Facebook – How to Test Facebook Connect Locally

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I use ASP .NET and Facebook Connect APIs. but when I run the app and press Connect button it's return to the Website not to the test local server which is (http://localhost:xxxx/test.aspx)
So how I can test Facebook locally (i.e How I can change the callback url) ?

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It's simple enough when you find out.

Open /etc/hosts (unix) or C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc\hosts.

If your domain is foo.com, then add this line:

127.0.0.1    local.foo.com

When you are testing, open local.foo.com in your browser and it should work.

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I just dealt with this myself, and here's the part that bit me:

In your step 5... It's possible for a user to register for an account with you entirely separate from their Facebook ID, right? Then some other time they log in with Facebook.... And you just created them a second account and lost their first one.

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Apart from that, your plan sounds solid.

Update: Facebook has added a doc outlining such a scenario HERE

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