How to Access a Website via IP During Tencent Cloud ICP Filing

PurchaseTencent Cloudservices to build a website, if your domain is not filed, you will be required to file it, and you cannot directly access it via the domain. However, the filing process usually takes half a month to a month. During this period, the website is not inaccessible; it just cannot be accessed via the domain. We can set it up to be accessed via IP and then switch to domain access after the filing is completed.

Add IP Access to the Website

Here, we takeBaota Panelas an example. If you are using another panel, you can leave a message to discuss, as it is also possible to achieve IP access to the website.Log in to the Baota Panel backend, click on 'Websites', and enter the website list page.Find the settings button behind your website and click it.Note that if you have multiple websites, you can only access one of them via IP. To access multiple websites with one IP, you need to assign different ports to the other websites. In the domain management interface, enter the server IP and click the Add button.

Change Website Address to IP

If you have already installed the website via a domain name, you need to change the website„s URL to the IP; otherwise, accessing it directly via the IP address may cause page misalignment. If you haven“t installed the website via a domain name yet, you can directly access the IP to proceed with the website installation. For the website installation method, refer to „Steps and Process of Building a Website" (After your domain name is filed, you can use this method to change the IP to the domain name.)Below, using the installedWordPressas an example, how to change the WordPress website's URL to an IP address. Open the database in Baota Panel, find the database corresponding to your website, and click the Manage button.Find the wp_options table and click to enter the details page.Double-click to modify the option_value in the first and second rows respectively, change the domain URL inside to the IP address, and click on a blank area to save the changes. After modification, you can access your website via the IP address without page misalignment issues.

Can I directly access the website via IP without filing?

After reading the above tutorial on accessing websites via IP, you might have a question: can ICan I directly access the website via IP without filing? The answer is yes, but it's not recommended. Why is it not recommended to access websites directly via IP?Accessing websites via IP is not suitable for the vast majority of webmasters for the following reasons:

1. Accessing via IP is not convenient to remember or type.
2. Accessing via IP is not beneficial for SEO.
3. Accessing via IP means you cannot change servers at any time; otherwise, the IP address will change, and you'll need to use the new IP to access the website, which is detrimental to both user experience and SEO.

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