woller Posted March 5, 2003 Posted March 5, 2003 I want to transfer all my web files from my old host to this host (and verify that everything is working) before submitting the DNS change request on my domain name. I moved the files into public_html (via ftp), but I can't figure out how to make index.html in that folder be the main page of the site. In other words, if I go to http://IPNUMBER/~mainaccount/, I see my public_html/index.html file, but if I go to http://IPNUMBER/, I get a "welcome, check your email" message. Quote
rayners Posted March 5, 2003 Posted March 5, 2003 http://IPNUMBER/~mainaccount/ is the main page for your site. Once you get your DNS change request in, http://yourdomain/ and http://IPNUMBER/~mainaccount/ will point to the exact same place: your public_html directory. Quote
Lianna Posted March 5, 2003 Posted March 5, 2003 Because you are hosted on a shared environment, there are multiple accounts using the same IP address. By simply going to the http://ipaddress/ you will not be able to see your site, because it (the server) does not know which account to access. You must access your account via http://ipaddress/~yourusername. The page displayed there should be your index.htm or index.html page just as it will appear when your domain name has propagated and you attempt access via http://youdomain.com Clearer? Lianna Quote
woller Posted March 5, 2003 Author Posted March 5, 2003 Aha! That's just what I needed to know. Thank you. Quote
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