View A Subdomain Before Propagation?

[mycat2]

I'm in the process of moving a client from another web host to TCH - I've set up a sub domain for him but how do I view the pages on the subdomain before propagation?

 

http://matra.tchmachines.com/~username is what I'm using now of course...

[mycat2]

Don't know that happened to my "fast reply" but doesn't anyone here know how to view a subdomain prior propagation? I have 5 or 6 subdomains to set up for this domain and I really need to be able to view them before the DNS changes... Anyone??

[TCH-Bruce]

It can be viewed using the IP number

 

>http://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx/~username

[mycat2]

Sorry if I'm being thick here but, the link to the subdomain is set up as subdomain.maindomain.com.

 

Yes, http://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx/~username -- goes to the site I'm setting up here on TCH however if I click the link to the subdomain on one of the pages on the TCH server it goes to the current live site, I want to see the subdommain on the TCH server not the current live site.

 

The subdomains have been set up on TCH so what is the URL to see those files??

Edited July 26, 2010 by mycat2

[TCH-Alex]

Please try with http://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx/~username/sub_domain/

 

In this case, be sure that you given the folder name of the sub domain as "sub_domain" on URL

[mycat2]

Thanks, but no luck, its been trying to connect but it does not connect.

 

Edit - I got this:

 

Domain Default page

 

If you see this page, it means that you have set up your web server for serving a new site, but have not uploaded the site content yet.

 

You have the following choices:

 

* You can upload your web site contents using FTP.

* You can install web applications on your site: an image gallery, a discussion forum, a blog, an online store, a chat, and many other applications.

 

Problem is there IS content in the subdomain.

Edited July 26, 2010 by mycat2

[TCH-Bruce]

If you created a sub-domain there should have been a folder created with the same name as the sub-domain. So to access it use the following.

 

>http://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx/~username/sub-domain

[mycat2]

Looks like I'll have to post a ticket because the folder does have the same name as the subdomain but when I try to access it I get the Domain Default page information that I posted above.

Edited July 27, 2010 by mycat2