XF 2.0 Moving to local testing, but redirected to domain

[Gael56]

Hi,

I installed XenForo on my local server for testing (no problem, i can access it).

Then, I import my database from my website. But when I try to connect, I'm redirected automatically to the online site (localhost/forum / ---> mydomain.tld).

I can't access to my local admin panel

I searched in my local database (in the table xf_option), but I can not find it.

Cache is cleared, src/config.php is ok

An idea?
Thank you

 

[Mike]

If you can't access your XF admin control panel, then the redirect is happening outside of XF. At a guess, you've added some sort of canonicalization rules to the .htaccess file.

 

[MySiteGuy]

Worst case, when you want to view the test install rather than the live domain, add the following to your Windows or Linux "hosts" file:

localhost mydomain.tld

This will make your browser see your local setup as mydomain.tld

 

[sbj]

Just for future reference to new readers.

I had the same problem and it confused me why this happened. I figured it out thanks to Mike's hint.

If you enable this in XF:


Then it redirects also localhost to your board's url automatically. You have to login to your ACP in localhost and disable it. localhost/admin.php