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[aaronjf]

Hi,

I just started hosting my own domains on a dedicated server. I have not set the DNS transfer in motion, but wanted to see the that the sites have been uploaded properly before hand. How do I find the domain on the server through a browser before the DNS change.

[nancyb]

If I understand you, use the IP address instead of the domain in the browser address line.

[aaronjf]

it is a shared IP address. When I try to go to the IP I get a "This is the Plesk default page.

[Stretch]

You could use your hosts file. If your using windows it's in Windows/system32/drivers/etc/

It doesn't have a file extension (just 'hosts'). Open it in notepad and after the line that says:
127.0.0.1 localhost

Add your servers ip address, then a space, and then the host header for the site you want to check:
123.123.123.123 www.example.com

Stretch

[nancyb]

uhmm, sorry. I don't know anything else to suggest, but it sounds as though you won't be able to see the site until after the DNS change since its a shared IP.

[hyperbole]

On the site where you have shared access, you should be able to look at the pages by going to 123.45.67.89/directory/where/your/pages/are.

For example, it might be 123.45.67.89/domain/ or 123.45.67.89/~domain. Of course, the actual directory path will depend on the structure your ISP uses on their server.

[aaronjf]

Its a Linux web server running Fedora.

[closed]

It would probably be a lot easier to ask your host about this one.

[Stretch]

You could use your hosts file. If your using windows it's in Windows/system32/drivers/etc/
It doesn't have a file extension (just 'hosts'). Open it in notepad and after the line that says:
127.0.0.1 localhost

Add your servers ip address, then a space, and then the host header for the site you want to check:
123.123.123.123 www.example.com

aaronjf, when I said 'if you're using windows' I didn't mean on the server - I meant on your local machine.

If you're trying to view your sites from a windows machine then you can use the hosts file to bypass DNS.

Try modifying your 'hosts' file as suggested above and you should be able to view your sites, using the correct domain name, just as you want.