Set Up Local Hostnames


Overview

Local hostnames allow a site to have a DNS name without the need to set up DNS

Creating Local Hostname

You may want to give mutillidae a hostname so it can be accessed more easily. For example, the following command would create a hostname that can stand in for the IP address 127.0.0.1
echo -e "\n127.0.0.1\tmutillidae.local" >> /etc/hosts
Then the site could be access at http://127.0.0.1/hints-page-wrapper.php?page=home.php or http://mutillidae.local/hints-page-wrapper.php?page=home.php