Saving your time when you switch domain-ip mapping (Hosts file) between different environment. Awesome host file editor !
HostAdmin Extension
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]
127.0.0.1 localhost #comment here
when comment is 'hide' (case-insensitive), that line would not display in menu.
Grouping
#==== Project 1
#127.0.0.1 localhost1
127.0.0.1 localhost2
127.0.0.1 localhost3
#====
#==== Project 2
#127.0.0.1 localhost1
#127.0.0.1 localhost2
#127.0.0.1 localhost3
#====
Syntax detail
http://code.google.com/p/fire-hostadmin/wiki/HOST_SYNTAX
Switching Hosts using HostAdmin
By using HostAdmin to switch Hosts, the Hosts need to be written access.
XP users need NO additional setting
Here is a guide for you to gain write privilege for Vista/7/Linux users
http://code.google.com/p/fire-hostadmin/wiki/GAIN_HOSTS_WRITE_PERM
Switch Hosts Manually
The Hosts might be switched manually
If they do so
HostAdmin will refresh DNS immediately
Feedback
http://code.google.com/p/fire-hostadmin/issues/list
Source Manifest.json
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User reviews
Grégory Becker (ID: 00000017beb32ac5) Voted 2 ★ - Updated 03/31/2022
Jackxwb Jackxwb (ID: 00000071bf79f559) Voted 3 ★ - Updated 03/04/2022
Betty Wong (ID: 000000a3969fccea) Voted 3 ★ - Updated 11/18/2016
Young Yun (ID: 000000a8415af5a3) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 11/16/2014
Jonathan Cors (ID: 000000f9e73f343d) Voted 4 ★ - Updated 05/26/2014