The testing platform is a free service that allows you to have a hosting space without the need for a domain pointing to this testing platform. This means that you can access the testing platform through an "internal" access, which is what we refer to as ".mialias.net".
In this way, you can access the web content of this testing platform without the need to purchase hosting or a domain. The limitation of this web access is that a username and password are required to view the content. This information can be obtained from the management section of your testing platform (
How to access the testing platform)
Once the project development has been completed, it is time to publish the testing platform. To publish the testing platform, it is necessary to change the platform to another hosting plan, in this case a paid one.
If you have not changed the associated domain of your project, the website will continue pointing to
.mialias.net even after publishing the platform.
While you were developing the project on your testing platform, the domain configured for your project was
domain.com.mialias.net. Publishing only changes the associated plan but does not modify the configuration of your project, which is why the change must be made manually.
How can it be solved?
To make the page point to the main domain without
mialias.net, you must go to your project configuration and change the domain it points to. The process will vary depending on the CMS application (WordPress, PrestaShop, etc.) you have installed or whether your website is developed manually.
We will show how to remove
.mialias.net when WordPress or PrestaShop is installed.
First of all, log in to phpMyAdmin of the new hosting:
You must enter the MySQL username and password to access the management of your databases:
Once inside, select the database of your installation. If you only have one database, it will already be automatically selected:
Enter the "wp_options" table:
Edit the "siteurl" and "home" fields, usually located on page 1 with the value (column "option_id") 1 or 3:
Here the domain with .mialias.net is displayed. You simply need to edit both fields and remove
.mialias.net from this path:
The website will be accessed using the domain you have configured in your database tables.
First of all, log in to phpMyAdmin of the new hosting:
You must enter the MySQL username and password to access the management of your databases:
Once inside, select the database of your installation. If you only have one database, it will automatically be selected:
Enter the "ps_shop_url" table:
Within this table is the domain associated with your PrestaShop. You must check the "
domain" and "
domain_ssl" fields to see if they contain
.mialias.net in the path:
If this is the case, you must modify this path to the domain without
.mialias.net: