Test a local site in IE on a Mac

It's a great benefit to be able to test websites on your local machine in Internet Explorer. To access your local sites hosted on installed MAMP:

1. Install ievms.
2. Install Guest Additions in virtual box,via devices > Install Guest Additions and reboot virtual box
3. Log into your vm instance of choice as the admin user
4. Edit c:/Windows/System32/drivers/etc/host and add a new line containing “10.0.2.2 yourlocal.site“
5. In the command prompt, flush your dns using the command “ipconfig/flushdns“
6. Open up IE and visit your site at http://yourlocal.site