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Check site how it looks using hosts before change dns

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  1. Jul 7, 2014 #1
    pamamolf

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    Hi

    Can you please post an example on what i must add on /etc/hosts so i can see how it looks the site before i do the dns change on the domain to the new ip?

    Example:

    Code:
    server ip: 123.456.789.000
domain: mydomain.com
    Thanks :)
     
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  2. Jul 7, 2014 #2
    eva2000

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    who's doing the checking ? yourself ?

    for me on my windows pc when i want to check pre-dns changes i edit C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts file and clear browser cache if needed

    Code:
    newipaddress domainname.com
     
  3. Jul 7, 2014 #3
    pamamolf

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    Yes i want to check how it looks the site before i change the domain A record.

    I am on Centos :)

    For example after transfering a site to a news server i want to check if it works or have any errors before i change the A record ...
     
  4. Jul 7, 2014 #4
    eva2000

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    on CentOS just same contents/line different file = /etc/hosts
     
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    pamamolf

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    And then browsing using the ip?
     
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    eva2000

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    on the pc with host file edit, just browse using your browser i.e. chrome, internet explorer, firefox etc :)
     
  7. Jul 7, 2014 #7
    pamamolf

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    Remotely is not possible?

    As now i can see the content from /usr/local/nginx/public/ using the server ip.....
    Is tehre any edit to be able to view the /home/nginx/mydomain.com/public/ using the server ip?
     
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    eva2000

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    it should already do that if you have in your /etc/hosts file and access mydomain.com from your browser (accessing newipaddress from browser will always go to hostname's /usr/local/nginx/html as intended)

    Code:
    newipaddress mydomain.com
    and have mydomain.com setup on your newipaddress Centmin Mod server via centmin.sh menu option 2
     
  9. Jul 7, 2014 #9
    pamamolf

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    Yes i have already add the host from the menu and upload some files there and the database.

    Now i must edit on the server the /etc/hosts and add:

    Code:
    123.456.789.000    mydomain.com
    And then browse from my pc using :

    Code:
    http://123.456.789.000/
    Correct?
     
  10. Jul 7, 2014 #10
    eva2000

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    browse from mydomain.com with /etc/hosts edit in place.. browser uses your system dns to resolve mydomain.com which it looks for at /etc/hosts first
     
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    pamamolf

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    so i must do this edit on my pc and on server also?

    confused.

    my pc hosts :

    Code:
    123.456.789.000    mydomain.com
    server hosts:

    Code:
    123.456.789.000    mydomain.com
    and then browse for my pc :

    Code:
    http://mydomain.com/
    ?
     
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    only on pc

    editing on newipaddress server is optional
     
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    pamamolf

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    Yes but editing my host using:

    123.456.789.000 mydomain.com

    I will be able to view the nginx test page using mydomain.com and not the server ip 123.456.789.000 and this is not big deal and not what i ask :)

    Sorry for my bad english !!!!

    What i ask is :

    When i add a new vhost from the menu (domain.com) and upload the files and add the database also to be able to view if that site (and not the default test nginx page) looks like before i change my A Record.
     
  14. Jul 7, 2014 #14
    eva2000

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    what i listed above is what you need to do what you're asking

    on pc that you use your browser from to visit mydomain.com, edit /etc/hosts file pointing newipaddress to mydomain.com. Then any time you visit via your pc's browser mydomain.com, it looks to newipaddress and directs you to mydomain.com on newipaddress server. Provided your newipaddress server has setup mydomain.com via centmin.sh menu option 2, it should show your mydomain.com site copy from newipaddress. Only time it shows nginx setup page, is if did not setup mydomain.com on menu option 2 and/or if you setup mydomain.com on a 2nd newipaddress which you did not edit your newipaddress mydomain.com.conf nginx vhost for i.e. listen 2ndnewipaddress 80; as per https://community.centminmod.com/th...-for-every-vhost-on-centminmod.658/#post-2997
     
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  15. Jul 7, 2014 #15
    pamamolf

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    Ok thanks i will try it :)
     
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