How to assign hostname to the web server?

Question

I am using lighttpd as my webserver.

Currently I am accessing it using the IP address as :

http://192.168.0.1

I want to access it as

http://myhostname.com

I would be using it in the local network only, and not the internet.

I don't know how to do this. I googled, but don't know the exact keywords to use.

Belongs on http://unix.stackexchange.com – YasirA Feb 14 '11 at 11:18 — YasirA, Feb 14 '11 at 11:18

YasirA · Accepted Answer · 2011-02-14T11:16:31.017

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Put the following line to the file /etc/hosts:

192.168.0.1              myhostname.com

For instance, using the following command:

$ sudo echo -e '192.168.0.1\tmyhostname.com' >> /etc/hosts

edited Feb 14 '11 at 11:16

answered Feb 14 '11 at 11:10

YasirA

score 3 · Answer 2 · answered Feb 14 '11 at 11:10

3

you can add a rule in your hosts file: C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts

add a rule like

192.168.0.1     myhostname.com

In windows you can't do this with wildcards so for all subdomains you need to add a rule

answered Feb 14 '11 at 11:10

Tom Vervoort

I am using linux and the web server is lighttpd 1.4.28.. Can you tell me in this context please? – Mahendra Liya Feb 14 '11 at 11:13
In linux the file can be found as /etc/hosts like told by Yasir Arsanukaev – Tom Vervoort Feb 14 '11 at 11:38

score 1 · Answer 3 · answered Feb 14 '11 at 11:11

1

Find your hosts file on your local machine, and then add the following line to it:

192.168.0.1       www.somedomain.com

answered Feb 14 '11 at 11:11

White Elephant

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