Viewing my site

[comptech520]

Hi,

Say I have 5 sites on the same IP

123.com is the one I want to view

if the IP address for the site is 12.34.56.789

how can I view the site 123.com using that IP?

Thanks

 

[AllenEllis]

Well, in theory you can just type 123.com and get where want. But I'll assume that if it was that simple you wouldn't be posting here.

You can go into plesk, login with the username and password for that domain and click "site preview", which will open it up for you. Alternativley you can follow these directions:

http://www.answers.vt.edu/ask4help/email/vtkb2563.htm

A summary of that page is that you need to edit the C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS\ETC\HOSTS file on your computer, and add this at the end (I'd back it up first, btw):

12.34.56.789 www.123.com

Save it, and type www.123.com into any browser and it should work. You might also want to add an entry for 123.com (without the www) and more for any subdomains you might have. IE,

12.34.56.789 www.123.com
12.34.56.789 123.com
12.34.56.789 forums.123.com
12.34.56.789 private.123.com

etc

It's worth noting that this obviously will only take affect for your computer. If you need it to take effect across the internet, you'll need to change the nameservers of that domain wherever it's registered at.

 

[comptech520]

Hi Again!

I was referring to the factor, that if I have 5 domains under 1 IP in Plesk.

so if my IP in Plesk is 12.34.56.789 (<-- in place of a real live IP)

how can I access my site 123.com with using the IP from my server?

I tried 12.34.56.789 123.com also

I am in the process of switching things over from my old host to my new one, and I don't want to switch the name server until I know can view the site to make sure it works.

I tried the preview site and it didn't work

 

[AllenEllis]

Originally posted by comptech520
I tried the preview site and it didn't work

It didn't work? It's designed for this purpose. What problem exactly did you have? IE, how far did you get and what is wrong with what you got?

Editing the HOSTS file should definatley have worked - I've done that for my domain and it works like a charm for me. Double check that all of your entries are right, and that you saved it. As a last resort, you could try rebooting.

 

[EBHAUK]

There is a facility to do this in a place I stumbled on, its not very obvious. Do this:

Server>>IP addresses

Click on the link showing the number of domains hosted on your IP (Hosting). All the domains are listed and there is an option to set any as the site that is displayed when you contact the IP address directly, or the DEFAULT SITE.

 

[EBHAUK]

Sorry .. to be clear ...

Having done this you access the site by:

http://12.34.56.789

I have just done this as a demo, try this one:

http://87.237.58.27