HostAdmin Switch IP bind to current daemon by a SIMPLE CLICK (hosts file settings)
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Switch IP bind to current daemon by a SIMPLE CLICK (hosts file settings) In most of web apps developing, there is a development environment, and the production domain names will be binded to the development machine.This can be easily simulated production environment.However, developers need to switch IPs between dev IP test IP and prd IP.Commonly, It is likely to edit HOSTs file and then wait for DNS to be refreshed, which was boringWith HostAdmin such boring things will be no longer existsIt can help you modify the Hosts file in real time and refresh the DNS immediatelyHow HostAdmin analyze the Hosts fileHostAdmin only supports IPv4 currentlyIt reads the hosts file line by lineIf a line is in the form belowIP DOMAIN # COMMENTSthat would be added to the switching menu, or others will be ignoredComments are optional but recommended, they will show in the switching menu(up to six characters and spaces will be ignored)Switching Hosts using HostAdminWRITE access to Hosts is need by switching Hosts directly using HostAdminIt is OK running on Windows XPHowever, there might be some problem using UAC of Vista / 7On Linux you need to make /etc/ hosts have w access (chmod o + w / etc / hosts)Switch Hosts ManuallyWhen Firefox is allowed write the Hosts fileYou may need to switch between Host by editing the Hosts file manuallyAs soon as you had done HostAdmin would update DNS immediately Requirements: · Mozilla Firefox

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