Access to client account before DNS assignment/transfer

[dotScott]

I was wondering how to access a client's account before DNS has propogated. I need to install oscommerce on one of my clients sites and we don't want to transfer the domain until the site is setup. What is the best method for doing this?

[Surf-Hut]

http://your servers ip/~your clients username

[dotScott]

Thanks, I got that far. How do I access the cpanel for that site?

[Stef]

Originally Posted by dotScott

How do I access the cpanel for that site?

http://yourserversip:2082/

Stef.

[dotScott]

Thanks, I figured it out.

[windwebguy]

Originally Posted by dotScott

Thanks, I figured it out.

Hi dotScott. Can you post where you went to do this? I can't see any options when I log into my Reseller cPanel to access my clients cPanel prior to propogation?

[MachineDog]

You can easily access it from your main cPanel account, just go to the little dropdown and pull it down to the certain account.

[windwebguy]

Originally Posted by MachineDog

You can easily access it from your main cPanel account, just go to the little dropdown and pull it down to the certain account.

D'oh! Yep, there it is....

[Serra]

Originally Posted by windwebguy

D'oh! Yep, there it is....

Keep in mind that method does not allow you to use all of the cpanel functions, but most of them.

[MachineDog]

Only the MySQL one, and if they need support you should be asking for their user and password anyway.