server ip保持重定向到defaultwebpage.cgi

Question

I haven't registered any domain for my server. I might be wrong, but according to my understanding, the default ip for the server is public. my server ip is http://166.62.101.242/. but whenever i ping on that domain, it keeps redirecting to the /usr/local/cpanel/cgi-sys/defaultwebpage.cgi folder. I have changed my /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf

<VirtualHost *:80>
  DocumentRoot /var/www/html
  <Directory /var/www/html/>
    Options Indexes FollowSymLinks MultiViews
    AllowOverride All
    Order allow,deny
    allow from all
  </Directory>
</VirtualHost>

however it still keeps redirecting to the cpanel page.
what changes do i need to make, so i can access the /var/www folder without registering for a domain?

Answer 1

This redirection is because cPanel uses Block Hosting. You will have to point a domain to the IP Address and tell cPanel to register that domain in your system. I would highly suggest you to get a domain instead of modifying anything with cPanel because if something goes wrong, you may not be able to manage your site. You can get a free domain from freenom.com. If you need further assistance for setting it up, please hit me up and I'll guide you step by step.