Setting up and using windows HOST file
Host files used in windows to describe many-to-one mapping of device names to IP addresses. Using this file is helpful when developing locally as it allows you to assign the URL of the site to a local IP.
First, find you host file:
Windows NT/2000/XP Pro c:\winnt\system32\drivers\etc\hosts
Windows XP Home c:\windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts
The HOST file doesn't have an extention and can be opened with notepad.
** Before we go any further make sure you back this up - just in case ***
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Please, please, please... if you should happen to tweak the hosts file then later call any computer or software company to request support, please *remember* to tell them that you have edited this file. It may save countless hours of frustration :) On *nix, this is often one of the first things examined in the discovery of information, but on Windows its frequently overlooked.
and when you're sat there scratching your head why an entry you put in your hosts file doesn't work - check the directory to make sure you ain't saved it with a .txt file!
Or better yet...why you're seeing a different site than what you're expecting - get rid of the entry you previously put in the hosts file!!!!
Or better yet...why you're seeing a different site than what you're expecting - get rid of the entry you previously put in the hosts file!!!!
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