12 pm

grezom wrote: Tue Nov 12, 2024 7:58 pm I backed up Joomla via Akeeba backup and ran this backup on localhost.
My problem is that on the localhost I am running Administration of my website, but when I enter the site, it redirects me to Joomla, which is online on the domain. I tried both mamp and xampp localhost, the result is the same.

https://www.capster.io/video/jbzD8IpQiyfq

Where could be the problem?
I don’t see this on my local site.

Do you have any redirects set?
Is your “live site” in configuration.php empty?
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Re: Joomla on localhost

Post by grezom » Tue Nov 12, 2024 8:15 pm

JAVesey wrote: Tue Nov 12, 2024 8:12 pm Is your “live site” in configuration.php empty?
yes.
https://www.capster.io/screenshot/FW1djvBO8HM6

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Re: Joomla on localhost

Post by AMurray » Tue Nov 12, 2024 9:24 pm

Try WAMPServer if the others don't work, although they should.

Strange, it's simply the site link from the Joomla Administrator that does to the live rather than localhost version. never had that happen to me with WAMPServer.
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Re: Joomla on localhost

Post by Webdongle » Wed Nov 13, 2024 1:36 am

.htaccess has a redirect?
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Re: Joomla on localhost

Post by grezom » Wed Nov 13, 2024 7:41 am

Webdongle wrote: Wed Nov 13, 2024 1:36 am .htaccess has a redirect?
I've tried deleting the .haccess, I've also tried uploading from backup, and I've also tried the default one that comes with Joomla. It still redirects me to the live version.

It even redirects me as follows: localhost -> jazykove-kurzy-nitra.sk -> vages.sk

Joomla was originally on the domain jazykove-kurzy-nitra.sk but some time ago I put it under the domain vages.sk. It shouldn't have anything to do with localhost just for info.

What could be causing these redirects?

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Re: Joomla on localhost

Post by sikumbang » Wed Nov 13, 2024 12:02 pm

Try switching your template to Cassiopeia to check if this issue is related to the template or something else. If the issue persists, try unpublishing each module one by one, followed by the plugins, to see if the issue is related to a specific module or plugin
http://www.templateplazza.com - Joomla Extensions and Templates

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Re: Joomla on localhost

Post by Webdongle » Wed Nov 13, 2024 4:30 pm

Used to be a problem with Virtuemart a while ago. Perhaps run the fpa from the livesite and one of the volunteers might spot a 3rd party app that could be causing it?
http://www.weblinksonline.co.uk/
https://www.weblinksonline.co.uk/updating-joomla.html
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Re: Joomla on localhost

Post by ceford » Wed Nov 13, 2024 9:05 pm

Is it something to do with a hosts file? You can put an IP address in it along with the domains that use it. I am afraid I have forgotten how this is supposed to work!

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Re: Joomla on localhost

Post by cmbay » Wed Nov 13, 2024 9:13 pm

ceford wrote: Wed Nov 13, 2024 9:05 pm I am afraid I have forgotten how this is supposed to work!
Here's a partial/sample listing from my /etc/hosts file:

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# Point localhost.com to this machine.
# 127.0.0.1 is the loopback address for localhost.
127.0.0.1 localhost
127.0.0.1 mylocaldomain1
127.0.0.1 mylocaldomain2
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Re: Joomla on localhost

Post by Webdongle » Wed Nov 13, 2024 9:26 pm

Comment out
127.0.0.1 mylocaldomain1
127.0.0.1 mylocaldomain2
http://www.weblinksonline.co.uk/
https://www.weblinksonline.co.uk/updating-joomla.html
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