Okay, so, I just sold a site, and I’m installing WordPress on the buyers host. The domain name probably hasn’t propagated, so I’m using the IP address he provided to login to his Cpanel. I’ve installed WP, but when I put his IP address into my address bar, I get this:
Does this mean I just have to wait until it propagates. The actual domain name still works, but is still on my hosting account. Usually, transferring sites runs smoothly for me. Any help would be appreciated.
If you create a test.php file and put this in it:
<?php echo 'hello world'; ?>
…then try to visit this test page in your browser, does it work?
If yes, there may be something wrong with accessing the index.php file, or your index.php file isn’t defined as a recognized default page.
If no, is PHP running?
I can’t even get past the install of WP. I uploaded the files, but when I go to the IP address, or the IP address like this:
http://ipaddres/wp-admin/install.php
I get another error:
The server can not find the requested page:
ipaddress/wp-admin/install.php (port 80)
Please forward this error screen to ipaddress’s WebMaster.
Again, the domain name is still being propagated, but, I’ve never had this happen when transferring sites before. The cpanel doesn’t have fantastico, so I’ve done everything manually.
Here’s the answer to my question:
BE PATIENT!
I totally panicked because the domain name was yet to propagate.
It’s all good now.
You could attach the IP address to the domain name in the HOSTS file on your computer in order to check that it works on the new hosting before the domain name is transferred. Where a reference to the domain is found in that file it doesn’t need to be looked up on a DNS.