Windows

 

1. Open Notepad or any other Text editor of your choice from Start Menu with Administrator Priveledges.

Note – Without administrator priveledges, one cannot save the hosts file changes done in the editor.

2. Now open the file the following file:

C:\Windows\System32\Drivers\etc\hosts

3. Amend the file with IP Address followed by space and domain/hostname.

4. Save file and close Text Editor.

5. Open Command prompt from Start Menu and type

ping domain.tld

domain.tld here is domain/hostname for which you wanted to set up the virtual host.

6. The output should show the IP you added in ‘C:\Windows\System32\Drivers\etc\hosts‘ along with domain/hostname. If not then flush the DNS.

 

Linux and MacOS

 

1. Open Terminal and run the following command

sudo nano /etc/hosts

2. Enter your user password in the prompt and press enter

3. Amend the file with IP Address followed by space and domain/hostname.

4. Press ctrl+O to save the file and then press ctrl+x to exit

5. In terminal type

ping domain.tld

domain.tld here is domain/hostname for which you wanted to setup virtual host.

6. The output should show the IP you added in ‘etc/hosts’ along with domain/hostname. If not then flush the DNS. 

 

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