Tips and Tricks
Editing your host file
Modifying your host file is essentially forcing your web browser to look in a particular place to see a web page. This is particularly useful if you already have a website running somewhere and want to look at it in a new or temporary location while it’s under development, after a host move or in any sort of test or staging environment.
Your developer or host may ask you to do this in order to conduct testing or simply preview something with you for approval or comments. It’s an incredibly useful trick to have access to and although it may sound, and perhaps look, like it’s a complicated procedure it’s incredibly quick and easy to do, entirely reversible and won’t cause any damage at all
