Base URL error when localhost

Simply replace the Base URL with this :

http://127.0.0.1/

Another solution is to add a line in your hosts file (/private/etc/hosts for OSX users, /etc/hosts for Unix/Linux users) such as:

172.27.0.1 test.magento.com

and then to use the corresponding URL while installation:

Base URL = http://test.magento.com

Put http://127.0.0.1 instead of localhost

The following method will also work: http://www.templatemonster.com/help/avoid-installation-base-url-verification-error-on-localhost.html

The easiest way to avoid the verification error is to change the Base URL field class.

Open the browser development tool (for example Firebug for Mozilla Firefox)
Select the Base URL field You can see the field class is class=”required-entry validate-url input-text”
Remove from html the validate-url class. As a result you should have: class=”required-entry input-text”
Press Continue button at the bottom of the page to proceed to the next installation step.

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