Can I give a 'web address format' to my local host application

I host a local application on my machine which I provide access on network by normally type http://computername/app. Can I change it to a rea开发者_如何学运维l web address format www.myapplication.org for my local hosting.

You can, by setting up a mapping in your hosts file:

127.0.0.1 www.myapplication.org

Note that, if you've got it running under as a virtual folder, you'll need to still append /app or similar to the end.

If you want the site to be on the public Internet you will need to complete the following steps:

1) You will need to first purchase and register a domain name. You can purchase one from GoDaddy, eNom, Dotster, or any other domain registrar. 2) Once you have the domain purchased you will need to create an A DNS record on the provided DNS hosting pointing to your Public IP address.

3) The final step is configuring you web server to recognize the www.myapplication.org or whatever domain you selected. For IIS look into setting Host Headers and Apache uses something called Virtual Hosts.

If you don't want to go through all of that, the easiest solution is going to be to purchase a hosting account from a web hosting provider.