updated permalink structure on localhost does not work

Question

I have a fresh localhost install and when i change the permalink structure from the default to any other structure the links break. I have created new post under the new structure and it doesnt work. When i change the structure i get the "Permalink Structure updated" alert but it does not work. When i switch back to default, everything works. I tried updating .htaccess to

 BEGIN WordPress
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule . /index.php [L]
</IfModule>
 END WordPress

and nothing. This is probably an easy fix. Please help

Jim

Answer 1

First thing I always do is change the permalinks back and forth to different settings a couple of times, which will cause them to flush and rewrite the rules.

Beyond that. what stack are you using? Where have you put the .htaccess?

Answer 2

if your testing server is on windows, try adding /index.php/ to your permalink structure while testing - this works for me.

Answer 3

if you're using windows then .htaccess doesn't work in localhost because windows doesn't allow file without name and .htaccess have extention only no name.