Develop the new WP site from host using an existing domain

  • celsoiyamashita

    (@celsoiyamashita)


    9 years ago

    Dear support team,
    I am kind of doing the same thing, trying to create a WP webpage while leaving the other site live. My client has the domain with hostnet and just likes to keep the domain there. But i have opened an account with hostgator as my new webhost and I am trying to develop the new WP site from hostgator using the same existing domain.
    When I install the wordpress on hostgator using quick install, the instalation completes, but when I click on the link /wp-adm to work on it, it just says error 404 page not found. I asked the hostgator support and they said that since they dont host the domain, I need to change the name servers on hostnet for it to work. At this point, hostgator is forwarding the domain to the old webhost, and I am wondering if I change the domain nameservers to hostgator, will the live site stop working?
    How to solve this issue? Thanks, Celso.

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  • HostPuma

    (@hostpuma)

    Your editing the site files on HostGator but its hosted with HostNet.

    You will need to do what HostGator told you and that is change the domain nameservers to the HostGator one’s.

    Yes, the live site will stop working and the WordPress installation will show up on the domain.

    That’s why its better to finish working on the site on HostGator and then switch the domain DNS, when the new site is ready.

    You can try to access wp-admin area with HostGator IP as follows:
    Temporary Webpage URL: https://Server.IP/~user/

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