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Martin Gibson
6,581 PointsIs it possible to run your localhost website as if it were live e.g. http://localhost/mysite > http://mysite.com
Is it possible to run your localhost Wordpress website as if it were live e.g. http://localhost/mysite > http://mysite.com so like trick your computer into thinking localhost is actually a real website?
By doing this it means I don't need to go through the search and replace process when taking my website live, and I am always finding issues with migrating some plugins. For example the popular Visual Composer plugin stores data in hashes so search and replace plugins don't work.
4 Answers
jason chan
31,009 Pointsif you change your host file
you can have the following URLs.
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# Copyright (c) 1993-1999 Microsoft Corp.
#
# This is a sample HOSTS file used by Microsoft TCP/IP for Windows.
#
# This file contains the mappings of IP addresses to host names. Each
# entry should be kept on an individual line. The IP address should
# be placed in the first column followed by the corresponding host name.
# The IP address and the host name should be separated by at least one
# space.
#
# Additionally, comments (such as these) may be inserted on individual
# lines or following the machine name denoted by a '#' symbol.
#
# For example:
#
# 102.54.94.97 rhino.acme.com # source server
# 38.25.63.10 x.acme.com # x client host
127.0.0.1 localhost
127.0.0.1 www.theangrycoder.com
127.0.0.1 www.hangamahouse.com
127.0.0.1 www.thelonelylover.com
127.0.0.1 www.willyouloveme.com
jason chan
31,009 Pointsyes you change your host file.
jason chan
31,009 Pointshttp://www.noip.com/ if you want to host yourself as a server with your internet service provider you can use these guys.
Martin Gibson
6,581 PointsThanks Jason!
jason chan
31,009 Pointsno problem man. Happy coding.
