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How to use shared URLs to access your site

This article describes how to use a shared URL (which is also sometimes called a "temporary URL") to access your site. With a shared URL, you do not have to use your domain name to view your site. This feature is useful for website testing, or if you have not configured your domain name settings yet.

Webhost.Berlin's shared URLs have recently changed! Previously, some shared URLs used L3hosting.com, but now use L3hosted.com. Make sure you use one of the correct URLs below.

Using shared URLs to access your site

Webhost.Berlin provides shared URLs that enable you to access your web site without using your domain name. The URL you use depends on the type of account you have, and which Webhost.Berlin server hosts your account.

Some content management systems (CMS) and web applications may not display correctly when you use a shared URL. This is because they are configured to use your domain name, which is different from the shared URL. For example, you must update two database settings every time you use a different domain name with WordPress.
Shared hosting accounts

To determine the shared URL for a shared hosting account, follow these steps:

  1. Make sure you know the Webhost.Berlin server name for your account. For information about how to determine the server name for your account, please see this article.
  2. Use the following table to find the corresponding shared URL for your server. Replace username with your own Webhost.Berlin account username, and replace X with the server number:
    If your server name is… ... then the shared URL is:
    L3sX.berlin.hosting username.wwwX.L3hosted.com
    L3ssX.berlin.hosting username.wwwssX.L3hosted.com
    L3lsX.berlin.hosting username.wwwlsX.L3hosted.com
    nlssX.berlin.hosting username.wwwnlssX.L3hosted.com
    nllsX.berlin.hosting username.wwwnllsX.L3hosted.com
    sgssX.berlin.hosting username.wwwsgssX.L3hosted.com
    sglsX.berlin.hosting username.wwwsglsX.L3hosted.com
    thsX.berlin.hosting username.wwwthX.L3hosted.com
    thssX.berlin.hosting username.wwwthssX.L3hosted.com
    Note that server names use L3hosting.com, while shared URLs use L3hosted.com.
Reseller hosting accounts

To determine the shared URL for a reseller hosting account, follow these steps:

  1. Make sure you know the Webhost.Berlin server name for your account. For information about how to determine the server name for your account, please see this article.
  2. Use the following table to find the corresponding shared URL for your server. Replace username with your own Webhost.Berlin account username, and replace X with the server number:
    If your server name is… ... then the shared URL is:
    srX.supercp.com username.wwwsrX.supercp.com
    ssrX.supercp.com username.wwwssrX.supercp.com
    nlssrX.supercp.com username.wwwnlssrX.supercp.com
    sgssrX.supercp.com username.wwwsgssrX.supercp.com
    srcX.supercp.com username.wwwsrcX.supercp.com
    nlsrcX.supercp.com username.wwwnlsrcX.supercp.com
    sgsrcX.supercp.com username.wwwsgsrcX.supercp.com
    thsrX.supercp.com username.wwwthsrX.supercp.com
Managed VPS and managed Discount Dedicated Server accounts

For managed VPS and managed Discount Dedicated Server accounts, use the shared URL http://username.wwwXXX-XXX-XXX-XXX.L3hosted.com. Replace username with your Webhost.Berlin account username, and replace XXX-XXX-XXX-XXX with your server's IP address.

For example, if your username is example, and your server IP address is 192.168.1.24, then the shared URL is http://example.www192-168-1-24.L3hosted.com.

Accessing subdomains and addon domains

If you have configured a subdomain or addon domain for your account, you can also access them using a shared URL:

  • Subdomains: To access a subdomain, add its basename to the end of the shared URL. For example, if your subdomain is test.example.com, and your shared URL is username.www50.L3hosted.com, to access the subdomain use the URL username.www50.L3hosted.com/test.
  • Addon domains: To access an addon domain, add it to the end of the shared URL. For example, if your addon domain is example.com, and your shared URL is username.www50.L3hosted.com, to access the addon domain use the URL username.www50.L3hosted.com/example.com.