[Techtalk] testing dns change

Kathryn Hogg kjh at flyballdogs.com
Wed Sep 26 20:19:10 UTC 2012


On 2012-09-26 14:38, Carla Schroder wrote:
> hiho,
>
> When I migrate a Web site to a different Web host, how do I know 
> which
> server my Web browser is hitting? It's a shared IP address, so I 
> can't
> test it by entering the IP address in my browser.
> http://www.whatsmydns.net/ is wonderful for tracking DNS propagation,
> but I still don't know which server my Web browser is hitting.

Use some sort of dynamic rendering (SSI, php) to display the servers 
address.  Or just make an edit on the new site and see if it displays.

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Kathryn Hogg
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