some basic questions

fkranjce

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Hello,

I've jsut buy my first dedicated server with Direct Admin and need some help.

I must admit it is mostly new to me as previously i was on shared and dedicated servers but i understand most of things.

I've created domain in DA and upload my site in /domains/domain folder on server.

My site is still working on other server and domain is pointing to that server. I just wanna to make it work on this server before i point domain to new server.

I just for start wanna to ask how can i test if site is working. I dont know how to access that domain i've created in new server. If i put ip adress of server in browser i got apache welcome page. Don't know where and how to set up in DA that when i write ip of server it opens files from that domain i've created (/domains/domain).

I know my English is not great but i hope you understand most of my sentences :)

PS.
Not sure if this is right thread to ask it so mods please move it i u think it is wrong.
 
First of all, you should have loaded your site into the public_html folder of your domain. If you didn't, then it's in the wrong place.

Second, you should probably delete the files in that directory before you upload your own site.

Third, the best way to verify that your site works is to find the hosts file for your local system (desktop or perhaps laptop), and put the IP#, a tab character, and the name of the domain, into that file.

Then just type it into the browser as you normally would.

Failing that, you can use:

http://xx.yy.zz.aa/~username

where xx.yy.zz.aa should be replaced by your server IP# and username should be replaced by the username into which you uploaded your site.

(Don't forget the ~ character; it's important.)

Jeff
 
Thank you so much. I think i am good now. Will see if everything works when i put my domain to show to this new server.

Thanks for help. Now i know where i will come when i get in troubles :)
 
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