Fully Qualified Domain Names (Create an alias for localhost)
1) Go to C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc and open the hosts file in a text editor.
2) Inside the hosts file it contains this line
127.0.0.1 localhost
create another alias for localhost that looks like a fully qualified domain name, like:
127.0.0.1 localhost www.louisling.com
or like this:
127.0.0.1 localhost
127.0.0.1 pclouis
127.0.0.1 www.louisling.com
1) Go to C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc and open the hosts file in a text editor.
2) Inside the hosts file it contains this line
127.0.0.1 localhost
create another alias for localhost that looks like a fully qualified domain name, like:
127.0.0.1 localhost www.louisling.com
or like this:
127.0.0.1 localhost
127.0.0.1 pclouis
127.0.0.1 www.louisling.com