Temporary url for the domain in plesk control panel

Temporary URL

The temporary URL is used when your domain name is not working. Your actual URL can be found in your new account welcome email. The following examples demonstrate the correct temporary URL format according to the control panel being used.

Format for the Primary Domain

Hosting with cPanel

http://serverIP/~cpanelusername/

(Be sure to replace “serverIP” and “cpanelusername” with the actual values.)

Any domain or server name followed by /~cpanelusername/ can be used to see that user’s site. This will cause any domain on the server to show the site for the username. That’s how cPanel setup works; so we can’t prevent this method from showing someone else’s site on your domain.

Hosting with Plesk 11

http://domainname.com.182-18-175-142.windowshostingdns.com/

(Be sure to replace all of the above with the actual values and to have the dashes between the IP octets instead of dots.)

The IP address can be either the IP for the A record or the control panel, based on which one is actively pointing to the site as A records can direct a domain name to point to a different server.

The best way to find the temporary URL from your Plesk control panel is to do the following:

1. Click on the Web Sites and Domains tab.
2. Click on the Domain Name for the hosting settings.
3. In the hosting settings, look for the preview link. This will provide the proper temporary URL.

Hosting with Plesk 10

(Be sure to replace “serverIP” and “mydomain.com” with the actual values.)

Hosting with Plesk 8 and 9

http://serverIP/$sitepreview/mydomain.com/

(Be sure to replace “serverIP” and “mydomain.com” with the actual values.)

Note: If you forget the trailing forward slash at the end of the URL, then you may be redirected to a different URL.

Format for Addon and Subdomains

Hosting with cPanel

http://serverIP/~cpanelusername/path_aka_document_root/

(Be sure to replace “serverIP”, “cpanelusername” and “path_aka_document_root” with the actual values.)

Hosting with Plesk 11

http://domainname.com.182-18-175-142.windowshostingdns.com/

(Be sure to replace all of the above with the actual values and to have the dashes between the IP octets instead of dots.)

Hosting with Plesk 10

(Be sure to replace “serverIP” and “otherdomain.com” with the actual values.)

Hosting with Plesk 8 and 9

http://serverIP/$sitepreview/otherdomain.com/

(Be sure to replace “serverIP” and “otherdomain.com” with the actual values.)

Control Panel URLs

(Replace “ipaddress” with your server’s IP address.)