HostAdmin App

About

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