How to test SSL is set up and configured correctly on dev?

I am moving a site from one server to a new server. Currently the new server is the development site and is accessed via IP.

I have copied and set up the SSL on the new server but there doesn't seem to be anyway of testing that the SSL is properly installed until I point the domain.

Is there a way I can test that the SSL it setup and configured correctly before I point the domain?

Ideally I'd like to launch the site and know that every开发者_如何学Cthing is working correctly!

Thanks

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You could try adding the new IP address for the host to your /etc/hosts (or wherever Windows stores the hosts file; look in C:\Windows\System32\hosts as a starting point) file on your client. It's just like updating DNS for a single machine.

Don't forget to remove the entry after you're done testing.

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When you set up that entry in the hosts file it should have the form:

"IP address of dev server" "olddomain.com"

and when you remove the entry you can simply comment it out with a "#" at the beginning of the line