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RD2411
RD2411

Reputation: 69

Checking SSL works before migrating a site

I have a website on server 1 that has an SSL certificate, I need to move a new developed site to server 2 which has a new SSL certificate. The SSL has been installed on server 2, is there anyway to check if the site and the ssl certificate works before changing the nameservers from server 1 to server 2.

I have tried editing the hosts file on my computer with the IP address of server 2 and the site loads, but as it only shows the IP address in the url bar so there doesn't seem to be a way to tell if the SSL is working, if i add https:// to the domain IP it doesn't work.

Thanks in advance.

Upvotes: 0

Views: 84

Answers (1)

Niek
Niek

Reputation: 331

When you change the hostfile to the second server with the correct domainname it should listen as if it were used from a nameserver from the outside world.

For example, if you want to test server 2 with IP 194.194.194.194 with the domainname www.example.com you should add this line to your hostfile:

194.194.194.194 www.example.com

After you add this it is possible to go to https://www.example.com which should serve you the certificate if everything is configured right.

Cheers!

Upvotes: 1

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