Compare Chrome extensions: HostAdmin vs Virtual Hosts

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User count 1,000+ 10,000+
Average rating 4.00 3.34
Rating count 51 101
Last updated 2013-08-17 2015-10-29
Size 185.34K 9.93K
Version 1.4.8 1.2
Short description
Saving your time when you switch domain-ip mapping (Hosts file) between different environment. Awesome host file editor ! Access virtual hosts of a server without the need of host redirection or DNS.
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HostAdmin Chrome port

Saving your time when you switch domain-ip mapping between different environment

Firefox Version https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/hostadmin/

Introduction HostAdmin is a Firefox Addon , that helps you modify the Hosts file , switch domain-ip mapping. HostAdmin can understand your Hosts file via a enhanced Hosts file syntax.

In additional, HostAdmin refresh your DNS cache automaticlly whenever you change your Hosts file, even manually.

How does HostAdmin analyze the Hosts file Common IP DOMAIN [#COMMENT]

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== ABOUT == Overwrite the Host HTTP header to request a specific virtual host from a remote server.

Often enough while waiting for DNS propagation or standing up a replacement site, developers edit the hosts file on their system to achieve the same effect. This extension basically does the same thing without the hassle.

When detecting outgoing HTTP requests from your Chrome browser to the VHost Domain we redirect to the VHost IP. When detecting outgoing HTTP requests from your Chrome browser to the VHost IP, the extension simply adds a Host header containing the domain name specified in the VHost Domain. Any requests to sites other than the VHost Domain and VHost IP are ignored, so browsing other sites won't be impacted.

== HOW TO USE ==

  • Enable - Click the VHost icon in the top right and enter the desired domain name. When a domain is present and [x] Enabled is checked, the VHost icon turns red. That means all websites will be requested with the entered domain.

  • Disable - Untick the [ ] Enabled checkbox. The icon will turn green-ish which means VHost is disabled and all websites will be requested with the regular host name.

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