A common problem is how to test a website that has been installed on a new server when the domain name for the site is still pointing to the old server. An easy solution to this problem is to use a "hosts" file to force your web browser to go to the new s...

Testing your new server with a hosts file is a 4 step process: * Install hosts file entries. [1] * Verify connection to new server. [2] * Test websites on new server. [3] * Remove hosts file entries. [4] Install hosts file entries Th...