HostAdmin App Chrome Extension

Saving your time when you switch domain-ip mapping (hosts file) between different environment. Awesome host file editor !.
HostAdmin Chrome port (App Version)

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

How to install HostAdmin App chrome extension in chrome Browser

You can Follow the below Step By Step procedure to install the HostAdmin App Chrome Extension to your Chrome Web browser.

• Step 1: Go to the Chrome webstore https://chrome.google.com/webstore or download the extension HostAdmin App Chrome Extension Download from https://pluginsaddonsextensions.com
• Step 2: Now search for the HostAdmin App in Chrome Webstore Search and click on the search button.
• Step 3: click on the HostAdmin App Chrome Extension Link
• Step 4: in the next page click on the Add to Chrome button to Download and Install the HostAdmin App extension for your Chrome Web browser .