Resolve one hostname to another, using hosts file

Question

I know how to resolve a hostname to an IP address using my hosts file eg

1.2.3.4 example.com

but is it possible to resolve a hostname to another

example.com example1.com

with a hosts file? Reason being, Im testing a new site, hosting uses Virtual hosts, so there are multiple domains on the IP address. ServerAlias in Apache is not an option either.

Any help appreciated!

Thanks Stephen

Why can't you simply hostfile domain 2 to the same IP address? You would end on the same webserver for testing. — Tejs, May 01 '12 at 15:05
@Tejs - Perhaps because the first hostname is actually derived from DNS? — Benj, May 01 '12 at 15:06

score 11 · Answer 1 · answered May 01 '12 at 15:07

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No.

You can add multiple hostnames to the hostfile, for example: 1.2.3.4 hostname1 hostname2

But every time you look up a name or address, youll just get the whole line back. Or was that what you wanted?

answered May 01 '12 at 15:07

Sirch

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score 5 · Answer 2 · answered May 01 '12 at 15:59

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You can't resolve one domain to another, but you can have multiple hostnames for one IP like this:

1.2.3.4 example.com
1.2.3.4 example1.com
1.2.3.4 example.net
1.2.3.4 example.net

answered May 01 '12 at 15:59

Sandman4

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or `1.2.3.4 example.com example1.com example.net` – 99 Problems - Syntax ain't one Jul 10 '15 at 11:42

Resolve one hostname to another, using hosts file

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