Configure a domain name instead of localhost:8080 (server ip:port) This is similar to what we have been doing with windows Hosts file (Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts). Due to some limitation, in some cases you can’t specify the port number in hosts file along with the IP address to map with a DNS name and there we need to use such proxy server. Also you can achieve the same using nginx or apache. Example, localhost:8080 ourhints.com or 127.0.0.1:8080 ourhints.com You can open the fiddler and start capturing the traffic. To override hosts file, you can specify DNS mapping to an IP address as shown below or alternatively you can import hosts file. Save this configuration. # can be used to comment any line similar to Host file on window. Now open any browser and hit the url http://ourhints.com it will be routed to http://127.0.0.1:8080 or http://localhost:8080
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Analyzing http and https traffic using fiddler
Fiddler tool can be used for analyzing HTTP and HTTPS (must be enabled from within the fiddler tool) transactions. This tool is a simple to use and by following below tips you can capture and analyze the request and network traffic causing any performance issue. Also you can send the captured logs to support team to get these analyzed if needed. It enables us to inspect all HTTP traffic, set breakpoints, and dig through the incoming or outgoing data. Using fiddler we can check reason for performance bottleneck of a web page, which cookies are being sent to server or what downloaded content is marked as cacheable etc. Installation, Firstly you need to download and install the fiddler tool (https://www.telerik.com/download/fiddler/fiddler4 ) and follow the screen instructions to get this installed. Enabling the traffic for https Open Fiddler and from the top menu click on Tools -> Options and click on the HTTPS tab Check… Read more“Analyzing http and https traffic using fiddler”