When you move a website to a new server, the final switch-over happens after you change DNS (Domain Name System) records to point to the new server. The DNS server tells the world that (for example) www.yoursite.com is now at the IP address 11.12.13.14 (your new JetRails® server) instead of 10.11.12.13, the old server.
Of course, before making the switch public, you’ll want to test the new server yourself. You do this by editing your Hosts File, which makes the same switch, but only for your computer. Your web browser will go to the new server when you type in www.yoursite.com until you change it back.
The instructions below walk you through making this change. After you’re done testing your new server, you’ll want to reverse the changes to the host file. Follow the same steps, but remove the entries you previously created.
(Instructions for Windows 7 and OSX)
1. Note your JetRails server’s IP address, provided by your eBoundHost account manager.
2. Open Notepad as administrator.
3. Open the Hosts file.
4. Add the new entries
5. Save changes
1. Note your JetRails server’s IP address, provided by your eBoundHost account manager.
2. Open Notepad as administrator.
3. Open the Hosts file.
4. Add the new entries
5. Save changes
1. Open Terminal
2. Open the Hosts file
3. Edit the Hosts file
4. Flush DNS cache to put the changes into effect
That’s it! You’re ready to start testing your new server.
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