Title: production server to localhost permalink different
Last modified: October 23, 2020

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# production server to localhost permalink different

 *  [ggwin](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ggwin/)
 * (@ggwin)
 * [5 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/production-server-to-localhost-permalink-different/)
 * Hello, I’m new at WordPress and I started by importing production site (files
   + database) to install it locally.
    The site works fine locally but I’ve something
   quite strange: The site has permalinks set to /%postname%/. It has Elementor 
   + WPML + Yoast SEO modules installed and they are 4 languages set.
 * On production server, the pdf document links URL of main language are correct:
   [https://example.com/final_user_gc/](https://example.com/final_user_gc/)
    The
   document link of translated document: [https://example.com/de?p=12754](https://example.com/de?p=12754)
 * After importing locally, the document link of translated document: [https://localhost/de/final_user_gc/](https://localhost/de/final_user_gc/)
 * Why do I have 2 different links since it’s the same code and the same database?
   I would like to have the same permalink as on the production server.
    Translated
   link is done in wpml-translation-management
 * Thank you for helping a newbie
    -  This topic was modified 5 years, 6 months ago by [ggwin](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ggwin/).

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 *  Thread Starter [ggwin](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ggwin/)
 * (@ggwin)
 * [5 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/production-server-to-localhost-permalink-different/#post-13571182)
 * Additional info: Translated link is done in wpml-translation-managament controller
   but result link is on div class elementor-button-wrapper… so not really sure 
   which one manages the translated link
 *  [RossMitchell](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rossmitchell/)
 * (@rossmitchell)
 * [5 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/production-server-to-localhost-permalink-different/#post-13576850)
 * Most likely it is the permalinks setting and .htaccess file. For permalinks to
   work the .htaccess file must be correct.
    It is CHANKING the permalinks setting
   that changes the .htaccess file. Accordingly on your Settings panel change the
   permalinks settinbg to something else, and SAVE, then change the permalinks back
   to your chosen /%postname%/and SAVE again. Now test your links.
 *  Thread Starter [ggwin](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ggwin/)
 * (@ggwin)
 * [5 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/production-server-to-localhost-permalink-different/#post-13579663)
 * Hi RossMitchell, thank you for your reply.
    I’ve set the Permalink structure 
   to “plain”, but then I cannot set the Permalink structure back in WP admin since
   the admin menus doesn’t work anymore (it also breaks the admin template). So 
   I set the Permalink structure to “/%postname%/” in the database manually (wp_options.
   permalink_structure) but the permalink still doesn’t change. The strangest is
   that for the same code we have 2 behaviours completely different. The .htaccess
   is the same than in production except that locally we must add <IfModule mod_deflate.
   c> before SetOutputFilter DEFLATE (not present in production).
 * Then locally or on production server, the URL are not the same. This is disappointing.
 *  [RossMitchell](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rossmitchell/)
 * (@rossmitchell)
 * [5 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/production-server-to-localhost-permalink-different/#post-13581326)
 * That changing permalinks breaks you localhost site is a worry.
    Suggest that 
   you check that the apache module “mod_rewrite” is enabled on your localhost. 
   Save this php page and it will tell you this, and lots more. On localhost this
   file is safe, but if you ever put it up on accessible hosting make sure it has
   an obscure name, some of the details it displays could assist a hacker. PHP file,
   call it say “LHphpinfo.php”
 *     ```
       <?php
   
       phpinfo();
   
       ?>
       ```
   
 * NOTE that there is no carriage return on the last line.

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 * Last activity: [5 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/production-server-to-localhost-permalink-different/#post-13581326)
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