How can I edit my local HOSTS file?
If you like to modify your local HOSTS, please follow the following steps:
1. Please go
toC:\windows\system32\drivers\etc
2. Please locate the HOSTS file and please
open this file by using Notepad
3. Please enter "the_shared_IP address www.yourDomain.com" and
save this file. Please note that the_shared_IP_address is a shared IP address
assigned to your website on our server. You can find your shared IP address on
your activation email.
4. Please open your command prompt window and please
try to PING www.yourDomain.com. If you see the_shared_IP_address, this means that you are
ready to access your site via http://www.yourDomain.com, which is rendered from
our server.
Please be advised that since this is just a temporary URL,
whatever changes you make to your website will NOT alter your live
site.
The following is just an example of a local HOSTS file:
Article ID: 69
Created On: Tue, May 1, 2012 at 10:15 PM
Last Updated On: Tue, May 1, 2012 at 10:15 PM
Authored by: ASPHostServer Administrator [asphostserver@gmail.com]
Online URL: http://faq.asphosthelpdesk.com/article.php?id=69