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I know I can map URLs to other URLs via the host file, but can I map a URL to a local html file on my hard drive without running a local server and loading the html file through there? Something like:
C:\myTestFile.html www.google.com
I'd like to know how to do this on both Mac and Windows.
maxedison
Posted 2013-02-26T15:42:57.830
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No you cannot.
The hosts file is for mapping hostnames to IP addresses (and not "URLs"), expecially where a DNS server is not available, or where there's a need to override entries in a DNS server.
A file has no hostname/IP address, thus, what you're asking is not possible.
If you want to read more on this subject:
TFM
Posted 2013-02-26T15:42:57.830
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Thanks for both answering my question and helping clear up my vocab ;) – maxedison – 2013-02-26T16:14:40.537
Actually, you're not mapping URLs at all. You're just resolving a hostname. – ckhan – 2013-02-26T15:49:11.563
What are you trying to do? Do you actually want to display a certain HTML page when attempting to access Google or do you just want to display a local HTML file in your browser? – Dennis – 2013-02-26T15:55:04.930
@ckhan thx. i'm not suprised that my vocab was off on this one – maxedison – 2013-02-26T16:15:24.983