How can I redirect HTTP requests made from an iPad?

Question

Since on an iPad we cannot edit the hosts file (without jailbreaking), how can we arbitrarily redirect web traffic to another url?

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Answer 1

If you have a live website you can use for this:

You can add an A record to your DNS configuration: something.yourdomain.com which points to your local IP address, then add an entry for something.yourdomain.com to your virtual hosts file. Restart Apache, get your iOS device on the same network and you're good to go.