[How to] Make Permalinks Work on Localhost Installations
For WordPress permalink structure to work on your localhost installation, your wamp/lamp installation must have mod_rewrite
module enabled.
To enable the module, simply find your httpd.conf
file, search for mod_rewrite
and remove the hash (#) in front of the line. Save your configuration file and restart apache. Voila! Permalinks are working now.
see also:
How to change permalinks under WAMP
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