Windows/Add-DnsEntryToHostsFile.ps1
function Add-LocalhostDnsEntryToHostsFile { param ( $HostName, $WebSiteName ) Add-DnsEntryToHostsFile -IpAddress 127.0.0.1 -HostName $HostName -Comment "Local IIS Entry for $WebSiteName" } function Add-DnsEntryToHostsFile { param ( [parameter(Mandatory)][string] $IPAddress, [parameter(Mandatory)][string] $HostName, [parameter(Mandatory)][string] $Comment ) $HostsLocation = "$env:windir\System32\drivers\etc\hosts" $NewHostEntry = "$IPAddress $HostName #$Comment" Write-Host "Adding '$NewHostEntry' to hosts file " -NoNewline if ((Get-Content $HostsLocation) -contains $NewHostEntry) { Write-Host "[Already Exists]" -ForegroundColor Green Return } Add-Content -Path $HostsLocation -Value $NewHostEntry; # Validate entry if ((Get-Content $HostsLocation) -contains $NewHostEntry) { Write-Host "[Done]" -ForegroundColor Green } else { Write-Host "[Failed]" -ForegroundColor Red } } |