Hosts file is a file where you can manually enter a hostname and IP address pair to bypass the DNS server.

By default, you cannot see the hidden file in the system folders.It is used to map hostnames (in other words domains) to IP addresses. With the hosts file you can change the IP address that you resolve a given domain name to. This change only affects your own computer without affecting how the domain is resolved worldwide.Learn more  here.

To show hidden folders in Windows 7, open a windows explorer, click “Organize” drop down button and select “Folder and search options”.

First, from the Folder Options, choose “Show hidden files, folders and drives, press Apply and OK to save the setting.

Second,  access to hosts file’s directory to make the change.

May open with cmd, %systemroot%\system32\drivers\etc\

or access to My Computer -> C drive ->  Windows -> System 32 -> drivers -> etc

Third, double click host file to open and edit the file.

Then, note that this method for editing the Hosts file will not work. You will get a message saying you do not have permission to save to this location.

Beside that, In order to edit the hosts file, you have to click Start button and type in Notepad and then right click and choose Run as Administrator to open the hosts file.

Now navigate to drivers/etc/ folder again and make sure to choose. All files for File Types otherwise you won’t see the Host file.

Make your changes and click save to save all your changes. You will not get the error about not being able to modify it. Learn how the guide of web hosting and Please refer to the following articles for the procedures.

KnowledgeBase: Web Hosting Features Guide

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When you change your domain DNS settings in your domain registrar control panel . These new settings must propagate throughout the worlds DNS servers. It also means that every ISP ( Internet Service Provider ) must update their DNS records to reflect these new changes. Which in most cases is done automatically every 24 hours , but not always however.

The root name server will query “domain registrars” several times a day. The root name server will gather this information from the many registrars. Now in existence and update their master records accordingly. Now your ISP must access their Root Name servers and update their General DNS Propagation Information records which resides on their local DNS server. The process is fully automated and most ISP’s will check the Root Name servers for updates every 24 hours. Beware however that some lame ISP’s will delay this process for as much as 2 to 4 days in some cases.

If that happens, it will no doubt cause additional confusion as everyone else will be reaching your new account on our server except you. This is because your ISP has not updated their General DNS Propagation Information records and or have not cleared their DNS cache. Which means they’ll still be pointing your domain name to your old server. If it’s a new domain you’ve registered , then you’ll receive a blank ‘Site Not Found Page’.

Every time you access a site from your ISP they cache the URL as well as its associated IP number. If their network is properly setup , these DNS cache records should “Expire” at least every 24 hours . If they did not ( which is often the case ) , you’ll experience this .

In a large number of cases, it’s the result of an ISP who “Did Not” configure their servers to “Expire”. The DNS cache records at the appropriate intervals.Unfortunately,this adds additional confusion to their clients and especially the ones whom are trying to point their domain name to a new server.

The DNS propagation process is not limited to ISP’s ! The internet itself must update / clear its DNS cache as well.When we say the Internet. We mean the numerous intermediate “point of access” you’re routed through before reaching your final destination.For the most part, these intermediate points of access consist of “Internet Routers” and “Internet Caching Engines”.These too,maintain their own DNS cache which assists. Them in routing traffic / resolving URL’s to the correct destination IP’s.Don’t worry though as Internet routers are usually faster at clearing their General DNS Propagation Information cache than ISP’s are.

In most cases,the propagation process will take at least 48 hours to complete.The first thing that happens is the “World Root Name Servers” will check all lof the various “Domain Registrars for updates”.After the root name server has done this processing, the rest of it is up to the many ISP providers. Who “should be” updating their DNS records ( at least every 24 hours ) ,but a number of them will not.

It’s perfectly normal for strange things to happen within the 48 hours propagation period ,but sometimes longer.While we could provide a full list of all the anomalies that can occur during the DNS propagation period. We’ll stick to some of the most common scenarios that most people experience.

This is a classic case of your friends ISP ( who did update their DNS records ) but yours unfortunately did not. As a result,your ISP is still pointing your domain name to the old DNS record, which is your old hosting account. Wait a couple of more days and it if appears that everyone but you can access your new account. Then contact yours ISP and tell them to expire their old DNS cache records.

In all likelihood,your ISP may be in the process of cleaning their DNS cache and or updating their local DNS server records.During this small interval,it’s normal to fluctuate between the new and old web site. As the old DNS records may not have completely expired from their cache yet. Give it another several hours and it should be fine.

This can happen for a number of reasons but in most cases. It’s because your new DNS records have not fully completed the propagation process yet. Consequently,you may be trying to access your old email account on your “old server” which you may have already cancelled. Or it’s in a state of DNS flux ,which means it points to the new server one moment . Next ,points back to the old server. Give it some more time and it will eventually settle down.

Check the DNS here.

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This article will guide you step by step DNS zone.

1. Login to your Blogger by clicking on the “SIGN IN” option on top right of your screen shown as per below image:-

2. Login in with your Google account as per below:-

3. You will see such screen when you are inside and you need to click on “Settings” as per below image:-

4. Once you are inside the “Settings” page just make sure that is at the “Basic” section and if not just click on it to get to as per below page:-

5. Click on the “+ Setup a 3rd party URL for your blog” to get more settings.

6. Once click you will see as per below image:-

7. Apply the domain name inside the field as per below and click “Save” to get further instruction as per below image:-

8.  This is where you login to your hosting control panel to edit add in this records:-

May refer below for adding record on Windows base hosting and Linux base hosting:-

Windows:-

1. login to your control panel and click on “Domains”

2. Select the domain involve by clicking on it:-

3. Click on “Edit DNS zone records”:-

4. Click the pencil like icon to edit the “WWW” record and point to the said record provided by Blogger on steps 7.

5. Click “Add record“:-

6. Select “CNAME” at the “Record Type” and apply the other record shown from steps 7 and click “Save“.

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This article will help you to check your website on a new server or new hosting account during the migration period, while your website is still up and pointing to the old server. Before you tell our help to point your website’s IP address to the new server to complete the migration, you will need to be sure that the website loads properly into the new server.

Below are the steps to check your hosts file :

1. Locate the HOSTS file on your computer. Typically it is in one of the following locations:

Windows NT/2000/XP/2003/Vista/7 : C:\windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts

Windows 95/98/Me : C:\windows\hosts

2. Open this file with a text editor such as Notepad or Wordpad.

3. Right-click on Notepad and select the option to Run as Administrator, otherwise you may not be able to save this file later.

Then, open the file. Consider performing a “Save As” so you have an original copy of the file that you can restore later.
You will see two columns of information, the first containing IP addresses and the second containing host names.
By default, a windows hosts file should be similar to the following:

You can add additional lines to this file that will point requests for a particular domain to your new server’s IP address. Example:

123.100.254.4 example.com
123.100.254.4 www.example.com

5. Save your changes.

6. Restart any currently open browsers. You may also want to flush your DNS cache.

In Windows XP, go to Start, and then Run, then type “cmd” and hit enter. Type the following:

ipconfig /flushdns

7. Visit your new site using http://example.com/

This is the procedure for switch your website to DNS. You can check the DNS here.
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Find “Advanced Zone Editor” under “Domains” Category in cPanel.

1.    Select a domain from the drop-down menu.

2. Select a record type:

– An A record is the DNS record that is responsible for mapping hostnames to IP addresses. The A record is essential because it allows DNS servers to identify and locate your website and its various services on the Internet. Without an A record, your visitors will not be able to access your website, FTP servers, or email accounts.

Remember: cPanel will have configured your DNS records so that visitors will be able to resolve your website and its services (FTP, Email, etc.). A records should only be added when you add a service that is not provided by cPanel or your web host.

– CNAME record stands for “canonical name record.” This record creates an alias, allowing a querying server to continue the DNS lookup under the new name.

– A TXT record is a text record that contains certain information that will be read by querying servers. These can carry useful data for the SPF or DKIM email authentication systems.

3.  Type in the Name of the record.

4. Type the record’s time to live in the TTL text box. TTLstand for Time To Live, it is specifies how long a particular record should be kept in memory, in seconds, before it should be refreshed. (Default TTL is set as ‘14400’)

5.    Type in the Address of the record.

6.    Click “Add Record”.

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Find “Advanced Zone Editor” under “Domains” Category in cPanel.

1.    Select a domain from the drop-down menu.

2. Click Delete next to the record you wish to remove.

3. Click “Delete” to confirm that the record should be deleted.

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  1.    Select a domain from the drop-down menu.

2. Kindly refer below image/example to add new CNAME record.

Name: Fill in your domain, subdomain or URL
TTL: Default is set to “14400”
Type: Select ‘CNAME’
CNAME: Domain name or URL

Please refer to the following articles for the procedures.

KnowledgeBase: How to reset DNS zone file

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1.    Select a domain from the drop-down menu.

2. Click “more” at Reset Zone File part.

3. Tick the check box next to “Are you sure you want to erase all entries and revert to the default state”?

4. Click “Reset Zone File”.

Please refer to the following articles for the procedures.

KnowledgeBase: How to Add a DNS records

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Find “Advanced Zone Editor” under “Domains” Category in cPanel.

1.    Select a domain from the drop-down menu.

2. Kindly refer below image/example to add new TXT record.

Name: Fill in your subdomain or URL
TTL: Default is set to “14400”
Type: Select ‘TXT’
TXT Data: IP address, example: v=spf1 include:_spf.google.com ~all (Google SPF)

Please refer to the following articles for the procedures.

How to reset DNS zone file   

How to Add CNAME record

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