host file & IIS

[transparent]

In your host file you can point a domain to an ip like this:

127.0.0.1 listentomanchester.co.uk

is it possible to point:

127.0.0.1

http://www.listentomanchester.co.uk

???

Am I doing something wrong?

 

[ChrisHirst]

Yes it is

and

No idea, what are you doing?


Chris.

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[transparent]

I am currently testing a site I am building on my local machine.

I want to be able to type

http://www.listentomanchester.co.uk

into my browser and be directed to the test site hosted on my machine.

Currently, it points at an online server.

How do I point it at 127.0.0.1??

 

[ChrisHirst]

just as you typed in the first post in that case

Chris.

Indifference will be the downfall of mankind, but who cares?
Woo Hoo! the cobblers kids get new shoes.
People Counting Systems

So long, and thanks for all the fish.

 

[transparent]

Didn't work?!?!?

 

[ChrisHirst]

have you restarted.

does your hosts file have a .txt extension or any extension it should be just hosts

Chris.

Indifference will be the downfall of mankind, but who cares?
Woo Hoo! the cobblers kids get new shoes.
People Counting Systems

So long, and thanks for all the fish.

 

[JimSchuuz]

Have you checked for the presence of a HOSTS file in other directories?

Have you imported the entries in your HOSTS file yet?

What OS are you using?



Jim Schuuz
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