View page during free trial?

View page during free trial?

Posted by: CWW
Posted on: 2009-10-08 16:30:00

Hi all - I am working to move an existing website over to Dreamhost and would like to test whether it works for me during the free trial period. How can I navigate to a page on the site without transferring the domain? Is there an server path name or ip address I can plug into my browser?

Thanks!

Edited by CWW on 10/08/09 04:31 PM (server time).

Re: View page during free trial?

Posted by: sXi
Posted on: 2009-10-08 19:01:00

You can setup a free sub-domain and upload your site files to it.

Domains > Manage Domains > Add New Domain / Sub-Domain

Add something like mydomain.dreamhosters.com




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Re: View page during free trial?

Posted by: CWW
Posted on: 2009-10-08 19:07:00

Does that use up any kind of discounts or freebies that I might want to use for my actual site later?

Re: View page during free trial?

Posted by: patricktan
Posted on: 2009-10-09 00:54:00

The trick is to create a subdomain. I'm sure these articles will help

http://wiki.dreamhost.com/KB_/_Domains_/_Transfers_/_Transfer_Hosting
http://wiki.dreamhost.com/DNS_-_Viewing_site_before_DNS_change

Re: View page during free trial?

Posted by: sXi
Posted on: 2009-10-09 02:47:00

In reply to:

Does that use up any kind of discounts or freebies that I might want to use for my actual site later?


No, you can host as many domains and sub-domains as you like wink




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