How do I edit the local hosts file on my PC or Mac?

In order to view your website on the new web server (e.g. when moving), you can locally redirect the DNS on your PC to the new web server IP, so that you can already view the website and test whether everything is working correctly. If you use a Windows system, you can do the following, you edit the following host file. C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc\hosts (Edit with notepad / notepad++) And add the following values: (your web server IP address) (yourdomain.ext) (www.yourdomain.ext) For example: 111.222.333.444 yourdomain.nl www.yourdomain.nl This file is your local DNS file. Once you have updated the hosts file, open your internet browser again and go to your website domain name. If the website does not become visible, clear your internet browser caching and try again. If you are working with an Apple, you can follow the following instructions via: http://support.apple.com/kb/ta27291