How To Check Site In Browser

[kahill]

I have all of the files set and transferred under the IP address - but how do I open it in the browser to check the site and forms before I change the DNS from the old server to hit TCH? I need the transition to be seamless and tested before changing the domain over.,

[TCH-Andy]

The link should be in your welcome email. It will be something like;

 

http://xxx.xxx.xx.xx/~username

 

where xxx.xxx.xx.xx is the server IP for your site and

username is the cpanel username for your account

[kahill]

The link should be in your welcome email. It will be something like;

 

http://xxx.xxx.xx.xx/~username

 

where xxx.xxx.xx.xx is the server IP for your site and

username is the cpanel username for your account

 

 

Thanks Andy - I still don't understand what is happening with the setup. I have the same exact files on http://www.realoguide.com/ and the site I am trying to "pre" setup before changing the DNS over so the transition will be seamless is all broken.

 

All I did was copy the same files to the new site where the new domain name account will be. I can get to it using the ~username but the files are half broken.

 

I went into the host reseller web manager and added the handler .html application/x-httpd-php for my php includes - but part of the design structure isn't right either.

 

I had also started the design process on a subdomain http://realo.scbot.com a while back - nothing wrong there except getting the Ultimate Form Mailer to work.

 

Yet another problem I've been working to try to solve for days.....

Edited January 4, 2006 by kahill

[TCH-Andy]

Often this is because of the links used, which can be different for a propagated site, and one that has not yet propagated.

 

For example. If you use /images/file.jpg to reference an image file on the domain normally, this will not work using the IP addres method (because it would try and fine the file in the wrong place). You would need to use a relative address such as ../images/file.jpg