Re: [cobalt-users] RAQ3 access to moved domain before DNS setup propagates

["Cobalt" <cobalt@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> > Create a host name entry with IP address in your hosts file to aid in
> > resolution to the IP of your RAQ.  I do it all the time when building
> > sites on a test server in-house before going out to production.
>
> Thanks, but that is a solution to the wrong problem.  I have no problem
> getting to the server.  The problem is that there are multiple domains at a
> single IP address.  Going to that IP address...before the DNS servers point
> the NEW domain to that IP will bring up one of the older domains already at
> that IP address.

I believe the solution Richard offered here should do exactly what you want.
Seemed to work fine for me the last time I had a new domain on a shared IP.
When you add the correct entry to your local hosts file, you are not just going
to an IP address -- you are essentially by-passing DNS on the web and telling
the browser via your local hosts file to go to this IP and get this SITE.  The
headers should tell Apache just what site you are looking for at that IP address
and it should be served up accordingly.

Could someone please correct me if I am mistaken.  Thanks.

rks