IP address

[drl683252]

Can someone explain to me why this happens? If I enter the IP address of my domain name into a browser, it takes me to x10 Hosting home page instead of my domain. I obtained the IP address (69.175.121.66) using the Network Tool in the cPanel. This tool is supposed to return the IP of my domain name. Anyone know?

[bhupendra2895]

Because you are on shared hosting.It means that all websites on single server have same IP.

[galaxyAbstractor]

The IP is shared over the whole server.

If you want the IP to go to your site you would need to have a paid plan with a dedicated IP or a VPS.

[dlukin]

The IP is the address of the server.

The webserver, in this case Apache, can divide itself up so that it hosts many domains/subdomains using the same IP.

When you type in yoursitename.com in the address bar, the browser finds the IP and goes to that machine, but includes the name of the site it wants in the headers. So, Apache knows which site to route the request to.

If you just enter the IP address, Apache is not given the name of a domain, so it serves up a "default domain".

Think of the IP address as the address of an apartment house complex. If you go there with a resident's name in hand, you can look up and find the apartment number. If you go there without the name, you are routed to the managers office.

[Smith6612]

It's the IP of the server. Unless your site is the root site of the server, you'll be presented with whatever the root site is, in this case the x10Hosting home page on the main server. Apache will listen in on site requests coming in from the server's IP and serve up pages accordingly based on the requests to put it simply.

In the past, I know that you could do something such as serverip/~yourcpanelusername and be able to reach your site. I'm not sure if that still works or not.

[drl683252]

Thanks to everyone for your replies. I understand now.