web newbie here, I need to do some testing so I need to reach my development server (127.0.0.1 on Mac OS X) with a ‘real’ domian name (e.g. http://www.mydomain.example). any ideas?
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web newbie here, I need to do some testing so I need to reach my development server (127.0.0.1 on Mac OS X) with a ‘real’ domian name (e.g. http://www.mydomain.example). any ideas?
If it’s for your machine only, manipulating the
hostsfile is the best option.Add the following line to it:
where it is located depends on your OS. If on Windows, do a search for
hostsinC:\Windows\system32You may have to restart your browser for it to take effect.